I have been on Tier 1 General for nearly 5 years. I'm aware that means I'm eligible for ILR in my own right... however I don't meet the points requirement due to lack of earnings. Although I would meet the financial requirement for spouse visa. Its close for my ILR... but not quite enough. Either wa...
Hello I am in the UK, and, my current Tier 1 General visa expires in about 3 months, and I plan to switch to a Partner Dependent visa (as my wife has recently become a British citizen, settling after 5 years Tier 1 + 1 year ILR). My query is under which route (if any) is it possible to switch? It se...
I don’t think it’s reasonable to expect every council across the uk to train the their clerks to the level that is required for a complete understanding of all settlement and naturalisation routes (that’s for the Home Office). But instead, for a bulk of standard applications, the NCS expedites the p...
Hello I am currently on a Tier 1 Highly Skilled visa that will expire in June 2015 (at which time I will be eligible to apply for ILR – having held my Tier 1 visa, and lived in London for the past 5 years). My question is, that I have since married a British Citizen… so potentially I don’t need to a...
Hello I would like some advice about booking a same day appointment for me SET (O) ILR application. The ukba website mentions that a £100 deposit is paid for the appointment, but when I get to the payment stage of the process, it seems it will charge the full £1426 upfront. Does anyone know if this ...
Hello Does anyone know if the UKBA will release what exact points I scored on my previous tier 1 extension? I am coming up to applying for my ILR, and I now earn slightly more than what I did 2 years ago. However, when I put this information into the points based calculator, it shows I do not have e...
Just had a call from the home office to say my visa is approved and will be sent in the next few days. 1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) Extension 2. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) : June 2012 3. Number of applicants: 1 4. Home Office Location: Croydon 5. Time of appointment: 8:00 am 6. ...
1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) Extension 2. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) : June 2012 3. Number of applicants: 1 4. Home Office Location: Croydon 5. Time of appointment: 8:00 am 6. Date of Appointment attended: 3rd May 2012 7. Reason given by case worker: Biometric results pending. 8...
Hi anon_uktier1 A very similar thing happened to me. After not recieving the Biometrics letter after about 7 weeks... I was continusly calling the Biometrics appointment number (who wouldnt deal with me until I had the letter), and the Home Office (who wouldnt deal with me until it had been 14 weeks...
Hi Lucapooka, thanks for your reply. My issue is that I’m employed by an overseas based consultancy that allows us to set our uk income at lower level, for the obvious tax benefit. So if I left my salary at its current level, I would not have enough to satisfy the previous earnings requirement. But ...
Hello I would really appreciate some advice regarding if this would be allowable for part of my previous earnings requirement. Certainly the policy guidance does not seem to shed any light on this specific situation. I actively trade Put and Call Options on the Australian Stock Exchange (whilst also...
Thanks for your response. Its not really a matter of me relizing so late... Its just that when I call the biometrics appointment number, they cant do anything until I have the letter, and when I call the home office they wont tell me anything until its been 14 weeks...!? . I have some friends who cl...
Hello I sent my Tier 1 extension application away 7 weeks ago. Payment was taken (about 6 weeks) and I also received the letter of confirmation that the application was received a few days later. However I've not received any letter or email to arrange biometrics testing. I have not submitted this i...
