Hi, Due to some urgent requirement, I will be travelling to India the same day I get my British Passport, (ie., using my Indian passport for travel). Can I surrender my Indian passport and apply of OCI while in India? Will my stay be legal once I have surrendered my passport ans awaiting the result ...

After the ceremony. As you need to send your ceremony certificate with your application.

I could'nt answer my mom and dad's date of birth. I answered I don't remember. This post suggests something about the interviewer mentioning something about what happens next. But I was'nt told anything of that sort, for example "you should receive the passport in the next x days ". Hopefully it is ...

Hi,

Of the many questions in the interview 2 of them were my mom and dad date of birth. I answered I don't remember them as I really don't remember.

Will that be a problem?

Thanks.

Hi, I have recently got the citizenship certificate. The next step is for me to apply for British Passport and then hand over Indian passport and get the OCI card. However, I will be travelling to India in 4 to 6 weeks time and as you can guess the above can't be completed by then. Is it ok to go to...

hi, My child is eligible for British passport on the grounds that I am PR(ILR) at the time of her birth. However, since I have plans of leaving this country in a couple of years or so, can I now apply for an Indian passport and still have the flexibility to change it to a british passport if the chi...

Just curious to find out whether we need to go in person to the visa office, if we use a solicitor/agent who can get a faster date for same day service for ILR

Although I am trying to get an online appointment, I really doubt that will be successful before I am eligible to apply for ILR.

Does anyone know of any agencies in Glasgow who can get me a same day appointment for ILR in Glasgow office ?

Hi, Just want to know what time the online for new commencing week is opened something like midnight of today for the next new following week you will find the option something like that. Anyhow I will try myself, but thought of hearing some experience views. Yes, I am interested in knowing if such...

Hi abbas, how early did you had to phone to secure an appointment. I can't get an appointment (on internet) for the rest of the year.

I have just tried to get an in person appointment for ILR over the internet. I have tried for a date with all available offices (7) in UK and none of them have an appointment in 2009. There are no dates shown for 2010. So what options have we got. It is a bit surprising there is no appointment in an...

I am eligible to apply for ILR after 4 years, however I have my visa valid for 5 years (ie., 1 year more after I become eligible for ILR). I am travelling abroad for a month at around the same time as when I complete my 4 years. Since there is no guarentee on the timelines of ILR application, I want...

I have read in various posts that it is either better (or even mandatory) that one should have a job while applying for ILR. I am due for ILR(4 years) in 6 months time and I am now planning to jump to contracting from my perm position. What this means is in next 6 months anything can happen, job les...

An other thread has already picked up this news and progressed a bit further, so I would advise not to post in this thread any more. Please use the thread titled "Changes Very soon in Tier 1" to respond to this thread

These days, most recruiters are asking to show evidence of right to work in UK before they forward the CV or arrange an interview I think I would advise you to first get the visa, the sooner the better because every few months they have been changing rules and several changes ( search this forum or ...

MrBaboo, At this time with out knowing all the details, one can only comment. But atleast there is some good news in the bad news. Having heard Jacqui smith's interview, it was clear that raising of the bar (new rules) are coming into affect from April. However, regarding dependents not being able t...

well, from these announcements, the last thing I want to worry is about whether an agency or company will be baised. I think as always all they look for is whether you have the right to work in UK, and ofcourse they may ask you to show the relevant evidence etc., But the more important concern shoul...

Well, I just hope all these changes wont be applied retrospectively. But at least it is a known fact that Tier 1 extensions have to qualify for the rules at the time of extension. So there might be no escape here. However, regarding preventing dependents coming to UK, or preventing dependents from w...

If you get the visa, it will be issued for 3 years. You can travel any number of times to UK (for what ever reason) during those 3 years. At the end of these 3 years, you will have to apply for extension, and you need to qualify the rules for the extension based on the rules at the time of extension.

Well, unless you are covered by HSMP JR, all extensions to Tier 1 have to meet the points system at the time of extension. So, unfortunately if these rules come into effect in April and you apply in June, then you have to meet this criteria. Well, the complet details of these rules still need to cla...

Yes, anyone can travel alone as long as they have a valid visa.

For example me and my wife (dependant) travelled seperately while coming to the UK.

I would like to invite my mother to UK on a visitor visa for a few months. My mother has never worked in the past, she is a house wife. So she does'nt have any income/assets in her name. I am wondering if this will be an issue for the visa? also, there seems to be quite a few application forms, like...

Thanks, that seem to indicate, indeed one needs to be economically active (employed) at the time of application. I firmly believe it will additional headache to apply for ILR with out being employed at that time. However, I also would like to highlight that being economically active is also a requir...

well, from what you guys mention , it looks like being employed at the time of application for ILR is very important. I am not due for ILR for the next year or two ( based on what the March 13th JR decides), but it definitely helps me be prepared for the ILR application date so that we dont try and ...

my gut feeling is, it is a perfectly valid scenario for someone to be out of work when they apply for ILR ( assuming it is perfectly valid for some one on HSMP to be out of work during their 5 year period). So based on the documentation I could find, I did'nt see anywhere mentioning that it is manda...