Hi,

I am a regular employee and I pay my income tax though PAYE.

Do I still need to fill in fields 3.1- 3.5?

Is the tax office (field 3.5) my or my employer's tax office? Where can I find it (it is not on my payslip)

Thanks!

Thanks for your response.

"knows you personally for at least three years" - does he has to know me 'continuously' or meeting him a few times 4 years ago is fine?

Hi, would you know if a solicitor (registeded with UKBA) who has seen me 3 times (during the appointments) about 4 years ago and with whom I have exchanged maybe a dozen emails and a few phone calls would be suitable as a referee. Solicitor has agreed to sign the form, but I want to doublecheck. Tha...

Good luck with your application!

It is in an industrial area, 5 min walk from the nearest underground station (if you know where you are going... most locals do not know the address), quite small, they do not have (as of Sept 2012, they did not have) the card reading machine, so you need to fill in the payment form. It is quite sma...

Thank you!

Hi, I'd like to book an appointment online but it seems to be impossible to get to the stage where I can try and choose the date etc. Could you help? I start from https://apply.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/iapply.portal , choose SET-O, get to stage 2.1 where I can download the paper form and cannot get to...

Would you know if it is £31K/£49K before tax or after tax? Thanks.

Hi, I am currentky on Tier 1 general, my prospective employer wants to apply for Tier 2 general and they think they can implement RLMT. not sure about job code but my salary should be above required minimum. If fixed benefits are taken ito account, my salary+fixed benefits is £500 away from a thresh...

Hi,

I have 2 questions regarding CoS points:

1. How many points does my application need to score to guarantee same day positive response?

2. Salary points: are they attributed for the salary before taxes, salary+fixed bonuses before taxes or anything else?

Thanks!

Hi,

I was wondering if I could get my Tier 2 start date to be PRIOR (1 or 2 months earlier) than my Tier 1 expiry date? If it's possible, is it automatic/easy to obtain/difficult/impossible? What does it take?

Many thanks in advance!

Hi, I am currently on Tier 1 and my potential employer wants to apply put me on a 3 months fixed term contact and apply for a Tier 2 for me (I would not qualify for Tier 1 externsion). Once Tier 2 is granted, they would put me on a fixed term contract. Once Tier 2 is granted, I could apply for ILR. ...

Hi this because long posts tend to be boring and people will not necessarily read all my questions and I want to increase my chances to get replies. Hope this is not too much of a problem.

Hi, I used to be a work permit holder and then I switched to Tier 1. I hope to apply to ILR some time soon. 3 questions regarding the earnings: 1. are criteria the same as for current Tier 1 applications? Info in SET-O guide is very sparse and Tier 1 guide is very clear and detailed. 2. Does http://...

Hi, I used to be a work permit holder and then I switched to Tier 1. I hope to apply to ILR some time soon. A question regarding section 9.C of SET-O form: do I understand correctly that the age I am stating and get the points for is the age I had when I got my Tier 1 (e.g. if I applied for Tier 1 i...

Hi,

I used to be a work permit holder and then I switched to Tier 1.
I hope to apply to ILR some time soon.

Would you know if Life in the UK test has an expiry date? (I passed mine in 2009)

Thanks!

Hi,

I used to be a work permit holder and then I switched to Tier 1. Would you know if http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/siteco ... nsultation will affect me and when these proposals will be implemented?

Thanks!