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x · Newbie Joined: 24 Jun 2010 Posts: 3

hi,

I am a romanian student in the uk. I want to apply for the student yellow card. however, it takes a week for my bank to send me the bank statement and i need the yellow card as soon as possible. can someone tell me if there is any problem if i declare a friend is supporting me and i send his bank statement? also, how should the letter in which he acknowledges he supports me look like? Is there a fixed form?

I would be really grateful if you could answer these for me.

NiyaVatkova · Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 9:39 am Post subject:

In order to get the card the Home Office would like to see your account details, it is unlikely your application will be successful if you send your friend's. If you go into a branch you can get a printout statement,most banks would be able to help you on the spot.
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JJPetrov · Newbie Joined: 19 Oct 2010 Posts: 1

Hi, I am bulgarian national, university student in Scotland. I just recently send my documents for 'yellow card', just in the begingin of october. But I noticed that the Border Agency are currently reviewing documents send on the 26 august, which means that it will take ages until they start to review for october.

So I think I need to act quick on this, and find me other options for obtainting some sort of documents that will alow me to work legally and support myself. I have some friends who are selfemployed and have businesses in contruction.

Could they help me get a self emplyed status, without wotrking with them? Can I work jobs that are variating in their nature with self employed?

I know some of the questions might be confusing...but I realy nead to do something as until Xmas I will be vegetating if I dont work!:X Thanks for any help!!

Romaniac · Newbie Joined: 01 Dec 2010 Posts: 1

Restrictions can be applied for a country for up to 4 years after joining EU. In january 2011 there will be 4 years. Dear HO, what are you going to do next? Btw I've got the Blue Card, I do not care about your decisions Wink

John · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:15 pm Post subject:

Romaniac, are you sure about that? The source of your information?
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John · Posted: Wed Dec 01, 2010 10:24 pm Post subject:

Read this webpage ..... click here .... where it will be seen that the transitional period will be at least 5 years, and possibly up to 7 years long.

As Romania and Bulgaria joined the EU on 01.01.07, this means that the transitional period will not end before 01.01.2012, but will definitely end no later than 01.01.2014.
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koffeina · Newbie Joined: 03 May 2011 Posts: 1

Hi there,

I have searched the whole internet about information on the Blue card, and everybody is saying something different..I don't know what to do or believe or expect any more.
My issue:

I have been an Au Pair for 12 months, had my purple card (Accession Worker card) and now I have applied for the Blue card. The thing is, that I have applied on the 14th of march 2011 and we are on the 3rd of april today and no sign from them..even worse, on their website they say they are only dealing with the applications from the 5th of january, so buy the time they will get to 14th of march, i will have grown grey hair!!

You might realise by now how desperate I am, because I can't find a JOB UNLESS I have the blue card. At the moment I am stuck. All my papers (passport, accesion worker card) have been posted to the Home office, and I have no prove I to that other than the receipt from the Post Office.
Questions:
How can I prove that my application is in progress (to a future employer)
How can I speed up the progress
How can I find info about the progress of my application (they won't give info unless there have been 6 months!!!) A person can die 10 times in 6 months

Sorry for being so dramatic, but I am really pissed off and this seems to be the right place to ask for some info...I would just like to hear from people in the same situation as me, how they dealt with it and just make an idea how long I am supposed to wait for the blue card...

My apology is I didn't write the subject where I was supposed to. It's the first time I'm posting on a forum, so you can understand Smile

Thanks in advance for any idea or piece of advice!

Cheers to you all!
P.S: forgot to mention I am a Romanian citizen.
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mate123 · Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2009 Posts: 6

Hi,
I'm posting this on behalf of my Romanian friend. she wants to register as self employed but we dont know the process. Any help would be highly appreciated.

John · Posted: Thu May 05, 2011 4:52 pm Post subject:

The first thing to say is that your friend has a perfect right to come to the UK and to become self-employed her. No permission is needed for her to start her self-employment in the UK.

However there is a tax requirement, to register the self-employment with HMRC within the first three months of the business, in order to avoid a tax penalty. Part of that will be registering for a NI number, and starting to pay Class 2 NI contributions, which is the class of contributions paid by the self-employed.

Having registered with HMRC, and got proof of that, if she wants to get a Registration Certificate from UKBA then she would submit a form EEA1. But she is not required to do that, if she does not want to, and a lack of Registration Certificate does not stop her exercising Treaty Rights in the UK as a self-employed person.

However submitting a form EEA1 might be helpful in certain circumstances, for example if a family member, such as non-EEA husband, wants to apply for a Residence Card.
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BGpanda · Newbie Joined: 21 Aug 2011 Posts: 1

I;m bulgarian national.Been in uk in a past 9 years.I come here on work permit viza.4years after that i got ILR.Somebody told me that despite that i STILL need one of this color coded cards giving you right to work in UK.Is that true or false.Thank you

John · Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 8:04 pm Post subject:

No, the ILR gives you the right to work.

More .... ILR held by a person of any nationality gives the right to live in the UK, and to work.
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dr.bajrani · Newbie Joined: 24 Aug 2011 Posts: 1

Hello everyone,

Can anyone tell me how many days Ho is taking in processing the application.

Thanks,

Raluca007 · BANNED Joined: 27 Oct 2011 Posts: 8

It took them 4 months to send me my yellow card and 5 for my blue card..

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katkin100 · Newbie Joined: 07 Feb 2012 Posts: 2

Hi

A Bulgarian friend of mine has asked me for some help. He has moved to London from Bulgaria and is self employed. He has tried to apply for NI number twice but he has been refused. The letter says

"We have carefully considered the evidence you provided and, where necessary have made further checks and have decided the work that you do and the way you are engaged to do that work is not considered to be self employment. Self employment is not determined by either your wish to be self employed or the person using your service. This can only be established by analysis of the facts".

After that it just advises how to reapply if his circumstances change.

He is unsure what to do next and where he may have gone wrong with his application. Searching the internet I am finding it difficult to find out what kind of work can be classed as being self employed. Can anyone here offer us some advice on what qualifies as self-employment?

John · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:35 pm Post subject:

katkin100 · Newbie Joined: 07 Feb 2012 Posts: 2

I don't know exactly what evidence was provided although I've emailed him to find out. He is working as a painter and is currently finding work through advertisements. He hopes with a national insurance number he can work as a sub contractor which would pay better.

I guess the question I'm asking is what sort of evidence is usually required? I would have thought some invoices from different jobs he's done would be best to illustrate the nature of his employment. He said he'd asked an accountant to help prepare some documents so presumably that was invoices. I'm not sure what else he would need except his identity documents?

John · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 2:19 pm Post subject:

Has he registered the existence of his self-employment with HMRC? If not I suggest that he does that without delay, especially as there is a need to tell them within 3 months of the start date, in order to avoid a £100 penalty.

Evidence of that HMRC registration can only help him getting a NI number.
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amycompton · Junior Member Joined: 10 Jul 2012 Posts: 10

He is intending to become self-employed, work here and live with me and we have asked for the forms for this to be sent from the Inland Revenue - however, if this fails. I don't want to find suddenly that he has to leave after three months.

John · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:04 pm Post subject:

Can I ask, what sort of work will he do? And whilst he will be classed as self-employed as defined in the EU Directive, will he be operating his business in his own name, or alternately will he have a Limited Company of which he will be the sole Director and sole Shareholder?
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