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Voting in Elections while on Tier 2

Only for the UK Skilled Worker visas, formerly known as Tier 2 visa route

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Arun211
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Voting in Elections while on Tier 2

Post by Arun211 » Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:14 pm

Hi All, just a quick check. I am an Indian national living in UK on Tier2 General Visa. Am I eligible to do electoral registration and then vote in UK?

Cheers

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Re: Voting in Elections while on Tier 2

Post by Casa » Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:43 pm

Arun211 wrote:
Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:14 pm
Hi All, just a quick check. I am an Indian national living in UK on Tier2 General Visa. Am I eligible to do electoral registration and then vote in UK?

Cheers
Not as an Indian national in the UK under Immigration control.
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Re: Voting in Elections while on Tier 2

Post by Arun211 » Sat Aug 24, 2019 1:47 pm

Thanks Casa. I did vote in local elections in last May. Will this have any effect on my ILR?

Also, I was about to use election poll cards as cohabitation docs as part of ILR. Will this have any negative effect?

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Arun

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Re: Voting in Elections while on Tier 2

Post by Arun211 » Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:15 pm

Also, in below url there is a mention about being able to vote if from a commonwealth country. This is a old link but wonder if it is still valid?

general-uk-immigration-forum/leave-to-r ... 69030.html

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Re: Voting in Elections while on Tier 2

Post by Casa » Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:29 pm

Arun211 wrote:
Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:15 pm
Also, in below url there is a mention about being able to vote if from a commonwealth country. This is a old link but wonder if it is still valid?

general-uk-immigration-forum/leave-to-r ... 69030.html
I'm wrong...you're right.
https://www.wandsworth.gov.uk/the-counc ... elections/
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Re: Voting in Elections while on Tier 2

Post by Arun211 » Sat Aug 24, 2019 2:33 pm

Thanks Casa for help and clarification.

Cheers

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