thanks for your reply, Networkers

anyone can help?

Hi all, please can you help?

We are about to apply spouse visa soon, My wife just got the PTE score, listening 22, speaking 24, but the overall score is 28. is this meet the A1 level requirement? or both listening and speaking need to be 24 or above?

Any advice is welcome, thanks

Thanks for you reply Obie. I have been worked for my current employer for 7 years, I meet the financial requirement （my salary is ￡25K）, I have my own mortgage 3 bed house and just myself live in it. so is that meam I need to choose "Applying with no child dependents under 18" for question...

Oh, sorry, I live and work in UK. my wife and son live in Germany, we have been lived separately for years.

Hi, all, I am in the process of applying spouse visa for my wife and son. I'd like to get some advice here. I am a British and my wife is Malaysia nationality currently lives in Germany with “green card”. We have a 4 years old son and he is German nationality. I earn 25K a year so we will be applyin...

Hi pboopa, luckyguy, Did you had any feedback from seniour members? Have you resolved the issue? Do you have any experience you want to share on forum? I am in the similar situation. Regards M Hi mat101, I have got my ILR in March, my expeience is that they don't really care the days if you are les...

Can I book more than one PEO appointment and cancel the first appointment if I later on manage to get an appointment for a more suitable day and venue? nnj10 you need to cancel the appointment 48 hrs before the appointment time, otherwise the appointment can not be cancelled, unless you can provide...

hi all my ILR was granted today, i got lots of help from this forum, so i like to share my experience here. my history: 2 years hsmp + 3 years tier one general, same employer throughout. 193 days absences ( 148 days personal leave + 45 days paid holiday) 9 am appointment, let in at 8:30, I was the f...

Hi linkers

I did use 2 different email addresses for the 2 appointments, the case worker didn't ask anything about this.

I booked 2 appointments, one on today at Solihull, one on 3rd April at Croydon. I have been granted ILR today, now I have cancelled the Croydon one.

thanks guys

I will try to call the bank before i enter the PEO anyway.

morning My ILR interview is on 22nd March. 5 mins ago, i just try to phone hsbc to give them a notice that i am going to make a large transaction on that day, but the hsbc advisor told me on the phone that i can only give them notice no more than 30 mins before the transaction. i am doubt can we mak...

Hello Guys, Quick question regarding the bank statements used in the ILR application. My wages get paid into my Lloyds account every month but this account is ALWAYS overdrawn at the end of the month (or middle of the month) cos i have a 2k overdraft limit on it. But it states all my outgoings rent...

Thanks, luckyboy & katwmn6. luckyboy, I prepared 2 versions of employment letter. One is the standard letter with my start date and based permanently in UK. The other version is with additional information, list of paid & unpaid leave, remained on UK payroll, paid NI and tax in the UK .. et...

Hi all, I am in the UK on an Ancestry Visa - valid until 08/03/2012 - I entered the UK 03/05/2007 - as I entered within 90 days, I can take advantage of the recent change of rules to include those days at the start so I am eligible to apply for ILR within 28 days of 08/03/2012 - ie. now! I have an ...

nnj10 wrote:As vinny suggested, take a copy of all the documents incl. ALL pages of your passport with you. It is upto caseworker whether he/she decides to take photocopy from you or take copy on his/her own.

Thank you vinny and nnj10!!

Hi I am going to apply for ILR in March (2 years HSMP+3 years Tier 1), I have 3 passports (2 expired, 1 new) in total. In the last 5 years, I have 35 trips out of uk, do i need to photocopy all of those pages with immigration stamps? Before I was granted HSMP, I was on student visa, and I had few tr...

I applied in Solihull. The process was surprising fast. My appointment at 9am. Reached there before 9am, 5 mins security check, wait about 10 mins then 15 mins with the case officer. She only ask 1 question "How many days I was abroad". I replied "255". After she did some checks...

hi addh Did you submit any employer letter to support your absences? I have 193 days out (include 43 days paid holiday) . will it be a problem? thanks i submitted a letter from my employer stating i had been employed from 2006 and my annual leave entitlement was 29 days. I think 193 is alrite, its ...

as long as they r on ur paid leaves that shud b fine.. but also depends on how many they are, i had 186 days and that was fine hi addh Did you submit any employer letter to support your absences? I have 193 days out (include 43 days paid holiday) . will it be a problem? thanks i submitted a letter ...

Hi, I entered UK in Sep 2007 through WP with validity for 3 years. I went back to India for some health issues in May 2009. My visa was also due to expire so my employer insisted in getting my visa renewed at India. I traveled back to UK after 2 months (July 2009) through a Tier2- Intra Company Tra...

addh wrote:as long as they r on ur paid leaves that shud b fine.. but also depends on how many they are, i had 186 days and that was fine

hi addh

Did you submit any employer letter to support your absences? I have 193 days out (include 43 days paid holiday) . will it be a problem? thanks

You can apply 28 days before you qualify for your ILR, you can apply 28 days before 18/04/2012. You will be refused if you apply before 28 days. according to 28 days rules, my understanding is the earliest date I can apply is 21st of March. but my friend said should be 22nd of March, which one is co...

Hi

I am currently under Tier 1 visa, my first HSMP visa was granted on 18/04/2007, it was switched from student visa. And my current visa expire on 18/04/2012, What is the earliest day I can apply for ILR? 21st March or 22nd? Could anyone help to answer this?