Please could someone who have similar experience provide me your opinion on this above request. I greatly appreciate your feedback, . I would have to book the appointment pretty quick so any valuable feedbacks is much appreciated. Do you think I will be having any issues in going ahead with ILR appl...

Hello, Please could you provide your valuable thoughts in the below case, I greatly appreciate your time and support. This is to find out if I can apply for ILR. Apart from this continuous period question, I have all the other documents to apply for ILR. Continuous period: Tier 1 (General) Visa expi...

Hello, Sorry guys, this question as been asked by many people so far but still I cant get around it. Its regarding the 28 days rule. My case is: TIER 1 general got approved (valid from) : 01/04/2009 Applied Tier 1 initially from outside UK (India) . Entered UK on 06/04/2009 ( six days later) Extende...

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Hi, Thanks for your answer. This is where I was confused. It just says work permit holder and I guessed Tier 1 comes under work permit holder, it is a work permit isn't it, or is there a separate category called work-permit. I have already got the bank statements, payslips, even a letter for my paid...

Hello, I apologize if this has been asked earlier but i did tried searching in this forum but i couldn't find a relevant one. To summarize my case:I am on a tier 1 general and will be applying for ILR shortly. One of the requirement is employer letter, not sure if its just for Tier 2 people or appli...

Thank you Ali, After no solution, i prepared to book an appointment after march 4, the problem now i am facing is no appointment slot available in entire march in Glasgow. for Feb dates are available but i ll not be eligible bcos of 28 days rule. Dont know why no slots are not available in march. my...

Hello, I was trying to book for an ILR appointment in the month of March in Glasgow but no dates are available. Please could someone help me as why no dates are available in Glasgow. In February dates are available but our application will be valid only if we book appointments from 4th of march (28 ...

please could someone help me in this case. i tried looking for march appointment dates in Glasgow, but none available in whole of march. surprisingly appointments are available for February

Qualifying period? 01/04/2009 - Tier 1 visa valid from. 05/04/2009 - Entered UK 01/04/2012 - 3 year visa comes to end 29/02/2012 - Got 2 year tier 1 extension valid from 01/04/2012 until 01/04/2014 So planning to apply for ILR in 1st week of March 2014 Because of my wife case as you have read above,...

Its just too much hassle at the last moment. If I am applying say on 3rd march, probably I will be getting my card in a week time or even further.Then if I would have to apply for her through post which will take further couple of weeks and by that time her visa will expire and she would have just d...

Hello, I am applying for ILR in the first week of March as my tier 1 expires on 1st of April 2014. My wife who is a tier 1 Dependant is also applying with me. She is 9 months pregnant and we are wondering if we will be allowed to book our ILR appointment from Feb 15 (before march) , its just like co...

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Thank you Jambo and vinny, This is quite amazing stuff that I learned today from you guys, Wow.... mightily relieved . I was about to apply for British passport after initial replies thinking of no solution left. But now I can apply for an Indian passport for my child and have the CoA-RoA stamped on...

Sorry Guys, I am a bit lost here with the CoA-RoA. Vinny has stated: Child may apply for CoA-RoA (endorsed in a foreign passport) instead of a British passport, if required . But he also mentioned child is born British. If the child is born British how can the child apply for a foreign passport and ...

Thank you all for your valuable time spend on this query. I am planning to apply for ILR in couple of weeks, struggling with some questions to find the right answer please could you help. Questions in the SETO form (12/2013 version): 1. Qn. 6.1 (pg: 14): I got my first tier 1 visa from 01/04/2009 bu...

Thank you all for your replies. I apologize if I was not being specific in my question. Since we are on ILR already my child who was born in UK will qualify for British citizenship automatically. But the issue is we don't want to apply for British citizenship for my child now and we are planning to ...

Hello All, Thank you for all your valuable time spend on reading this query. My case is about my baby child. Both parents are ILR holders. Child born in UK when parents already have ILR. But planning to apply for foreign citizenship when the child is in UK and not British citizenship. parents will b...

Hello, Thank you all for your time in replying to this query. I require some urgent information on OCI card application. 1. Do we need to send our foreign passport (French passport) for applying for OCI card or just the self-attested photocopies of the foreign passport is sufficient 2. The guidance ...

Hi All, My previous employer is refusing to provide any letter for my paid leave absences which i took in 2011. All the holidays are from my annual holidays limit and are PAID HOLIDAYS. - 10 days in January 2011 (out of UK for vacation) - 8 days in June 2011 (out of UK for vacation) - 4 days in July...

Can someone give me the sample letter to prove annual leave for my employer. Thank you very much! - I am sure this should work but you could be receiving more templates from other forum users. This below letter is an example as how your company will justify your absence (holidays) - Need to be Comp...

First of all, Thanks everyone for your comments and valuable time. The above link in the previous reply gives a clear picture of how the 180 days will be calculated. If I re-calculate based on that, I end up with the following table, Currently ONLY WHOLE DAYS absence is considered and not the depar...

Hello, Thanks for your reply. I am not sure if I am correct but I am referring to the UKBA website link which is below, http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working/tier1/general/settlement/ Please copy the above link and paste it in the browser, it will say "" During the co...

Hello, I have a question on ILR application (180 days) I am on the 2nd term in my tier 1 general visa (April 2009 – April 2012 = 3 years) and then renewed for 2 years and ends in April 2014. Normally I can apply for settlement in the end of April 2014 but there is a problem. It’s the total number of...