Many Thanks for your reply. But, can we apply uplift factor if we are in UK? I thought we can only do this if we are applying from India. Can someone please clarify??? Also, can I include both my Indian sal+UK allowance ??? I really need someone's advise on this… Please can you post your thoughts??

Thanks. I have done a lot of study on this...but, am still confused about which salary to present. Earnings in INR between May07 - Dec07 From Jan 08, the UK pay is paid as allowance and not as a salary. So, can we show this allowance as part of earnings? Also, in Jan, an advance amount of £4000 was...

Hi there, I got my hsmp last year..with the valuable help and guidance from this forum. Now, I am helping one of my friend to process her Tier 1 Visa. She is in UK since Jan this year…but she is getting her UK sal as allowance and is being paid her basic salary in India as well which is very less....

Hi, I only had at the max 4 weeks of abesence per year. But, arrival stamping for one of my holidays was missing and so, I got a letter from my employer stating that I was living and working in UK during that period. Apart from this, I didnt have any break in employment. I had a wp transfer but the ...

Hi all, I got my ILR last week…Many thanks to all those people on this forum. I was on WP for 4 yrs and switched to HSMP last year. This forum has helped me a lot with all my queries during my hsmp process as well. Many thanks to you all guys! I am really grateful for all the help! For my ILR proc...

Hi, I was on WP for 4 years and I am currently on HSMP. I will be applying for ILR next week. I have all the payslips and appointment letter from my current employer. But, getting a reference letter from my employer is a lengthy process and I am not sure if I will get the letter before next week as ...

Hi,
Thanks for all your reply. Yes, I do have embarkation stamp from the country I left. I will try to get the Landing card from BIA.

Please could someone tell me how long it would take?

Hi, I came to the UK on 11 Jun 2003 on WP. I went on holiday to India for 3 weeks on 28 Mar 2004 and came back on 20 Apr 2004. My passport has Indian immigration entries on my passport for these days. But, unfortunately the UK immigration stamping is missing for these days. I remember there were a f...

Hi,
I was on work permit for 4 years and then shifted to HSMP. Do I need to produce payslips for all these years? Is it a must or can I produce my P60s alone?

Please can you kindly help??

Thanks a lot for your reply John.

Thanks for your time vinnie. I tried all the PEOs and the earliest one that I could get was in PEO Croydon on 26th. The other PEOs had the earliest appointments on 30 June only. I am going away only for 4 weeks. But, is there any chances of Homeoffice changing the rules before July?? As there are ne...

My current permission expires in June 2009.

Also, vinni, I have read in some of the messages here that the solicitors might have some PEO appointments for their clients. So, will it be quicker if I go through any of the solicitors?? Ie, I would like to get my ILR by mid june so that I can make my trip by June end.

Thanks for your reply vinni. You were very helpful with my other query as well.

I thought we can apply for ILR when we complete 4 years and 11 months in UK (ie 28 days before completing 5 yrs)…So, do you say I can only apply after June 11th? I arrived in UK on June 11, 2003

Hello, I am eligible for ILR on May 11th as I arrived in UK on work permit on June 11, 2003. I have to travel to India during the last week of June for an unavoidable personal reason. I have cleared my Life in UK test and my spouse will be taking up the test this week. As I have to travel out of the...

Thanks very much Vinny. The information is very very helpful.

Thanks a lot again.

Hi, Sorry….if this question was asked before. But, I couldn’t locate the thread which has answer to this…so, please forgive me if its been asked here before. I am working in UK since June 2003 and I will be eligible for ILR in May 2008. I was on WP for 4 years and switched over to HSMP last ye...

Thanks for your reply Olisun. I am new to all these processes. What do you mean by illegal?? Could you pls clarify? I will have to find a contract job on my own, but I will be paid by the consultant only. A % of amount will be taken by the consultant from my fee. Since I am on a work permit, is ther...

Hi, I am working for an Indian company as a contractor and my contract is getting over in March. I will have to go back to India once my contract is over. I have found a consultant who is ready to sponsor my WP for a reasonable fee. But, I will have to find a job on my own. The market for my skillse...