Entry Time in UK

Hi All,

I have been granted a Tier-1 General Visa for UK from BHC, New Delhi. My Visa is valid from July, 2008 - July, 2011. I am in India right now & looking for a suitable job in UK.

Could anyone please let me know if there is any time-limit from date of issuing Visa with in which I must enter UK ?
Please let me know.

Cheers,
rawpan

Hi,

I too have the same question, but have not been able to find an answer anywhere. Please let me know if you have got any replys or information for this query.

One can enter anytime till the expiry of visa.

u need to enter uk within 6 months of geting the approval letter, its there in the caseworkers manual

Hi,

For the old HSMP system it was 6 months for entry and they you need to show employment and stability within the first 12 months. Only then could you apply for extension of HSMP visa.
But am not sure if the same rules apply for Tier 1 General migrant visa also.

I have a Tier1 (with HSMP letter) issued for 3 years.

I think the HSMP rules have been taken over by the Tier1 rules.

So, to answer your question - I think you can enter UK anytime within the 3 yrs the EC is valid for.

rawpan wrote:Hi All,

I have been granted a Tier-1 General Visa for UK from BHC, New Delhi. My Visa is valid from July, 2008 - July, 2011. I am in India right now & looking for a suitable job in UK.

Could anyone please let me know if there is any time-limit from date of issuing Visa with in which I must enter UK ?
Please let me know.

Cheers,
rawpan

technically u can enter UK in 6 months from your visa issuance date but u should have entered UK with in 28days of ur visa issuance date caus that would have helped you have 1 month of holiday and travel out of the country each year as u shouldnt be away for more than 180days witin the 5year period before your ILR application.

dnt delay and enter before the 15th OCT ( 3 months period from visa issued ) otherwise you wouldnt qualify for the ILR as you shouldnt have been out of UK for more than 90days witin the 5 year peiod prior to your ILR application

Hope this helps

Rgards

arunbast wrote:Hi,

For the old HSMP system it was 6 months for entry and they you need to show employment and stability within the first 12 months. Only then could you apply for extension of HSMP visa.
But am not sure if the same rules apply for Tier 1 General migrant visa also.

BTW these rules are not valid anymore and are 3years old

uktier1234 wrote:

rawpan wrote:Hi All,

I have been granted a Tier-1 General Visa for UK from BHC, New Delhi. My Visa is valid from July, 2008 - July, 2011. I am in India right now & looking for a suitable job in UK.

Could anyone please let me know if there is any time-limit from date of issuing Visa with in which I must enter UK ?
Please let me know.

Cheers,
rawpan

technically u can enter UK in 6 months from your visa issuance date but u should have entered UK with in 28days of ur visa issuance date caus that would have helped you have 1 month of holiday and travel out of the country each year as u shouldnt be away for more than 180days witin the 5year period before your ILR application.

dnt delay and enter before the 15th OCT ( 3 months period from visa issued ) otherwise you wouldnt qualify for the ILR as you shouldnt have been out of UK for more than 90days witin the 5 year peiod prior to your ILR application

Hope this helps

Rgards

UKTIER1234

It sounds as if you know a lot of information on this subject.

So, if I take about three months (77 days) to enter the UK after the date on my visa, will that mean that I will not be able to leave the country for more than 13 days for the next 5 years? Or I will not be able to apply for my ILR application?

What if I enter the UK within 28 days of my visa issuance date, and leave again the same day for a 77 day holiday in the US - Will that make a difference?

I already have my visa - predated. But as it is the end of the year, I decided to only go to the UK in January - Not 1 November, and I already have holiday arrangements in the US.

180 days are much better than 90.

Hi uktier1234,

Thanks a lot for your reply. Could you please send me the online link where in these rules are mentioned ? I would like to review my options here.

Thanks a lot for the useful information.

Cheers,
rawpan

so how many days of holiday outside of uk is allowed during the 5 yr period before the ilr ? is it 90 or 180 ? thanks

you can have total of 180days of holidays within the 5yr period before you apply for ILR. another condition is that u shouldnt be out of UK for more than 90days at one go. you need to satisfy both at the time of ILR. one can enter UK at anytime during the 3year period of visa issued to you AFAIK there will be no problems in entering the country the only issue will be during the ILR

Hope this helps!!

But what is the no. of days we can leave the country on the new Tier 1 visa? Currently our visa is valid for only 3 yrs. and not 5 yrs..

rawpan wrote:Hi All,

I have been granted a Tier-1 General Visa for UK from BHC, New Delhi. My Visa is valid from July, 2008 - July, 2011. I am in India right now & looking for a suitable job in UK.

Could anyone please let me know if there is any time-limit from date of issuing Visa with in which I must enter UK ?
Please let me know.

Cheers,
rawpan

entry period after tier 1

uktier1234 wrote:you can have total of 180days of holidays within the 5yr period before you apply for ILR. another condition is that u shouldnt be out of UK for more than 90days at one go. you need to satisfy both at the time of ILR. one can enter UK at anytime during the 3year period of visa issued to you AFAIK there will be no problems in entering the country the only issue will be during the ILR

Hope this helps!!

Thank you very much!! That helped alot!!