Has anyone heard of anyone being denied a work visa, ESTA, or green card based on countries previously visited? I know if you've visited Iran, Iraq, Sudan or Syria you can no longer enter on an ESTA, but would a previous visit to these countries mean your work visa or green card (say through the DV ...

Hi there I am in the process of sending of my Tier 2 after finally (3 months later) getting my cos! Is there a list anywhere of the additional documents to send other than the base ones advised by the home office? I keep reading about cover letters, official letters of job offers etc but I can't see...

Thank you! I looked back and found an email saying my passport was on it's way back from the UKBA Manila office so I'd say your right its the UK Border Authority.

I'm currently making an application for a Tier 2 visa and have to include information of my previous visas to the UK, which would be my Tier 5 Youth Mobility visa which was applied to from New Zealand (processed in Manila). In the application though we have to state who the issuing authority was - d...

Has anyone had any issues with their labor market test not having a maximum salary advertised? My employer had advertised a salary as being dependent on experience - so there was a minimum figure given but the final amount would be negotiable for the right person. When it comes to the amount listed ...

Thanks for that graph link! Bit disheartening to see that it spiked in August last year though :/ All though dropped in August 2013...

Allocations back to September 2014: http://web.archive.org/web/20150325130520/https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/employer-sponsorship-restricted-certificate-allocations/allocations-of-restricted-certificates-of-sponsorship And up to June 2014 http://web.archive.org/web/20140715032756/https:/...

Reapplying in August also with 40 - may the force be with us all! Third time now but thankfully my employer is keen to try again. Seems like theres going to be such a large backlog of 40's though in this allocation :/

Thanks for that. Sounds like we had similar ideas - I found on one of those internet archive sites the data for back to September 2014, but hoping to track down the April - August ones!

Hi all - on my second rejection now at 40 points, but my employer is keen to keep trying. We have one more shot in August before our RLMT expires. Does anyone know if there is anywhere where you can see what the figures were like at this time last year? The government website only goes back to early...