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Sounds like you are on top of things.vp23 wrote:My family and myself all have ILR and I plan to apply for BC on completion of 5 yr + 1yr ILR in April 16 for myself and my younger daughter who is 15 yrs (to be registered as BC). She has been in UK since Apr 2012. My elder daughter (19) would apply once they meet their residency requirements of being in UK on date of application - 5 yrs and not being in UK for more than 450 days. For my wife I was looking to apply once I attain BC under the 3 year rule.
Can you advise if my thought process is correct and what do I need to be careful of ?
2) Minor daughter's absence tally doesn't matter so much.vp23 wrote:Thank you for your quick and detailed response... some more information and questions.
1. Though all have ILR but my wife and children did not join me till Apr 2012 but came over during holidays
2. My wife has exactly 450 days of absence to date and both daughters 415 days to date due to the fact they did not move with me till April 2012.
3. As a result of the above my elder daughter(19) can only apply in June 2016 when she was in UK then on holiday to meet the 5 year rule
4. As my wife is already on 450 days absence, I am thinking of being risk averse and applying later.
5. My minor daughter will have lived in UK for 4 years and is an American national. You said that I can register my minor daughter with one parent' naturalisation or after the parent' naturalisations ( if risk averse)... Q . What is the risk ?
6. As part of the ILR application we cleared the LITUK and English Language. What are the changes I need to be aware of ?
a) myself - UK Masters degree and passed LITUK
b) wife - Degree accepted by PBS calculator and passed LITUK
c) elder daughter - Passed LITUK and iELTS (Academic)
d) younger daughter - minor
7. I got one PCN for wrong parking in June 2011. Do I need to declare this as a conviction or in notes ?
See the comprehensive forum FAQS (mentioned previously):vp23 wrote:I am really confused now.... just read the new AN booklet and this is what is says...
If you met the requirement to have sufficient knowledge of language and life in the UK when you applied for settlement by having a B1 level test you do not have to demonstrate it again. (People who applied for settlement on or after 28 October 2013 needed to have had a B1 level qualification.)
My confusion is if my daughter will need to give her IELTS again ... she already sat IELTS Academic and was scored an aggregate of 8.0 with every level higher than 7.0.
Can you help throwing some light on this... just want to avoid the hassle of my daughter giving the test again.
The HO helpline is notoriously untutored & unreliable in these matters.vp23 wrote:Thank you for your response.... I did read the FAQ and it says
You don’t need to prove your knowledge of English if you:
1. met this requirement, on or after 28th October 2013, in order to obtain settlement (ILR or PR), or
I have just read another post just now where the individual conferred with HO who said it previous certificate would not be valid... but a response from WR1 says the following....
On a further note, if someone is relying on using a English test taken before 6 April 2015 and not on the current SELT list but was previously accepted for ILR applied AFTER 28 October 2013, then all they need to do is tick the relevent box on the AN form. DO NOT attach the English certificate with it. This will only create confusion. You are relying of the fact the English Crieria was already met for ILR after 28 October 2013 and not trying to prove English requirement again. Only LUIK needs to be submitted again.
Can some one guide me what the correct fact is..... will the IELTS Acadmic be valid or will we need to give another test at the recognised center.
1) A holiday is not a period of residence.vp23 wrote:...
Question
1. In section 2 of MN1, do I need to fill up only UK or India address as well since the date of entry
2. For absences I need to put in all absences i.e. 5 or 3 years prior to date of application or date of entry
You described it as a holiday.vp23 wrote:thanks, just for clarity.
You are saying that first entry on her T1 dependent visa is not considered as first date of entry.
They were in UK for a month in 2010 and a month in 2011 then moved permanently in Apr 2012.
Yes - they do not apply.vp23 wrote:Thanks, is it true to say the absence rules for adults I.e 450/90 are different for minors
Not sure why you have asked the question again when noajthan has already answered your question.noajthan wrote:Yes - they do not apply.vp23 wrote:Thanks, is it true to say the absence rules for adults I.e 450/90 are different for minors
As per my reply to your Q2 on Jan 12 (as above)
Not quite. See:vp23 wrote:A leading question for my elder daughter.... and any period she is not in UK will count towards absence which should not be greater than 450 days over immediate 5 year period and 90 days in the last year from date of application.
Is my understanding correct ?
Any appropriate professional will do if they have known the applicant for 3+ years: teacher/tutor, head of year, headteacher or yes, company director;vp23 wrote:Just got my NCS appointment for joint application.... I have got referees for myself but for my daughter (15 yrs) I am wondering who to get for referees...
For myself I have a solicitor in my company who would sign and a colleague who Is a contractor and a Director of his limited company.
for my daughter do I need to get the school to refer, but am sure they will refuse saying it is not their policy. Can I get the Director of the limited company to sign as he knows my daughter for now at least 3 years.