In August this year i will be applying for ILR based on continuous 10 year long-residence. My 10 years is a combination of Student visa Sept 2005 + Post-study work Oct 2006 + Work permit Sept 2008 + Discretionary leave to remain since March 2012 (non-asylum case) The question is about my wife's appl...

Dear all I am looking for some guidance regarding my extension to DLR Sequece of events October 2011: Tier-2 Visa is rejected failing to meet necessary salary for the job code. I appealed the rejection. December 2011:At the tribunal i represent myself along with my boss who gave a statement how his ...

My DL was granted on the grounds that my removal would have caused a disproportionate negative effect at my place of work. My employer / boss had attended the tier-1 tribunal hearing and had made a compelling statement regarding his requirement of me and my skills at work. He had argued that my remo...

I have an unusual query if someone could help me with I got my work permit for 3 years in September 2008. Just before its expiration date i applied for an extension under Tier-2 rules in August 2011. This was refused based on not having appropriate salary to match my job code. I appealed the decisio...

Just to keep the thread updated. Our Visa finally arrived on Saturday. A 3 year limited leave to remain on discretionary grounds. I have a 2 questions however, if the Gurus and Senior member would be kind enough to shed some light on the matter. 1) The new visa issue date is 22nd March 2012 and my l...

One more query I have suppose if i make another application before 11th Feb 2012 and the decision is still pending if my visa runs out then can I work for my employer after 11th feb 2012 bcoz m still awaiting for their decison. As long as you make an in time application, (i.e. before 11th Feb 2012)...

Dear Moderators, Gurus, and Senior Members Its been about 9 working days since my appeal has been allowed and i have confirmation from the tribunals contact center that UKBA has not made a further request of appeal at the Upper Tribunal. (5 working days is the time limit to make a request for furthe...

hi jeffrey Your reference to 'UKBAs statement of intent' of transitional arrangements published in February 2011 was never carried forward into making of a rule unfortunately. It clearly reads that existing WP holders and Tier-2 holders do not need to meet new salary thresholds. However the rules th...

Just to let everyone know as i had promised in my last post My appeal was allowed, making this christmas very 'merry' indeed. I still do have to wait the 5 working days to see if UKBA makes further request for appeal to upper tribunal. It will be a different kettle of fish altogether then i suppose....

To all the contributors above, i cannot thank you enough for your time and advice. It really means a lot. Fingers crossed and waiting for the hearing date now. I will post the outcome of my appeal here, so watch this space. @Argiebee - thanks a lot for pointing out specific cases, i had been looking...

Will an appeal help?[/quote] The Tier-2 form and Tier-2 policy guidance are very misleading for the applicant. Under section L5: Attributes: Appropriate Salary it says: The applicant has or last had entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain as a: Work Pemit Holder - 20 points It appears to ...

Hi everyone I applied for a Tier-2 General visa which was refused based on no points given for appropriate salary. (My salary is 21K and the Code of practice requires it to be 27K). However, i was on a work permit on the same job title working for the same employer / sponsor with the same salary at ...