Hi Matty (and Corky), I only just noticed this thread. Just wanted to add that Corky was endlessly helpful with me - I was in a similar position to both of you, and got an Irish passport by the route you're going down. I haven't read all the details of your situation, but Corky speaks true! I was al...

Hi all, After a bit of to-ing and fro-ing I've got an Irish passport! This thread has been really useful to me, especially the posts and additional help from Corky100, who has been a diamond, so in a spirit of sharing the love around here's some information about my application in case it helps anyo...

Thanks both, very helpful.

I'm a British citizen living in the UK, and also it turns out Irish. I'm waiting hopefully for an Irish passport. Assuming that that works out, is there any point in me renewing my UK passport? With the Common-Travel Area I'm aware that the Irish passport will give me the right to come and go from t...

Thanks meself2, but I'm still unable to send Corky100 a private message. Maybe he can send me one? But maybe I can't then reply? Anyway, I think I'm in exactly the same position as you Corky. Sorry, I've been a little bit cagey about full disclosure on a public forum. My biological mother is Irish-b...

Hi Corky100, I can't private message you either. I've just checked my settings: Under "User Control Panel", "Board preferences" there's an option that says "Allow users to send you private messages". I've got that set to "yes". I don't know what else to do! You're welcome to email me at xxxxxx That'...

Hello corky100, just wondering whether you decided on the best direction to go with this?

After a bit more clicking around, the website seems to be changing day-by-day at the moment, and although I hesitate to say it, as far as I can see they seem to have got the law wrong! This is from https://www.dfa.ie/citizenship/born-abroad/registering-a-foreign-birth/ https://ibb.co/7b7Q0QS In case...

Sorry, the last paragraph of my post is wrong - what I meant was that the your father's birth certificate clearly connects him back to his own father who was born in Ireland, which makes your father Irish by descent under s.7, without the need to apply. Section 7: A person is an Irish citizen from b...

It definitely makes no sense. Also, I provided my Adoption Certificate, Fathers UK Birth Certificate, Grandfathers Irish birth certificate. I expected they might want more documents (e.g. Death certificate). But no, this is the response:- "Unfortunately, you have not provided valid proof of citizens...

This is an interesting thread (to me anyway!). I'm in much the same position as you are. I had started down the FBR route, but then been pointed (by one of the very helpful FBR staff) to a direct application for a passport under s.11 INCA as someone adopted by an Irish citizen by descent. I've actua...

Hi all, I think I'm an Irish citizen, but I'm not sure what documents I need to prove that. I was born in London in 1969 to an Irish-born mother and then very soon afterwards adopted by a British couple and brought up as British in the UK. * I presume I can easily get a copy of my birth-mother's bir...

Hi all, I have a maternal Irish-born grandmother. I think I now have all the documents I need to apply, but my UK-born mother does not have a passport, driving licence, or any other state-issued ID document. Should that matter? (I have her birth certificate of course.) Yes, it matters. The best cou...

Hi all,

I have a maternal Irish-born grandmother. I think I now have all the documents I need to apply, but my UK-born mother does not have a passport, driving licence, or any other state-issued ID document. Should that matter? (I have her birth certificate of course.)

I wanted to add my experience of FBR in case it helps others, and also to ask a question. I applied for FBR in August 2018. My maternal grandmother was born in Co. Carlow, so I assumed it would be quite straightforward. Having heard nothing I called for a progress update in Oct 2019. After several ...

Many thanks char. I should have made clear that I'm not subject to immigration control, so it's only him. He has a spotless record, so it looks like the long-residence route is better, not least because he qualifies for that first, and who knows where the immigration rules will be by 2019.

My partner is about to extend his tier 2 visa. By next year he will have been here for ten years (student, PSW, tier 2) and will qualify for ILR via the long-residence route. The year after he will qualify by virtue of five years in tier 2. Are there any advantages in waiting and applying under tier...

OK, thanks iworker. The employer seems to be playing fast and loose with this, and for the sake of saving a few hundred pounds by delaying the pay rise for a couple of months, is taking quite a risk it seems.

Can I ask something else?

I have a note from the previous application that the increased salary only needs to be paid after the extension is granted, not at the time the application is made. Is this correct?

Thanks again.

Sorry, you're obviously right, my stupid maths!

Hello all, This is an enquiry for an extension of a tier 2 visa in SoC 3545. Required salary is £32,500 for an experienced worker based on a 39 hour week. Actual salary is £30,000 based on a 40 hour week, so not quite enough. Clearly the preferred solution would be to negotiate the salary upwards, b...

https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sponsorship-information-for-employers-and-educators#user-manuals-sponsorship-management-system-sms Check this link Many thanks for the rapid reply! I found the authority at para 15.7(d) of this document: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/...

Hi,

Can anyone point me to where in the guidance it says that employers must use the SMS to report changes in duties and salary? The employee will still be within the same SOC.

Thanks!

An Tier 2 employee switched into this category from the old post-study work category (thereby avoiding the resident-labour-market test). The company which employs him has just been taken over. I understand that if the new owner restructures and he finds that his contract of employment is switched to...

manci wrote:which fee box did you tick on the application form?

Hi, we ticked the five-year box - £1,202.