Eligibility criteria: 5 years Tier 1 (General) + 1 year ILR Number of applicants: 2 (spouse and myself) Citizenship: Indian (both) Method of application: Postal (immigration lawyer) Date of receipt by UKBA: 23/01/2015 Date of debit of fees: 29/01/2015 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: None receive...

Thanks Vivdubes. I won't forget the photos of course. I didn't mention them as I didn't think them as supporting documents...

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Kiran

Hi, My wife and I are currently holding ILRs and we will be eligible to apply for naturalization in a couple of months. I am trying to determine what supporting documents I need to provide along with my application. I haven't seen this info in the FAQs or any of the sticky threads. But if I have mis...

Thanks kirankaja12 , Can you please let me know few queries, as I am in a similar situation wherein my previous employer has gone bankrupt and I cannot get any evidence of the annual holidays 1) Did you provide any evidence for your absences during the 5 year period ?, Specially from your previous ...

Yes, iLR was approved on 13/01/2014.

Thanks a lot DK2011. What do you mean by allowable limit?

Hi, I have a PEO appointment on Monday 13th January 2014. My 5 year residence period was on Tier1 (General). I have never been out of the country for more than 180 days in the last 5 consecutive 5 year periods. I come no way close to it. My travel is about 40 days a year. From February 2009 to Octob...

Ask HR to stamp and sign all payslip printouts. Just for additional security, also ask HR to provide you with a statement of earnings for the same 12 month period on a company headed paper with a signature from HR. This will show gross and net salary payments and if possible the date on which the ne...

What exactly do you want to know? Technically, the employer doesn't have to pay for your Tier 1 extension. I am of course assuming that you paid for it on your own for the initial application. If your employer paid for the initial application, they should perhaps be willing to pay for an extension a...

I am sure that HR will be aware that you are working for them on Tier1 General visa. And they should obviously be aware that it will be expiring soon. You may want to show them the relevant text from the UKBA Tier 1 guidance. Also, if they only provide online payslips, other employees may face probl...

It is best to get the printouts of online payslips signed and stamped by HR. In addition, I also submited a statement of earnings provided by my employer just in case.

Consider yourself lucky! You just got an extra month to play with if you are falling short of 5 years if and when you apply for settlement.

I don't think there is any quota for extension applications.

I applied for a German schengen visa in the first 3 months of arrival in the UK on Tier1. as long as you have a decent enough validity remaining on your Tier1 visa, you should be OK. Some Schengen countries (like Spain) sometimes ask for at least 6 month stay in the UK but they never ask for me when...

Hi All, I live in the UK and travel to Schengen countries regularly for work purposes. Most of my travel is to Belgium & France. I usually apply for a Schengen visa from Belgium and get a multiple entry visa valid for 6 months. I am in a tight spot this time around though. I have to travel to Fr...

If I get this right, only the gross salary mentioned on your payslips matters for points calculation. And your bank account shows net salary payments. as ong as they don't greatly differ, you should be fine I think.

You and your dependents have to give your biometric details together.

Did you ask the staff member on the phone if it is fine to submit biometric details on Jan 22nd even though your visa expires on Jan 15th provided you book the appointment for 22nd Jan right now?

Try some of the other locations in the UK. When I checked on Friday. There were appointments available for 3rd January in Liverpool. It is probably going to be easier/cheaper to travel to Liverpool rather than Belfast. Out of curiosity, may I ask when you posted your application? I am waiting for th...

Hi, I just applied for Tier 1 General renewal and so am at least a couple of years away from applying for ILR. But looking through some of the postings here, I realise that I need to keep track of certain things such as my absences from the UK for the last 5 years before applying and also all the pa...

Just wondering if anyone was lucky enough to book a PEO appointment lately for Tier 1 General renewal. I gave up and sent my application by post a couple of weeks ago. I am still waiting for the biometric letter but out of curiosity, I thought I will check what the availability is like for giving bi...

1. Current vignette HSMP / Tier 1: Tier 1 (General) 2. Date of expiry of current leave (visa): 1st February 2012 3. Number of applicants: main applicant+1 dependent (spouse) 4. Date application posted: 2nd December 2011 (Friday by Royalmail special delivery) 5. Date application received at UKBA: 5th...

Bokking a PEO appointment seems to be the holy grail of Tier 1 extensions at the moment. Someone told me new appointments become available between 16:15 and 16:45 every day. I tried this with no luck. I tried all other combinations including 5am, immediately after midnight, before 9 am and nothing w...

I have been trying to get an appointment at any PEO since mid-October. Tried for nearly month and a half both online and on the phone with no luck. Finally, sent the application by post. Mine is a straightforward application but wanted to use the same day service as I travel on business regularly an...

Timely Reply Needed ASAP:- 1. Current visa: Tier 1 (General) Hi All, I have very small clarification reg the Tier Extn General as below, pls send either me to the right URLs OR reply me with the Exact Points of Ans ASAP, as I had to apply with in couple of Days. Case as below:- A)Tier 1 General Ext...