T1E200k Extension Delay due to COVID-19

Hi All,

I am preparing my T1E 200k Extension application that is due in mid July 2020. I have two (02) questions.

1. Salary paid to myself (Director) under PAYE count towards acceptable expense by HO?
2. I have bought an Electric Vehicle (EV) on company's name in order to avail the tax benefits available to EVs. Would the cost of the car (owned by company) count towards acceptable expense by HO?

Thanks!

What do you mean by"acceptable" expense? There is no such thing under immigration rules.

marcnath wrote: ↑

Fri May 29, 2020 9:51 pm

What do you mean by"acceptable" expense? There is no such thing under immigration rules.

say I have invested 220k till now and have taken out 25k as Director's Salary and bought a 20k EV car, would HO still consider me to have invested 220k OR would they consider it as 175k?

snt wrote: ↑

Fri May 29, 2020 9:56 pm

marcnath wrote: ↑

Fri May 29, 2020 9:51 pm

What do you mean by"acceptable" expense? There is no such thing under immigration rules.

say I have invested 220k till now and have taken out 25k as Director's Salary and bought a 20k EV car, would HO still consider me to have invested 220k OR would they consider it as 175k?

A company car or director's salary forms part of your own remuneration. They will be excluded as investments for award of points

Immigration rules Part 6a under paragraph 245D(c)(ii):

(ii) ‘Invested’ means that the funds have been invested into a business or businesses which the applicant is running as self-employed or as a director or member of a partnership. ‘Invested’ or ‘spent’ excludes spending on:

(1) the applicant’s own remuneration,
(2) buying any business from a previous owner, where the money ultimately goes to that previous owner (irrespective of whether it is received or held directly or indirectly by that previous owner) rather than into the business being purchased (This applies regardless of whether the money is channelled through the business en route to the previous owner, for example by means of the applicant or business purchasing ‘goodwill’ or other assets which were previously part of the business.),
(3) investing in businesses, other than those which the applicant is running as self-employed or as a director, and
(4) any spending which is not directly for the purpose of establishing or running the applicant’s own business or businesses.

See also Aviable funds in the caseworker guidance: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... v24ext.pdf

Zimba wrote: ↑

Sat May 30, 2020 1:38 am

snt wrote: ↑

Fri May 29, 2020 9:56 pm

marcnath wrote: ↑

Fri May 29, 2020 9:51 pm

What do you mean by"acceptable" expense? There is no such thing under immigration rules.

say I have invested 220k till now and have taken out 25k as Director's Salary and bought a 20k EV car, would HO still consider me to have invested 220k OR would they consider it as 175k?

A company car or director's salary forms part of your own remuneration. They will be excluded as investments for award of points

Immigration rules Part 6a under paragraph 245D(c)(ii):

(ii) ‘Invested’ means that the funds have been invested into a business or businesses which the applicant is running as self-employed or as a director or member of a partnership. ‘Invested’ or ‘spent’ excludes spending on:

(1) the applicant’s own remuneration,
(2) buying any business from a previous owner, where the money ultimately goes to that previous owner (irrespective of whether it is received or held directly or indirectly by that previous owner) rather than into the business being purchased (This applies regardless of whether the money is channelled through the business en route to the previous owner, for example by means of the applicant or business purchasing ‘goodwill’ or other assets which were previously part of the business.),
(3) investing in businesses, other than those which the applicant is running as self-employed or as a director, and
(4) any spending which is not directly for the purpose of establishing or running the applicant’s own business or businesses.

See also Aviable funds in the caseworker guidance: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... v24ext.pdf

Hi Zimba, director's salary from a business is not part of investment and should it be topped up? I always thought that director could take a salary from the business?

snt wrote: ↑

Fri May 29, 2020 9:56 pm

marcnath wrote: ↑

Fri May 29, 2020 9:51 pm

What do you mean by"acceptable" expense? There is no such thing under immigration rules.

say I have invested 220k till now and have taken out 25k as Director's Salary and bought a 20k EV car, would HO still consider me to have invested 220k OR would they consider it as 175k?

It is not possible to answer this without knowing about your business. Has the business been generating revenue ? When has the revenue been generated? and so on.

marcnath wrote: ↑

Sat May 30, 2020 8:52 am

It is not possible to answer this without knowing about your business. Has the business been generating revenue ? When has the revenue been generated? and so on.

the business has been generating revenue from month 1 and have continued to do so every month since then.

Camel555 wrote: ↑

Sat May 30, 2020 8:44 am

Hi Zimba, director's salary from a business is not part of investment and should it be topped up? I always thought that director could take a salary from the business?

Who said a director cannot take salary from a business ??! It is obvious that you cannot pay yourself your own money and claim you invested in your business. Tier 1E investment should be used to cover expenses of the business not its director

snt wrote: ↑

Sat May 30, 2020 11:13 am

marcnath wrote: ↑

Sat May 30, 2020 8:52 am

It is not possible to answer this without knowing about your business. Has the business been generating revenue ? When has the revenue been generated? and so on.

the business has been generating revenue from month 1 and have continued to do so every month since then.

As long as your salary+ car costs have not exceeded the revenue generated at any time, you should be ok. So if you took salary in month 5, the revenue generated until that time has to be greater than the salary

marcnath wrote: ↑

Sun May 31, 2020 7:32 am

As long as your salary+ car costs have not exceeded the revenue generated at any time, you should be ok. So if you took salary in month 5, the revenue generated until that time has to be greater than the salary

Thanks! this clears up the confusion.

My initial leave to remain expired 16 July 2020 and have filled in & submitted the form around 10 July 2020.

The appointments weren't available at that time but they have now started to become available. I have got three (03) email so far.

1. suggesting they are aware that appointments aren't available hence my stay is covered under Section 3C.
2. they are now giving appointments to July applicants.
3. I am not eligible for Biometrics reuse hence I must book an appointment.

Most of the appointment slots are booked till end August/early September and those which are available are costing roughly £675.00 (for a family of 5). I understand that it might take a while till the FREE appointments will start appearing again on the system hence my question is, for how long can I delay submission of my biometrics? and what effect it can/will have on my application except that the processing wouldn't start till then & I will not be able to travel?

UKVI may eventually return your application as invalid as you are expected to book Biometrics as soon as you can.

Thanks! I got one booked in for 17th August.

I have a question regarding the documents I need to carry on the day of biometrics appointment.

As per my understanding from the forum, we don't need to carry any supporting documents along apart from Original Passport and BRP.

However, the UKVCAS portal and well as confirmation email suggests to carry all the supporting documents (see below screenshot). Can someone kindly clarify?

You should carry all documents with you if they need to be rescanned

Dear All,

Thanks for the continued assistance. My T1E 200k extension got approved under 2 weeks. The timeline has been updated in the relevant section. Here is the overview.

Application Submitted online: 10 July 2020
Biometrics Done: 17 August 2020 (as there were no earlier appointments available)
Application Approved: 01 September 2020
BRP received in post: 07 September 2020

Time to move to ILR section of the forum!

Is there any particular thread only for tier 1 timeline for idv and in person appointments. i notice there is one for tier2 /ilr

Kind Regards

Is there any particular thread only for tier 1 timeline for idv and in person appointments. i notice there is one for tier2 /ilr

Kind Regards