1. Current vignette : Tier 1 General
2. Date of PEO Appointment : 07 January 2013
3. Number of dependants: 3
4. Employment: Self Employment (Director of Limited Company)
5. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) : 15 January 2013
6. Date of expiry of the new visa : 15 January 2016
7. Payment mode : Debit Card
8. Name of PEO Applied : Croydon
9: Approval letter: Given on the same day within 6 Hours.
10. BRP Received: 9th January 2012 (4:00pm).
My overall impression is that the staff are well behaved considering the load of work (number of people been attended to) before them.
I eventually got my appointment through a Lawyer after several days of trying night and day to get appointment without success online. The appointment came at very short notice. I was informed of it on Friday afternoon by the Lawyer and got the SMS on Saturday from UKBA.
My appointment was for 10:40am. I entered the Lunar building by 10:05. Pass through security checks, pass through the first counter where a number was assigned to me. I then went for the payment. I was called to one of the counters shortly after the payment, the lady that attended to me at the counter spent about 15mins. She collected all my document cross check my passport and made some entry on her computer. Everything was returned to me after about 15min with the lady. By 11:45am I was called for biometrics.
I was called after the biometrics at about 12:30 to submit all my application forms (with dependants) and documents including the photocopy of the original documents at the customer service counter. I did not hear anything about my case till 3:45pm when I was called that it was fine and my original document was returned.
Between 12:30 and 3:45pm I went to ask about my application twice but all I was told is that it is in progress. I was not interviewed by any case worker.
I went with the following supporting documents.
i Personal bank statement
ii Business bank statement
iii Certificate of incorporation
iv Letter of UTR from HRMC
v Payslips
vi Dividend Vouchers
vii Accountant letter
viii Business Account prepared by accountant
viii Invoices generated during the period I was claiming
ix Invoices Summary table prepared by accountant
x Copy of accountant registration certificate
I will advise people finding it difficult to book appointment to use Lawyer though it is unnecessary additional cost but the postal application is taking too long. If you are going with children please make adequate preparation for their food and snacks you may be there for a very long time like myself. (over 5 and half hours)
I thank God and I really appreciate help I received by reading experience on this forum.
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