Hi everyone, I'm in the process of applying for ILR from Tier 1 General. I have a limited company for which I'm a sole director & employee and earn salaries and dividends from it. I thought I was an employee, but just saw on an immigration adviser's website that I'd be considered self-employed f...

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Hi guys Has anyone applied for ILR(Indefinite Leave to Remain) from Tier 1 General? I had my Tier 1 extended recently, but I have now lived in the UK for 5 year and would like to apply for ILR. The question I have is, whether the 12 month period I'm claiming for earnings is allowed to overlap with t...

Hi everyone, I had my Tier 1 (General) renewed in May 2014. I'm able to apply for ILR in Jan 2015 and I plan on doing so as soon as I can. The period for earnings that I used for the Tier 1 General extension was from Mar 13 to Feb 14. My question is whether I can use part of the earnings that counte...

Hi everyone, I understand that for Tier 1 General extension purposes, when I submit earnings info prepared by an agent / accountant, they need to be chartered or certified accountant. I operate through a limited company (employee of my own company) and I use an agent to do my paperwork and tax retur...

Hi everyone, I have a few questions wrt proof / evidence of earnings for Tier 1 General extension purposes. I operate through a limited company and I'm both a director and an employee of the company. 1) Am I self-employed or employed (as a director & employee of a company)? 2) What sort of evide...

Thank you very much again. Hope you don't mind me asking another question.. I'm a contractor accountant working through a limited company. For previous earnings, what's considered as my earnings - gross invoice value? company net profit? net dividend + salary amount? something else? And what sort of...

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If my application for extension gets rejected, would I be able to re-apply before my current visa expires?

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Hi everyone, My Tier 1 General visa expires in Dec 2011. My income will be unstable in the next few months and I'd like to use the previous 15 months earnings to claim points for extension application and to be able to do that I need to apply in Feb 2012. My questions are 1) do people make such earl...