The only option: Get your marriage date moved ahead by at least a month. You never know how much time it would take to complete the process. I would suggest keeping a margin of at least 6 weeks or more is always beneficial. In case you do decide to go back to India, you would have to request UKBA t...

I believe the dates on the original post are a bit misleading as suggested by Greenie.

Sorry...somehow I missed the 'self employed' part.

Why would you switch from Tier 1 to Tier 2. When your company asked you for Visa processing, you could have informed them that you already have a Tier - 1 visa. As far as I know, there is no option to use the Tier -1 visa now. Unless UKBA tells you otherwise. It might be worth a shot checking with U...

In case you are not travelling with your daughter outside UK before Sep 2012, you can always apply for her Visa when you apply for your own visa extension. This would ensure that you don't have to pay twice for your daughter's visa. In case you can afford the extra £550 apply for her visa before you...

Well this option doesn't have much significance just because you don't have a BRP with you. You just need to provide the details when and where you provided the Biometrics. Maybe there would be some sort of cross referencing but am not sure about it. In case you made an application in India through ...

You don't need to but you can choose to include the tax returns as supporting evidence. I would say last yr's tax return should be good enough.

PEO Appointment: It is always better to go for a PEO option. If everything is straight forward, you might get the decision on the same day. This is logical and I don't think there are any issues with this. I have personally seen people going for a PEO appointment just 1 day before Visa expiry date....

The total period that you could be away from UK in the 5 yr period is 180 days and you cannot be outside UK for a continuous period of 3 months or 90 days whichever is shorter. In case you've come late to UK, you would have to extend your visa 2-3 times till you complete the 5 yr continuous period i...

This is good work....I would say we could also include cover letters for each section for

1) Previous Earnings
2) Age
3) Qualification
4) Maintenance Funds
5) Dependants

You can do it online on the following link: https://apply.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/iapply.portal. You would have to register and then make the appointment. I believe you can cancel the appointment but you have to provide a good reason for that, failing which your application may get rejected. Phone Nu...

I believe that field is mandatory when you apply the first time.

Please check the expiry dates. I believe your current leave expires in 2013. Beyond which you can get an extension for 2 yrs. As you've not been in UK for nearly 1.5 yrs of your Visa period, you might have to convince the immigration officers that you are committed to live and work in UK. As they ca...

Once you have posted the application and the payment goes through okay, you would get the acknowledgement followed by the biometric letter. Typically they should be posting the acknowledgement after receiving the application but you'd typically receive it once the payment is through. You might get t...

This is just for your own peace of mind Not mandatory

Does anyone know if applicants with dependants can provide Biometric details in a Post Office?

Postal Orders can have a maximum value of £250.

Each postal order of £250 costs £12.50.

To pay £1000 you'd have to get 4 postal orders of value £250.

Rest you can calculate ..applying simple maths

You are actually coming to UK at the time when your visa is expiring. My friend this is indeed a big risk, please read the following thread http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=93611 Hello, My tier 1 expires in May 2012. I have not been in UK yet. I am planning to be in UK starting April...

Hi,

I was reading a post in a different thread which said

"Applicants with dependents cannot provide their biometric details in a post office while sole applicants can do so."

I just wanted to check if this is true.....

This is only possible if your college is not recognised by UKBA anymore. You can still claim points for the relevant degree. You can claim the points and provide a cover letter stating that you received 30 points the last time. Typically the points shouldn't change much the second time as the rules ...

This should be answered by the basic definition of points claimed for Salary. " The applicant can claim points for previous earnings in any single, consecutive 12-month period during the 15 months immediately before the date of applying. An applicant may claim points for a 12-month period of ea...

chrischris,

I faced similar issues and then decided to post the application. I posted my application on 11th and the money has already been debited from my account. If your case is straight forward why don't you post the application?

BR

doconner, Don't bother about the three questions B11, B12 and B14. There shouldn't be any issues while applying for a Tier 1 extension and leaving these 3 blank. I did the same :D Claim points as shown on PBS calculator. You can't decide the points 30 or 35 , it's the Home Office that decides the po...

Well I think I don't understand. How can you claim an income of 2500 when you are only showing an earning of 2400 and 400 expenses. The figures have to be consistent. I guess you are earning a higher salary and showing lesser as you are using an umbrella solution which would in turn be transferring ...

** I got my statements verified and stamped for the past 12 months I would say this should be based on a global bank policy but it just appears to be different for each branch. I live in Reading and am working in Salisbury. I took two copies of the online statement and got one of them verified at a...