Hi Gurus, I have a query slightly on similar lines-ILR and court fine. My first Tier 1 application was granted on 5th Mar 2008 and the extension was granted on 19th Feb 2010. My ILR is due in Feb 2013 now.However, I have a court fine issued on 17TH Mar 2008. Would I be able to apply for ILR or owuld ...

What is the difference between drawing a salary from my business and retaining the profit within the business if I am a sole trader? :roll: Because UKBA takes the gross if I draw a salary and net if I retain the profit within the business. Does this make any difference to a sole trader? :roll: At ...

sole trader & limited company are 2 different things, a sole trader does not work for any limited company & a limited company director (or employee) is not called a sole trader Hi, Sorry , may be I wasn't able to communicate my query properly.What I wanted to ask is that as a self employed(sole ...

feedback556 wrote:Hi Matthew

Can you please advise if a self employed (sole trader) need to make earnings from some limited company only or earnings made by working for an individual or licensed contractor are also valid ? Thanks for your help.

Hi, Would any member be kind enough to answer the above query.Thanks.

Hi Matthew

Can you please advise if a self employed (sole trader) need to make earnings from some limited company only or earnings made by working for an individual or licensed contractor are also valid ? Thanks for your help.

switching from within the UK is not possible as 319C(h) is not satisfied He would need to apply for entry clearance from outside the UK. Thanks for the confirmation Greenie.A couple of more quick questions in this context... 1) Is it necessary for the dependant to apply with me for his switching or ...

Hi My spouse is planning to move from Tier 1 general to Tier 2 defendant (due to shortage of earnings for Tier 1 extension) and I would like to know if he can apply for this switching from within the UK or will need to go to home country for the application. Apologies, if I am restarting something ...

Sushil-ACCA wrote:ONLY portion of pay which is taxable counted towards visa

what ever name u give to pay headings

Hi, can you please be specific in your comment- so do you agree with Sushdmehta or disagree?

many thanks for confirming this Sushdmehta

sushdmehta wrote:Explain what is "value account top up".

Hi,value account top up is that part of salary for which company gives the option to take as cash or in the form of benefits(for ex. Vouchers- to get tax benefits etc)

I have a tier 1 general visa valid till November 1, 2012. I am in London, and my job pays me 60k GBP annually. I score only 95 points with this income. I will run short by 5k to score the minimum 100 points required for the extension. What are my options? One thing I can think of is - should I get ...

Hi, My Tier-1 extension is due in Oct,2012 and right now my salary is 10K less than the amount required for my Visa renewal. I request you to tell me what are the ways from which I can fill this salary gap. Should I show as freelancing and wht documents i need to show for that or is there any other ...

Hi, I know it may be slightly complicated to understand..still trying my best to put this in simplest possible way. Building further on the earlier queries about pension ,just trying to seek clarity and confidence on what is considered in the earnings : I work as a salaried employee and my company ...

it simply means in order to be your wife's dependent you have to go outside the uk and apply from the home country for entry clearance. Hi, going out of UK to regain entry isn't an issue but do you think there are any other challenges ( assuming all good documentation) to do this switching from PSW ...