Your query has already been answered so what else you need to know? :roll: Hi respected guru I just want to know my daughter got a Roa visa on her pakistani passport and I will apply for my wife spouse visa in April 2014. Its any speifc timming for my daughter to come to the UK or she can come any ...

This policy and law isn't regressive. It was put in place because it was felt that there were people that were being granted permanent residency and citizenship who did not have adequate language skills. Poor English language skills makes it difficult for people to integrate into society. The bar is...

I assume the BTEC was not taught in an English speaking country. Some people have put their degree through the PBS Calculator again and if it still awards the English language points, print off this as proof that the it satisfies the English language requirement (along with their certificate). This ...

The strict requirement is that UK NARIC has confirmed that the qualification was taught or researched in English. Formally this is done via a letter from UK NARIC stating that the degree was taught in English http://ecctis.co.uk/naric/individuals/Compare%20Qualifications/English%20Language%20Assessm...

The documents required for citizenship is significantly less than ILR/work permit. I applied pre-October 2013, and rocked up to NCS with passports, Life in UK certificate, application, payment slip and P60. They told me they didn't need the P60 and gave it back to me. With ILR, I had about an inch t...

If you're an engineer then you may want to investigate any job opportunities in oil & gas (based in Aberdeen, mostly), if applicable, to see if an employer would sponsor you. Alternatively, work for a US company who also has operations in Scotland (e.g. Shell, Chevron, BP), and see if they have ...

I do not understand the eye roll where the rules and guidance is made available. At least you know what you're dealing with. With regard to your query, there is discretion for the caseworker to apply to the application if your partner meets all other requirements and can demonstrate that he's "...

CR001 wrote:Will someone be checking your post while you are away??

What CR001 said.

If you put a foreign address as your correspondence address, there will be questions around your intention to stay in the UK post-naturalisation.

You demonstrate this through your passport.

If you're not sure if you were present in the UK, wait to apply during a time you are sure you were in the UK 5 years before.

If your passport doesn't have any stamps or visas then it's just indicative that you did not travel outside the country. You should explain that you don't have a passport that covers 2008-2013 - and submit your current passport and last passport. You need to prove residency - so give as much evidenc...

Yes, that's the definition of the "right to abode". However, only two categories of people have that right - British citizens and Commonwealth citizens. See http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/nationalityinstructions/nichapter57/chapter57.pdf?view=Binary Yo...

There was no option about this on AN form as far as I can see on the form unless I am missing something. The Citizenship Ceremonies Support Team deals with transfers. So, your wife could contact UKBA to ask what is needed to transfer the ceremony from the local council at the registered address to ...

Considering your employer has already issued a letter explaining the mistake, give them the information they're requesting, and wait.

If she satisfies both, she can choose which one she applies.

I have been in the UK since I was 17 and now I am 29. I sent a copy of my university letter from de montfort university stating that I studied a honours we free and also I sent a result notification letter. I did this because I lost my degree certificate aswel as all my gcse and college certificate...

Get ready to be confused even more because UK NARIC won't issue an ELA for Master's degrees. http://ecctis.co.uk/naric/individuals/Compare%20Qualifications/English%20Language%20Assessment.aspx If your degree was taught in English and is recognized as awarding points under the PBS calculator then you...

Settled is defined under section 50 British Nationality Act 1981 which means that they had the right to stay in the United Kingdom indefinitely without immigration restrictions. In other words, it means that they had been granted Indefinite Leave to Enter or Citizenship. If your parents weren't gran...

Do you have a passport covering the past 5 years? If not then you need to explain why you do not have a passport and letters from employers, educational establishments or other Government Departments indicating your presence in the United Kingdom during the last five years. So, if you were employed,...

Can someone please help me understand this I called the HMPO to check on the progress of my application, I was told that apllications generally take two to three weeks with the check&Verification section before it is passed onto the processing section which then deals with the interviews, then ...

90sBaby wrote:Hi All,

During the Nationality Checking Service process, do they process your card payment details there and then? OR do they just send off the details to the Home Office?

Kind Regards,

They send the payment details to the Home Office to process which can take a number of weeks.

Hi Just Wondering. I obtained my degree / qualification in South Africa. Is any further documentation required considering my previously successful Tier 1 application? I have not traded as a sole trader and I'm currently not self employed. I have been on a sabbatical sine July last year hence my qu...

1. General English (Cambridge PET and FCE) Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate 2. General English Upper-Intermediate Level 3. Business English Language Course (Intermediate CEFR Level B1-B2) Awarding Body: University of Cambridge Are any of these on the OFQUAL register ( http://register.ofqual.gov.uk...

hi Everyone, My wife is planning for applying naturalization soon. She got her ILR in 2009 and completed Life in UK test in 2009. Could you please let me know if she has to complete the B1 qualification in English as well for qualifying for Naturalisation. Or if she just go with Life in UK test onl...

You don't prove residency through payslips. You prove it through having residency in the UK over the past 5 years - see page 4 and 5: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... let_an.pdf

Have a look at page 7 http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/nationality/booklet_an.pdf If you apply under 5 years residency, absences of 480 days are normally disregarded. You have 474 in Scenario 1. If you apply as a spouse of a British Citizen who has been resident for 3 y...