. Current vignette: Tier 1 general 2. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) : April 2012 3. Number of applicants: 2 4. Home Office Location: Croydon 5. Time of appointment: 09:30 6. Date of Appointment attended: 10 April 2012 7. Reason given by case worker: IT problems 8. If call received, date of ...

Hi All, We recently got ILR approved and have received our BRPs. I have a couple of questions regarding benefits..hope some of you can guide 1) Does claiming benefits before naturalisation (getting british passport) affect the appplication for british Citizenship..? I mean can the application be ref...

Any response yet on your application..??

Even I applied for ILR on 10 Apr and no response yet..!!

Thank you guys for letting me know that its been going for a while..I hope I get my wifes passport by the weekend or she will divorce me...lol

Although its not my fault but being a husband..ultimately I am responsible for everything that goes wrong in her life..

Hi, I have submitted my documents at Croydon PEO for ILR today. The biometrics was done and the file is now with a case worker. But they have not given any decision and said due to breakdown in IT service they cant process the application today and will get in touch once its done. The thing is that ...

Hi I submitted my application at Croydon PEO today and they said the same thing that due to IT system breakdown they cant give a decision today. Anyone has any idea how long do they take in taking decision.?? as my wife needs the passport by this weekend as she has a exam to appear on monday and her...

Hi, My in-laws are visiting us next month from India. They have already secured 6 month visitor visas for UK. We are planning to take a weekend trip to Paris with them when they are here but its not final yet. My question is can the apply for schengen visa for France from UK once they come here or d...

If son was born in the UK and not travelling, then skip his leave to remain application. He will be entitled to register for British citizenship after you're granted ILR. Else, if he was not born in the UK, then do include him with your ILR application. If your wife has not spent at least 2 years w...

It says that it is yet to be presented in front of both houses of parliamant for approval i.e. House of Commons and House of Lords. I dont see anyone there objecting to it. So once those legal formalities are over and subject to no one objecting it in both houses, the new fee structure will come int...

If your application will be successful then you get your passports back the same day with ILR stamped. Good Luck ILR vignettes are no longer issued on passport instead you'll now get a BRP. I "guess" you'll get your passport back once a decision is reached at PEO and subsequently BRP will...

If you want to be absolutely sure than the postal order or bank draft would be safest options

Hi, I am on general tier 1 and have my PEO appointment at croydon on 10th April for ILR application. Its a bit of a silly question I guess, but do we get the passports back the same day..?? as my wife has as exam on 15th apr and she needs her passport as ID proof for that exam..!!! thanks in advance

Hi,

I am on Tier 1 general and plan to apply for ILR on 9th April by PEO. Have been reading in the papers regarding rule changes for Tier 2 and dependant. Can anyone advice me if there are any rules changing for Tier 1 applications for ILR in april..?

Thanks in advance

Regarding your wife, as she has not spent 2 years yet in UK she will have to apply for an extention and cant get ILR at present. You will need to fill FLR (M) form for her and I guess same for your child too (i am not sure bout the child though). Once she completes her 2 years in jan 2013, then you ...

Hi, pls dont get offended by this as I am not implicating anything but it is known that non-uk or EU people marrying UK or EU citizens to become legal citizens of UK. Both the parties know whats going to happen and usually the UK or EU citizen gets a payment for being used for this purpose and due t...

Usually you will need to have 12 months bank statements as proof of your earning (I am assuming you are on Tier 1 G) that coroborate with your salary slips. home printed statements are not valid. If you have the time ask the bank to send you the rest of the statements. If not, go to a branch and hav...

If you go through the SET O form there is no where they ask for entry and exit details of your dependant. As being your dependant they dont have to be economically active in the country, its just you. As long as they have been in UK as your dependant for 2 years it should not be a problem.

tehmer wrote:you think shift allowance is texable? I don't think so, but not sure about this

Check your salary slips, if thre allowance is paid monthly and is part of the salary slip, most probably it is taxed. If that it the case then I am sure you can include it in your annual earnings.

What visa are you currently on...? if Tier 1 General, I dont think you need to show such documents

For Tier 1 (set O) to ILR you dont need such documents.

You will need to provide letter from employer explaining all your buisness trips as official. As long as your holidays were paid, should not be a problem but you might need ot furnish proof for the same

Thanks peeps..!!

Hi, I am on Tier 1 right now and will be applying for ILR in April. When calculating my earnings for the last 12 months for ILR can I include all the extra pay I have got working over time in my job (the overtime is added on my normal salary slip along with my pay). As if I include overtime pay as w...

Student visa does not count in your stay for ILR. You said that after student visa you were on Tier 1 general and then you switched to Tier 1 dependent. You will need to give the dates from when you switched to Tier 1 from student and when you switched from Tier 1 to to dependant. Most probably your...

Yes you do need the SET O form. I dont know which form for wife as I am sure you know that she cant apply for ILR as she has not been in the country for 2 years yet.