Hi, My grandpa had a British Passport issued in Palestine while it was a British mandate. My family would like to trace this hoping to get British citizenship or status of British Protected Person, and are seeking to hire a lawyer/solicitor who specializes in such area. Any recommendation for lawyer...

Both his father and mother were born in Palestine.

Please let me know what other information you need and where we could start getting any relevant information.

It says
British Passport
Palestine

Nationality of the holder: Palestinian Citizen

My GF was born in Haifa, Palestine.

The passport was issued by "His Majesty's High Commissioner for Palestine"

Hi, My grandfather had a British passport issued in 1944 as a Palestinian citizen while Palestine was a British colony. My uncle wonders if this passport (his dad's British passport) would give him an advantage or make it easier for him to acquire British Citizenship in any route (ancestor or any ot...

Thanks for the clarification. What about her time as dependant on T1 GE visa?

Hi, My wife and I came to the UK in Sep 2013 in student visas (both). She then became dependent on me on all of the following visas: T1 Graduate Entrepreneur: Jan 2015 - Jan 2016 T2 General: Jan 2016 - December 2018 T1 Exceptional Talent: Feb 2019 (she is currently dependent on this one) I got my IL...

Hi Yyang,

I waited and used 3 months payslips.

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Thanks Zimba,

Where can I found further up-to-date information about the effect of speeding court/disqualification on ILR?

Hi, I am applying for ILR but my wife and son are dependants on my current Exceptional Talent visa. When I get my ILR, does their visa stay valid? They need to travel so they would like to apply for ILR after they come back to keep their passports with them (my wife has been in the UK for more than ...

Hi, I switched from T2 General to T1 Exceptional Talent visa and got my ET visa on the 13th Feb 2019. I have been working on T2 visa for over than 3 years so I qualify to ILR immediately. Now, in my ILR application, I need to show that I earned money on ET visa in my field. I run my own company and ...

Thanks @CR001 for your prompt response. You have always been helpful. To confirm, there's no longer any employment gap to worry about at all whilst staying legally in the UK. Which means staying till the end of the 60 days from the curtailment letter from UKVI and applying for another visa before th...

Hi, I am currently on a tier 2 visa and my employer has already handed me a notice of terminating my contract. The notification to UKVI will be sent next week. I understand that I have 60 days to find another job. Correct (1) ? I already had an interview with another employer who already submitted a...

Hi, I am on a tier 2 visa and would like to take an unpaid holiday for a month. During this month, I will not leave the UK. So it is not about staying in/leaving the UK. After the month, I will go back to my permanent job with 40K salary as usual. Is the unpaid holiday something that I can do? can y...

Hi There, I am on a tier 2 visa and would like to take an unpaid holiday for a month. During this month, I will not leave the UK. So it is not about staying in/leaving the UK. After the month, I will go back to my permanent job with 40K salary as usual. Is the unpaid holiday something that I can do?...

Is your business in the same profession as your job? Yes, I work as an IT developer for a non-IT company and my business is in IT as well. So yes in the same profession and there's no conflict of interest. Is the job on the same level as what you do in your business? yes same level but I am my own d...

Dear CR001 and Djsuccess, I found this online which clearly mentions that a tier-2 holder is allowed to have their own business and work up to 20 hours a week (in the same filed). https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/opening_a_limited_company_on_a_t Could you please explain why you advised me to r...

Hi Djsuccess and CR001, Thanks for your clarification. I resigned as a director and assigned my wife as the director. So now, I am not related to the company on paper. However, I still would like to take the maximum time out of my job. What are my options? Can I take an unpaid holiday for a certain ...

Hi CR001, "You risk forfeiting your Tier 2 visa or getting your next application refused because you have not followed the rules of Tier 2 visa. Doing a supplementary job is not the issue, the issue is you owning and running a registered business while on tier 2. You should have handed over the comp...

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I would like to add that during my part-time or unpaid holiday, I will remain in the UK most of the time.

Hi there, I am on a tier 2 general visa on a PERMANENT job started in Jan 2016 with a salary slightly above £40K. My visa is valid for 5 years ( minus 20 days). I would like to work part-time in my job to take care of my own business. (1) Can I do that while continuing to count towards ILR? If yes, ...

Option 2: My wife is and has been dependant on me all the time. I am thinking to make a T1-Ent visa on her name and become dependant on her. (4) Will any previous time in the UK be counted for ILR? No. Your wife must apply for home to become a main applicant and any time spent before for her or you...

Thanks makky86 and Akorotaeva for your reply.

Does this mean that currently I can take any number of holidays? I am currently on my third year and my job is permanent.

Thanks

Thanks for your quick reply, @makky86. My basic salary is 3,360.50 monthly. - 96.77 holiday purchase (monthly) - 243.00 child vouchers (monthly) - 100.82 pension (monthly) All of this is before tax. After tax my take-home is 2,258.92 monthly. (1) So how to calculate how many days more I can buy? eac...