You should talk to immigration lawyers and read the ILR application form to see how it's calculated. I have been told previously that once you switch from Tier 2 to tier 1 the 5 year clock restarts and you must satisfy the condition based on your T1E status.

Good luck to you and to myself as well. I did my biometrics on the 23rd and have heard nothing since. I imagine the Christmas and the New Year breaks didn't help. My first time not liking these two public holidays!! Hey FCINLDN any luck yet ? I had to withdraw unfortunately. Got an emergency situat...

any restrictions on withdrawals?

OK, this is what I suspected and was afraid of. I wasn't sure what we were considered to have. I gather we can apply from outside the UK, but do we have to apply from our home country? Also, does anyone have a service to facilitate this that they could recommend? We want this done ASAP, so I think ...

Please help, i plan to use my mum's pension account as investment fund, however the pension office does not issue letters. Her pension account is registered with her bank account, but the bank has refused to write a letter using the home office format. I was wondering if a format as below, written ...

Applied on 16/12/13 Fees deducted on 18th Acknowledgement letter and biometrics letter received on 23rd (dated 18th & 19th) Biometrics done on 23rd That's it for now... so far the timeline is making sense. It looked like things were getting processed quite timely. Does anyone have any idea abou...

congratulations, Meesha!

can anyone tell me how to withdraw? I can't seem to find the form on UKBA's website... thanks

Dear all, With the Grace of ALMIGHTY ALLAH and this forum key knowledge my visa approval letter received today. Timeline is here below Applied: 13th Dec-13 Ack and Bio metric letter recvd: 18th Dec-13 Bio metric done: 31st Dec-13 Approval Letter received: 11th Jan-14 (Letter was processed on 8th Ja...

Good to know, meesha. I have been wondering if they would post letters for all questions.

I still haven't received any emails. hope it is a good sign that everything's in order.

Good luck to you and to myself as well. I did my biometrics on the 23rd and have heard nothing since. I imagine the Christmas and the New Year breaks didn't help. My first time not liking these two public holidays!!

Meesha wrote:

fcinldn wrote:Does UKBA usually email questions or additional document requests, or by post instead?

I got it via email twice.

Hi Meesha, did you apply from inside or outside of UK?

Does UKBA usually email questions or additional document requests, or by post instead?

congrats! a long process, but you are through!

Thanks for the quick revert. Can you please elaborate as to what do you mean by "Activate my Visa". Are there any norms or guidelines for that? Now that you have the T1E stamp in your passport. I think there is a window of time that you have enter the UK with the visa otherwise it may be ...

Hi, Thanks for the all the help that I got from the forum members. Need some more information as I am confused. My passport got stamped with Entrepreneur visa on 17th October 2013 which is a valid till 16th February 2017. I plan to enter London by first week of March 2014. Will this late entry crea...

Interesting article. I hope UKBA is close to the service standards by now on T1E in-country applications.

http://www.publications.parliament.uk/p ... 16we07.htm

I applied on 13th Dec 2013. Application Received by Home Office - 16th December 2013. Fees Deducted - 20th December 2013. Still waiting for acknowledgement letter. Such a long time to wait for an acknowledgement letter. Is this normal? It did look a bit longer than normal. Have you received your bi...

I applied on 13th Dec 2013. Application Received by Home Office - 16th December 2013. Fees Deducted - 20th December 2013. Still waiting for acknowledgement letter. Such a long time to wait for an acknowledgement letter. Is this normal? It did look a bit longer than normal. Have you received your bi...

Hi there, Check this link for the T1E Guidance note. It didn't mention Tier 5 when it talks about who can switch into T1E within the UK -- you may want to do more research on it. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/pbs/tier1entrepreneurguidance1.pdf But then to be honest, ...

Hopefully the time line is good !!! i m not sure about the back log in Sept. This is my second application as the first one was refuse and then appeals were refused too. It took 7 months earlier and 4 months for the appeals and things. Hopefully I dont have to wait that long this time. I have seen ...

Applied on 16/12/13 Fees deducted on 18th Acknowledgement letter and biometrics letter received on 23rd (dated 18th & 19th) Biometrics done on 23rd That's it for now... so far the timeline is making sense. It looked like things were getting processed quite timely. Does anyone have any idea about...

Hi Tamicos, did you apply from within UK or outside? I have read other threads in this forums people could wait for over a year when applying from within the UK.