Extending Tier 1 visa. A few questions. Pls answer. Thanks.

[drkooper]

Hii Everyone,

Have been looking at this forum for a while and its quite helpful. However, I have a few questions now. Did go through the search option but could not find the answers to my hearts content. Would appreciate if somebody could take some time out and answer them.

A little about myself. Am on Tier 1 and extending the visa. Its expires on 6th June. Have earnings as salary and self employed. My questions are.

1. How early to apply so in case if there is a rejection we can reapply. Also, if I apply close to my visa expiry date and if my rejection comes after my visa expires, will I get the right to appeal? (Not trying to be pessimistic, just trying to cover as many bases as I can).

2. Also, I am earning my self employed money as a tutor. My students pay me in installments of 500 or 1000 depending on the course. So say if the course fees is 2000 and they have paid me 1000 pounds as the first installment. I am usually writing on the invoce that course fees is 2000 pounds and pending 1000 pounds. Is that the right way to do this or should I just make it with the amount received?

3. When I first applied my Tier 1, I used my bachelors degree from India, do I need to send any documents to claim my education points and english proficiency again?

Thanks for reading so far. If you could input your observation, I would be grateful.

Regards

A

[binghi]

3. When I first applied my Tier 1, I used my bachelors degree from India, do I need to send any documents to claim my education points and english proficiency again?

Though I'm not a specialist but I suppose the following quotes from the Guidance matches your case:

89. An applicant who has previously been given permission to stay in the United Kingdom under Tier 1 (General) or the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme, and previously scored points for the same qualification for which he/she wishes to claim points in his/her current application, does not need to send evidence of his/her qualification again.

And:

175. An applicant meets the English language requirement, without the need to provide evidence, if he/she was last given permission to stay in the United Kingdom:
under Tier 1 (Entrepreneur), the Business • Persons route or Tier 1 (General) and are applying for an extension of leave to remain

If the same degree was accepted both for Qualification and English, then there is no need to prove all this again.

[drkooper]

Thanks binghi for taking the time out to answer. Is there anyone else who would be kind enough to post their opinions.


Regards

[gabby]

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1. How early to apply so in case if there is a rejection we can reapply. Also, if I apply close to my visa expiry date and if my rejection comes after my visa expires, will I get the right to appeal? (Not trying to be pessimistic, just trying to cover as many bases as I can).

Period of 2-3 months depending on the current timelines may give you the opportunity to re-apply if rejected.
If your rejection comes after visa expiry but you made application before it expired, you should get right of appeal. But if you re-submit after visa expiry your chance of right of appeal is very small if not zero.

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2. Also, I am earning my self employed money as a tutor. My students pay me in installments of 500 or 1000 depending on the course. So say if the course fees is 2000 and they have paid me 1000 pounds as the first installment. I am usually writing on the invoce that course fees is  2000 pounds and pending 1000 pounds. Is that the right way to do this or should I just make it with the amount received?

Clearly indicate how much you are paid at each time. UKBA is interested in income earned and not proposed or expected income.