Further to my earlier mail (http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=85648&highlight=) the last part of which I quote below: "I hope I have covered all the salient points. Though it is not directly connected, I will mention a side-issue. Our second daughter is starting her Law degree course ...

STLewis, Thanks. WE called the helpline and were advised to post my son's passport instead of the birth certificate and have done so.

We received our ILR a few days back. We are trying to apply for child benefit for my son. Unfortunately we don't have his birth certificate. He was born in the middle-east and his school never returned this which was submitted to them at admission. Since he had the passport as the proof of his date ...

No. The maximum absence was 84 days.

Yes, we all went. My wife and son were not even seen by the case worker. My daughters making their separate applications just handed in their applications and the LITUK certificates and their part was over. The caseworker went through the application form page by page and asked few cursory questions...

mk357, we had booked through the website. I think the online booking process has changed recently. As we progress through the booking, it asks for dependents details and also informs that all the dependents should attend the interview. May be you can register and go through the process till the last...

Thanks. We used Set O forms. I believe Set (M) is to be used if the dependent is applying at a later date than the main applicant. The fee was £1350.

Today we got our ILR, my wife and son with one application and my two daughters with separate over 18 applications. Interestingly, we had been to Solihull PEO on 31st to apply and were told to make a postal application as the office had no resources to consider complicated cases like mine. We though...

Gidoc, We have informed Cambridge university where she would be joining of our situation. We have told them that we would inform the fee status only by early September. But from all accounts the fee status is determined by the start date which would be considered as 1 Sept for courses starting betwe...

Thanks a lot Vinny and XYZ123, for the information. I will try my damnedest to make sure it will be decided on the same day.

Thanks & Regards

I will thankful for any information on the following. I will be eligible to apply for ILR on 30th Aug 2011. My daughter is starting university in September, and will qualify as a home student if the ILR is granted on or before 1st September. I will make all efforts to make a PEO application on 30th ...

OK. Thanks for your tip. I will try and take the earliest possible train.

I will be thankful if someone could answer this.

I will be travelling to London tomorrow to apply for passport. Will it be OK if I join the queue by 11.00? Or is it possible that I may not get in before the counter closes at 12.00?

Will be most grateful to know.
Thanks & Regards.

I came to UK in Sept. 2006 on a work permit and switched to HSMP in Oct.2007 and got extension with Tier-1 which is valid till Oct 2012. I was hoping to get the ILR in Aug 2011 but then the rules changed to Provisional Citizenship for one to three year effective July 2011. At present I believe the p...

I came to UK in Sept. 2006 on a work permit and switched to HSMP in Oct.2007 and got extension with Tier-1 which is valid till Oct 2012. I was hoping to get the ILR in Aug 2011 but then the rules changed to Provisional Citizenship for one to three year effective July 2011. At present I believe the p...

Thanks for the response. I agree it is too early to plan anything, given the uncertainties.

I have Tier-1 visa, and the family (wife, daughter and son) are on Tier-1 dependent visa. I will be completing 5 years of stay on 26th September 2011. The earliest I can apply is 28th Aug 2011. My daughter will be 18 then, and unless she has a ILR by 1 September, will have to pay overseas student fe...

I will be thankful to know the type of form (SET O or SET F) I should use for my 19 year old daughter in full time education.
Many thanks

I had my appointment on the 1st September and got the extension for 3 years. Two things to note for other applicants: 1. Make sure you pay the right amount while making the payment. I was to pay £1170 for myself and three dependents. Unfortunately, I was so stressed about the card payment passing t...