Tier 1 General Ext only until 2014

Go12 wrote:Hey just got the following post from ILR section
One members solicitor inquired to ukba abt Extension and this is what they mailed back to him

Dear Members,

I just heared that HOME OFFICE announced no Tier 1 extensions will be processed after 5th april 2015 and No ILR will be granted after 5th of april 2018.
Does any one hear this news?

More Explanation:

It is regret that we must inform all of you that the Home Office have just announced the following: •Tier 1 General visa holders can only apply for Tier 1 General visa extensions up until 6th April 2015 and after this date, no more Tier 1 General visa extensions will be processed. Please note that should you have initially been granted a 2 year visa followed by a 3 year extension, you will only be granted a 2 year extension if you apply up until 6th April 2015. Should you have received an initial Tier 1 General visa of 3 years followed by a 2 year extension, you will be granted a 3 year extension up until 6th April 2015.

tier1-immigrant wrote:Is this rule applicable for Tie1 General dependents also ?

i.e. some one who is on Tier1 General gets married after 6th April 2015, will he be able to apply for dependent visa for his wife ?
Or is a dependent needs extension after April 2015, is that allowed ?

Go12 wrote:Hey just got the following post from ILR section
One members solicitor inquired to ukba abt Extension and this is what they mailed back to him

Dear Members,

I just heared that HOME OFFICE announced no Tier 1 extensions will be processed after 5th april 2015 and No ILR will be granted after 5th of april 2018.
Does any one hear this news?

More Explanation:

It is regret that we must inform all of you that the Home Office have just announced the following: •Tier 1 General visa holders can only apply for Tier 1 General visa extensions up until 6th April 2015 and after this date, no more Tier 1 General visa extensions will be processed. Please note that should you have initially been granted a 2 year visa followed by a 3 year extension, you will only be granted a 2 year extension if you apply up until 6th April 2015. Should you have received an initial Tier 1 General visa of 3 years followed by a 2 year extension, you will be granted a 3 year extension up until 6th April 2015.


•Tier 1 General visas now only have until 6th April 2018 to apply for ILR and if you apply the rule change above, this means that only those Tier 1 General holders that were granted an initial 3 year visa and apply for another visa extension just before 6th April 2015 can make it all the way to April 2018. If you were granted an initial 2 year visa when you first got a Tier 1 General visa, you will only be able to get yourself to April 2017 if you apply for another extension just before 6th April 2015.


•I am sorry to say that should you not be able to secure Indefinite Leave to Remain by April 2018, your only options would be to either return to your home country or switch onto another visa category. The trouble is, the only other visa category you could realistically switch into would be the Tier 2 General visa and your earnings from the employer would need to be higher than £35,000 per annum to qualify for ILR from 2015. Whilst you can put a Tier 1 General visa and a Tier 2 General visa together to make the 5 years for ILR, you could not be self-employed; you cannot operate through your own limited company and need an employer with a Sponsorship License to sponsor your application. You could always try and switch onto a Tier 1 Entrepreneur visa with a £200,000 investment but the 5 years for ILR would start all over again (as you cannot combine the time on the Tier 1 General visa with this category).


•There are many clients that have not been able to apply for ILR after 5 years on a Tier 1 General visa FYI due to the following main reasons: 1) Breaking the maximum 180 day a year time outside requirement 2) Receiving a police warning, caution, criminal record or other fine in court such as a County Court Judgement (CCJ) or traffic offences.

chiku1980 wrote:Thanks Go12.

Is this something that you have seen in any of the documentation from the UKBA?

mightypower wrote:You can only apply to ILR after 1st Sep 2016 and before your visa expires if that makes sense.

mightypower wrote:You can only apply to ILR after 1st Sep 2016 and before your visa expires if that makes sense.

bond_007 wrote:

mightypower wrote:You can only apply to ILR after 1st Sep 2016 and before your visa expires if that makes sense.

Hi All,

I have similar query

My Visa(Tier1 General) Start date - 24-Feb 2011 (expired on 24-Feb-2013)

My first entry to UK- 15-Aug-2011 (after 173 days from Visa start date of 24-Feb-2011)

After first extension on Feb 2013 , my current visa expires on 24-Feb 2016

In between , I was out of UK last year for 2 months (2 Sep 2013- 2 Nov 2013)
I have again plan to go out of UK for one month this year 2014 and possibly next year 2015 and also in 2016

Here are my queries:


1. Is the criteria of maximum number of days,(180 days) that is permitted outside of UK , i.e 180 days, is continous period of 180 days in a year or over a period of 5 year

2. Am I eligible to apply for ILR in Feb 2016 or I need to have another extension in April 2015, in order to satisfy the criteria of 5 years in UK ?

3. My second extension will be for 2 years or 3 years ?

4. If I apply for second extension on Mar 2015 (my current visa expires on 24-Feb 2016), will my extension (2 or 3 years) start from
original previous expiry date ie 24-Feb 2016 or from the date of application e.g Mar 2015

thanks
Mohan

mightypower wrote:

bond_007 wrote:

mightypower wrote:You can only apply to ILR after 1st Sep 2016 and before your visa expires if that makes sense.

Hi All,

I have similar query

My Visa(Tier1 General) Start date - 24-Feb 2011 (expired on 24-Feb-2013)

My first entry to UK- 15-Aug-2011 (after 173 days from Visa start date of 24-Feb-2011)

After first extension on Feb 2013 , my current visa expires on 24-Feb 2016

In between , I was out of UK last year for 2 months (2 Sep 2013- 2 Nov 2013)
I have again plan to go out of UK for one month this year 2014 and possibly next year 2015 and also in 2016

Here are my queries:


1. Is the criteria of maximum number of days,(180 days) that is permitted outside of UK , i.e 180 days, is continous period of 180 days in a year or over a period of 5 year

2. Am I eligible to apply for ILR in Feb 2016 or I need to have another extension in April 2015, in order to satisfy the criteria of 5 years in UK ?

3. My second extension will be for 2 years or 3 years ?

4. If I apply for second extension on Mar 2015 (my current visa expires on 24-Feb 2016), will my extension (2 or 3 years) start from
original previous expiry date ie 24-Feb 2016 or from the date of application e.g Mar 2015

thanks
Mohan

Your 5year period starts only after 15Aug 2011. So you can apply to ILR only 28 days before Aug2016. 180days is for one year but u will have only 90days to get into the country.

if you apply for visa in April 2015, irrespective of 2yrs or 3yrs period any ull be eligible for ILR 28days before Aug2016

kashif1042 wrote:hi might power, I am also in your ship but the problem is that for second renewal you will have to show again 65000 that s the problem plz share your experience. what we suppose to do .. my next renewal was on nov 2015 .. I got visa in oct 2010 I came in this country july 2011... I am worried please help what I supposed to do,

I feel that they gonna start refusal because we all have valid visa and they wont give us the decision of appeal .. I reckon.