basicblue2k wrote:The question still remains unanswered, is using the firsteps considered like using Public funds?

Nope. it is not considered public funds.

Hi members, This might be a repeat question, but just worried and want to finish this journey safely without any problems. I have gone through the policy guidance for ILR for Tier 1 (general) holders and it is nowhere mentioned about maintenance of funds to support the application. I recently appli...

thanks, Tungha. had you filled name change option as asked inside the dependent form? We have only old passport and new passport, marriage certificate and child's birth certificate. affidavit and newspaper adv. were submitted for name change Please reply. Yes, we did fill the name change option as ...

Hi Bubin, We don't hold any BRP yet but we are applying out first tier 1(G) extension. Do we need to do in this case? Please have your comments would be helpful for us. Thanks, There should not be any issue with name change of your wife and son. I was in the same situation where I had to change my ...

Hello guys, I am filling Tier 1 General form. Which one is Home office reference number? On my intial application acknowledgement sent by HO has different reference number then on the approval letter. Please help! Reference number is the one from the visa approval letter which u recvd from the case...

Hello guys, I am filling Tier 1 General form. Which one is Home office reference number? On my intial application acknowledgement sent by HO has different reference number then on the approval letter. Please help! Reference number is the one from the visa approval letter which u recvd from the case...

1. Current vignette : Tier 1 General Ext 2. Date of PEO Appointment : 25-Mar-2013 3. Number of dependants: 2 4. Employment: Dividents+ Salary 5. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) : 08-Apr-2013 6. Date of expiry of the new visa : Waiting for the card 7. Payment mode : HSBC Debit Card 8. Name of ...

Thats it matey, When I say that above mentioned PEO is good, thats my personal opinion and experience based on the people at the PEO and their professionalism. But that does not mean other PEOs are bad in anyway. If you have all the documents handy and keep in order with what UKBA requirement is, i...

Hi, I have the peo appointment for monday 25th at Sheffield. I have a query regarding the dependent application form (section F - YOUR REFERENCE NUMBERS). my wife has always been on dependent visa, so I am not sure what reference number i have to fill in this section. Question F1 and F2. Does depend...

Hi, I am working as director of my own limited company and I m going for my peo appointment at sheffield next week. I am claiming earnings from dividend and salary. I just wanted to check if dividend voucher should be signed only by me? Also, should the dividend voucher be stamped with the company s...

Hi, I have an appointment for my Tier 1 General Extension on 25th March at Sheffield. we have been blessed with a newborn baby last month and we have applied for her passport just now. Not sure if we can get the passport in next 4-5 weeks. I had discussed this with an Immigration solicitor here in t...

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I am going to print the Tier 1 general extension application form. was just curious to know if we need to print single sided or double sided? I dont remember how i did it last time

Please advise.

Agreed. Till today I am trying to settle this issue with them but the bank person is trying to blackmail me. They are asking 4 times the amount actually owed by me. This is looking like just an extortion case and they are blackmailing me saying that they will write to the UK embassy and it will affe...

Employed. Bcoz you are withdrawing salary from your own company. HI All, I am a contractor, and operate my limited company, Get paid myself in the form of salary + dividends. And I am 100% share holder. My account said I am employed and owner but not self employed. But many people discussed in the f...

Hi, I just now came to know that there was a cheque of INR 8000 which I had issued in India way back in 2007 and for some reason it bounced. After that I moved to the UK and was totally unaware of this until today (after 6-7 years). Today my parents received a call from the company to whom the chequ...

And salary too! I pay my self using salary and dividends (Around 10K sal and 39K dividends for last 12 months). Thanks, Yes I have claimed for that too. Posted all the documents to UKBA yesterday. My Initial Application was in Croydon, but they have asked me to post the documents to Sheffield offic...

Hi, My tier 1 extension is due in april 2013. I am currently working as a contractor in a financial firm through my own limited company and I am drawing salary and dividens from my business account to my personal account. My query relates to the maximum amount which I could draw as salary and divide...

Hi, before going for extn, update UKBA by sending the change of circumstances form.Also make sure that UKBA has modified your name before applying extn. But change of circumstance form is used while the visa application is in process? am i right? As far as changing the name subsequent to marriage i...

Any comments from seniors??

Hi, I am currently on Tier 1 General (Dependant) visa. We are going to apply for our Tier 1 General extenion visa in March end. I just have one query and will be glad if the seniors can share their opinions. Me and my husband got married 4 years back and I didnot immediately changed my last name sub...

HSBC's Fixed Rate Saver Bond (UK) worked for me. I have produced a special letter telling that funds are available at any time, but most likely UKBA knows that those accounts are liquidatable, and a special letter is not required. Just a letter confirming it's your account should be ok. Hi Andrey, ...

I was having the same issue my visa was valid till Oct first week, I applied for my parents visa in July and they got a 6 months visa starting valid upto January next year. Great! so did u apply for the general visitor visa or family visitor visa for your parents? Also, which visa were u on? I appl...

rg_del wrote:I was having the same issue my visa was valid till Oct first week, I applied for my parents visa in July and they got a 6 months visa starting valid upto January next year.

Great! so did u apply for the general visitor visa or family visitor visa for your parents? Also, which visa were u on?

Hi, My Tier 1 visa is due for an extension on April 05th 2013. But my wife is pregnant and the due date is is december 2012. I want to bring my parents from India during the month of December 2012. Now, since I will have less than 06 months of my Tier 1 visa during that time, can i still sponsor the...