UKVCAS Appoinment booking costs

[sugaz]

Dear friends,

I came to UK on a Tier-1 visa and got UK citizenship in 2015. Naturalisation - 18/05/2015

My spouse:
initial visa 05/09/2012 to 07/07/2013 Tier 1 dependent
24/07/2013 to 03/06/2015 Tier 1 dependent
30/06/2015 to 30/12/2017 FLR(M)
17/01/2018 to 14/08/2020 FLR(M)

By end of July 2020, my spouse is eligible for ILR (after 5 years starting 30/06/2015 FLR(M)].

"If you got your current visa as your partner’s dependant after they settled in the UK, you must apply as the partner of a settled person instead."

Should my spouse apply thru SET(M) form or SET(O) form. Please clarify

Thanks

[CR001]

It is only form SET M if she is in a FLR M visa.

Set o is not relevant.

[sugaz]

Thank you very much.

[sugaz]

Hi friends,

I hold a british citizenship obtained thru naturalization (via tier-1 general) on May 2015.
I switched my wife's dependent visa to FLR(M) and now she has completed 5 years and eligible for ILR.

I work as an IT contractor thru my own limited company. My wife is also a shareholder/director in the company. we both take salary & dividends.

While applying for ILR for my wife:

1. Which types of income will you rely on to meet the financial requirement?

Options are:
Employment
Self-employment
Non-employment income
Pension
Cash Savings

Question: I have choosen 'Self-employment' - Is this correct?

2. Self-employment income for Mr :

Options are:
Sole Trader
In partnership
In a franchise agreement
A director or employee of specified limited company based in UK

Question: I have choosen ''A director or employee of specified limited company based in UK. Is this correct?

3. Home office is asking for lot of documents:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... -ext_1.pdf

I have uploaded 2 documents
Google drive weblink removed. Please do NOT post documents that contain all your personal details, ie name etc.

a.one list documents if i choose partnership
b. other list documents if i choose director of specified limited company

what are the documents that i must provide? Please some one clarify on this. Please help. Thanks

[sugaz]

Hi friends,

I hold a british citizenship obtained thru naturalization (via tier-1 general) on May 2015.
I switched my wife's dependent visa to FLR(M) and now she has completed 5 years and eligible for ILR.

I work as an IT contractor thru my own limited company. My wife is also a shareholder/director in the company. we both take salary & dividends.

While applying for ILR for my wife:

1. Which types of income will you rely on to meet the financial requirement?

Options are:
Employment
Self-employment
Non-employment income
Pension
Cash Savings

Question: I have choosen 'Self-employment' - Is this correct?

2. Self-employment income for Mr :

Options are:
Sole Trader
In partnership
In a franchise agreement
A director or employee of specified limited company based in UK

Question: I have choosen ''A director or employee of specified limited company based in UK. Is this correct?

3. Home office is asking for lot of documents:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... -ext_1.pdf

I have uploaded 2 documents
[b][color=#FF0000]Google drive weblink removed. Please do NOT post documents that contain all your personal details, ie name etc.[/color][/b]

a.one list documents if i choose partnership
b. other list documents if i choose director of specified limited company



what are the documents that i must provide? Please some one clarify on this. Please help. Thanks
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[CR001]

Please do NOT upload documents that have all your personal information on!!! You are identifying yourself and exposing yourself to 1000s of strangers on an internet forum. We have many scammers and spammers here.

You should read Appendix 1.7, which explains what information, which is substantial for your circumstances, you need to supply. Section 9 in the link below.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... -ext_1.pdf

[sugaz]

Hi Friends,

I need to book ukvcas appointments for my wife's ILR. However there is no slots available. Currently slots are open only for June 2020 applicants.

My questions are:

a. When slots are released to Aug 2020 applicants - during what time of the day it is released. A few years back when i was trying for Tier-1 General appointments slots were released around midnight and it will be gone by the morning.

b. Cost of appointments (have submitted all documents thru the ukvcas website) when appointment is booked at core service point centers vs other centers. Service needed is for the biometric enrollment.

c. Any idea of how many slots will be available during different times of the days. This question is because of the experience on appointment booking i had earlier for Tier-1 General.

Could anyone please shed some light on above.

Thanks
Suga

[CR001]

I need to book ukvcas appointments for my wife's ILR. However there is no slots available. Currently slots are open only for June 2020 applicants.

Bookings are opening when you are emailed they are, in month and date order of online submission.

a. When slots are released to Aug 2020 applicants - during what time of the day it is released. A few years back when i was trying for Tier-1 General appointments slots were released around midnight and it will be gone by the morning.

The current system with UKCVAS (a third party agency and not UKVI directly) is completely different to the precious PSC UKVI service centres. When you are emailed to book an appointment, availability will be online.

b. Cost of appointments (have submitted all documents thru the ukvcas website) when appointment is booked at core service point centers vs other centers. Service needed is for the biometric enrollment.

The prices vary between £69.99 up to around £600.

c. Any idea of how many slots will be available during different times of the days. This question is because of the experience on appointment booking i had earlier for Tier-1 General.

It will be available to book when you are invited by email to book if biometric reuse is not offered.

Best not to compare your experience from years ago at PSC's with the current third party agent system.

[sugaz]

Thank you for the clarification. One more thing. Application has been submitted on 03 Aug 2020 and documents on 05 Aug 2020.

However when i log in to the (application) portal it says "Attend an appointment to provide your documents and biometrics by 05 October 2020".

Does this mean that i have to book an appointment by 05 October 2020. Currently June 2020 appointments are allowed to be booked. In this case Aug 2020(Application submission) applicants will be allowed to book very late. If is not possible for the appointments system to allow appointments before 05 October 2020 and hence i'm unable to book the appointments. What is the procedure to avoid/mitigate this scenario and will home office take note of this?

Thanks

[CR001]

The email is GENERIC!! No one will be penalised if there are delays!!

[saliame]

Thank you for the clarification. One more thing. Application has been submitted on 03 Aug 2020 and documents on 05 Aug 2020.

However when i log in to the (application) portal it says "Attend an appointment to provide your documents and biometrics by 05 October 2020".

Does this mean that i have to book an appointment by 05 October 2020. Currently June 2020 appointments are allowed to be booked. In this case Aug 2020(Application submission) applicants will be allowed to book very late. If is not possible for the appointments system to allow appointments before 05 October 2020 and hence i'm unable to book the appointments. What is the procedure to avoid/mitigate this scenario and will home office take note of this?

Thanks

The page you are referring to is on gov.co.uk portal which has generic (pre covid processing times) info, while your appointment booking portal is ukvcas, once you have downloaded the consent form and check list, thats all done, now you need to keep checking UKVCAS portal any latest info related to your appointment will be on UKVCAS portal not gov portal.

[sugaz]

Thanks for the clarification.