Hi, congratulations :D I have my PEO on Monday, think I am over preparing myself! One question, will I be allowed to make calls in the PEO office? Just in case if debit card payment doesnt go through or anything I could call my bank on the spot? (I enquired but bank can't pre-authorise/premark payme...

hi all :) Thanks for everyone who responded previously. A question about public fund, HSMP+Tier 1 is based on the condition of no access to public funds. Page 11 Q5.5 has Council Tax Reduction as one of them, if I rent as a single, I thought the Council deduct 25% out of the Council Tax? Does this c...

As there is no exit stamp put when you leave UK , what is the best way to indicate passport page while listing abscences. Can we indicate arrival stamp for destination country like below ? e.g. Date left uk :25/dec/2008 Arrival date:26/dec/2008 Passport page:5 Date returned to the uk:11/Jan/2009 Pa...

Hi all,sorry for all the questions as my Peo day is fast approaching! May I ask someone to double check the below for me please? Bankstatements: I've lost 4 original bank statements from 2012.hsbc has sent me a set of replacement statements in the identical format except there is the word DUPLICATE ...

Hi Black_bird, You can ignore the dates you left the UK and the dates you entered the UK. The calculation that you have mentioned is all right. The only thing to check is if the entry stamp from Morocco is for the same day that you left the UK. For example if you took a night flight from the UK on ...

hi folks, my case is quite straight forward, entered 13 jun 08 on HSMP, extended on Tier 1 General. Only had 1 employer and for the 5 years been out to 50+ countries but still under 180 days. I am planning at applying for ILR on the 16th of May 2013. (Do I need to apply for PEO appointment on the 3...

Just to inform you guys that I had my appointment on 30th of April and got my ILR approved on the day. Couldn't post as I was pretty busy with stuff but here you go. Also, we received my biometric card today. I booked a room for a night in Premier Inn which is literally seconds away from Solihull P...

Hi all, please may I double check with you the right way to count days outside of the UK? My understanding is only whole days outside are counted, is it safe for me to only count the days in between the dates of two stamps? An example of one trip, say on my passport there is one morocco entry stamp ...

Sorry another question is regarding to the 180 days rule. I've noticed in the calculating continuous period it says 180 WHOLE days. 'Only whole days absences are counted. Part day absences, for example, less than 24 hours duration are not counted.' Does this mean days of fly in and out wouldn't coun...

question on payslips, I am on tier 1 general, providing 12 consecutive months out of 15 months immediate before visa expires: Q1 - may I double check , pay slips and bank statements dont need to cover the most recent month before applying for visa? I understand most recent month rule only applies to...

Hello:) I am on Tier 1 General (3 HSMP + 2 Tier 1 G) after reading through a few post, I have noticed most people bring the original approval letters for HSMP, Tier 1 with them. I am not sure if I can still find them. I don't think they are a must, but rather they are nice to have, is it correct? Al...

Hi all A great thanks to many people who took time to read my queries and help me. As well posting their experiences that encouraged me to submit my app. I am elated to say that I am a permanent resident of the UK today :) My Appt was 9.30 at Solihull. I neither included my spouse yet as I wasn't t...

I have the same question!! Im on Tier 1 General (3 yrs HSMP + 2 yrs Tier 1 G), Set(o) form for earning says 'single consecutive 12 month period from the 15 months immediately before the date of the application'; Set(O) guidance notes mentioned payslip must be the most recent, it must be dated no ear...

One other question, the 1 year waiting period for getting citizenship, does it start from the day of getting ILR? I.e., if say it takes me 3 months before I get my ILR, does that mean my 1 year waiting period starts after 3 months? The residential requirements for BC vary, based on how you gained I...

Thanks, I haven't tried booking yet. is it difficult to book? I think it is worthwhile to pay £400 extra if getting results on same day!!! cheers. Somebody was complaning about the system crashes earlier. I never booked online appointment before so I cant comment on it if it is easy or not. If you ...

Dear all, I am due to apply for ILR in mid May! (visa expire in Jun). I have found the below information on processing time (by post) from UKBA, the average processing time is over 2 months. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/137538/response/352315/attach/3/Response%2024991.pdf My questions are...

Dear all, I am due to apply for ILR in mid May! (visa expires in Jun). I have found the below information on processing time (by post) from UKBA, the average processing time is over 2 months. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/137538/response/352315/attach/3/Response%2024991.pdf My questions are...

hi folks, my case is quite straight forward, entered 13 jun 08 on HSMP, extended on Tier 1 General. Only had 1 employer and for the 5 years been out to 50+ countries but still under 180 days. I am planning at applying for ILR on the 16th of May 2013. (Do I need to apply for PEO appointment on the 31...

thanks for posting the letter.

so does this mean we are seeing all applicants having >=180 absence within 1 years or more refused for ILR??


but we didnt know this rule will be interpretted in this way during the 5 years period??? anyone went to court because of this?? thanks

oh no!!! but this pdf document dated on Jan hasn't changed? http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/modernised/cross-cut/ilr-calculating-continuous/ilr-calculating-continuous.pdf?view=Binary I love traveling... Ive been visiting around 50 countries for the past 5 years. ...

thanks cs95tdg! i haven't read learnt the latest rules, but basically my understanding is that i would need to provide the following to get ILR: 1.12 months of continuous salary slips out of 15 months before visa expires, total sum needs to be equal or greater than amount for first application 2. me...

hi all, my extension (HSMP+Tier1) will expire 8th of Jun and I will apply for ILR. But I am thinking of changing my job. I've been working for the same company for the past 5 years. Will changing job at this time complicate things?

Hi I just made a call to the 0800number and I was told to use edition2011 of the book which was first published in 2007. I was told it should have a big yellow tag on the cover.thx for all your help

Thanks very much. Oh no! Still sticking to the 2007 version? but my version is 2010..... If we are still to stick to the 2007 version why is the publisher having so many new versions out….. Would you mind telling me where you've spotted that line of notice about being early for 15mins? I was shown a...

Hi, I am quite confused with which edition of the textbook/study guide I should be studying for the test. I have the April 2010 edition (btw,i went to the test centre, but got refused to entry even though i was spot on on time, was told i need to arrive 15 mins earlier, and will be refused entry if ...