Hi I have a degree from India and I got my ILR in June 2014 after 5 years in Tier 1. I am now completing form AN to apply for naturalisation. I am trying to complete PBS but Tier 1 (General) is no longer coming up in PBS. Please could someone advise how I can prove my English qualification test? I p...

Hi secret.simon Thank you so much for your reply. If I am reading sec 329 correctly, so long as I can prove that they are sleeping there temporarily only, it won't cause an offence. Am I interpreting it right of course I realise I do have to speak with my landlord and get their permission. My studio...

Hi I got my ILR in June 2014. I have a full time job and am studying Masters part-time. I have my graduation ceremony in July 2015 for which I would like to invite my parents. My question is, will the fact that I am staying in a Studio flat be a problem? The studio I rent itself is large and is in a...

Hi Here is what I said in my application and got my ILR today (Croydon PSC). Hope it helps. Question 6.3 of SET O ask about evidence of absence from the UK and the options are; Letter from employer (which is no more possible as my last employer no more exist but I have payslips) Letter from applican...

Appointment time - 11:40am Arrived at Home Office - 11:15am Called for security check - 11:20am Initial document check - 11:25am Case Registration - 11:30am to 11:40am Biometric - 11:45am to 11:50am Awaiting consideration - 11:55am to 13:40pm Under consideration - 13:40pm to 14:15pm Ready for collec...

Hi folks

Thanks for your replies... Just to let you know, I just made a excel sheet with 3 columns - date left UK, date entered UK, passport page no with UK entry stamp

Guess what..... I got my ILR today.... they didn't even ask any question..... nice and smooth Glad the wait is over

Cheers

Hi How important is it to obtain employer reference letter for days when I was outside UK on annual leave? I am on Tier 1 Visa and I have been away for a total of 41 days in the last 3 years on annual leave. I have my contract of employment which clearly states 25 days of annual leave per year. Is t...

Thanks Amber In my case, my work permit was actually valid till Dec 2010. And I got Tier 1 while still having a valid work permit as I could not get a longer term assignment with my employer at that time. I was worried as to whether I should have been in the UK on the first day when the 5 year perio...

Hi all just to give more information, my continuous period and days of absence in each of the 12 months will be as below Year 1 01-Aug-14 02-Aug-13 15 Year 2 01-Aug-13 02-Aug-12 23 Year 3 01-Aug-12 02-Aug-11 24 Year 4 01-Aug-11 02-Aug-10 14 Year 5 01-Aug-10 02-Aug-09 119 In 2009 however, I was on wo...

Hi I came to the UK in Jan 2009 with work permit valid till Dec 2010. I went back to India in May 2009, applied for Tier 1 while in India and came back to the UK on my Tier 1 General Visa in Nov 2009 I subsequently got my Tier 1 extended in 2012 and now planning to apply for ILR My question is: If I...

Thanks everyone. That is a relief.

Hi My visa expires in Oct 12 and I am planning to submit my application for renewal now. For bank statements, I do not have original statements for all 12 months (1 or 2 here and there missing) When I asked my bank to issue me the ones that are missing, he said he can apply for an issue of bank stat...