Hello please advise My husband and I both got UK citizenship and passports last year and surrendered our indian passports and got surrender certificate - my husband got his OCI as well earlier this year. Now I need to submit OCI application and my eight year old sons application as well (he also has...
Hi Can someone please advise how to get appointment with NCS (nationality checking service) in Edinburgh please for Citizenship application through them ?
Hi Mods and others I am finalising my application for ILR. I have been on tier 1 for a LONG time now ( went to India to have my son and the clock reset , so took 8 years to get to 5 years continuous residence but that's another story) Thanks to the new KOLL rules, I have been trying to understand th...
Mods and others please help, my husband and i went to the Edinburgh test center this morning to take our Life in UK test. My husband wasnt allowed to take the test as the name he had registered with was his first and last name whilst his passport and BRP have his middle name as well - i thought it w...
Hi , I came in March 2008 on HSMP and FLR under tier 1 twice since then (2010, 2013). My absence from UK was more than 180 days during my pregnancy /childbirth when i went back to india...from Nov 7th 2009 to June 12th 2010 (approx 7 months). Other than that the absences have been short, 2 india hol...
Hi Sorry for posting a new topic with a basic question - can someone please provide the link to the latest guidance notes to applying for ILR i came to the UK in march 2008 on hsmp !! have been on tier 1 extensions since then ....but left the country for 7 months ( bad planning but for a good cause ...
Hello everyone, I am on tier 1 visa - recently extended from 2013 upto 2015. Due to shortfall of few months - I would be ineligible for ILR in Jan 2015 and will need to apply for another tier 1 extension at the time My query is - I have been trying for a new job since my contract with a Bank ended f...
hello everyone i applied via post for tier 1 extension last week of september , subsequently got the reference no letter and then later the biometric appt letter - gave our biometrics last week of october per the letter - i am trying to find the ref no letter now as our visa ends feb 12th and we sti...
Please , I have been asking a simple question for past one week but I am not getting a clear answer .....I switched from hsmp to tier 1 in 2009 now I need to renew ....procedures for applying seem to have completely changed :shock: Please tell me 1). Is in person appt at PEOs possible for tier 1 ext...
Hi , I am in the same position as you ...i entered under HSMP in 2008 and got leave to remain in november 2009 under tier 1...i dont qualify for PR and need another tier 1 extension ...so if they do not grant me points for bachelors degree i will not qualify for the extension, but I have read the gu...
Hello, thanks for the response. I went to the link for booking an appt for tier1 extension and after registering , it says , I should not book an appt until I have submitted the application ...can someone pls tell me what the new procedure is, do i submit an application online and then book the appt...
Hi everyone, Long time since I posted here, my tier1 is due for renewal soon , I dont qualify for PR, though have completed 5 years on hsmp/tier1 ( due to time spent in India in the middle) ....so applying for anther extension right now I am running out of time, sorry but havent read through previou...
mostly this reply means visa rejected : got this today from bhc , seems they do reply when the decision has been taken Dear Ms. Vidya, Thank you for your e-mail. A decision has been made on the application and the passport will be despatched soon. Regards xxx Visa Support Assistant | Casework & Corr...
BHC had reopened yday ...lets hope we see some progress today ...looks like even first week may applicants are still waiting ....is there anyone pending from last week april ??? cos if its more than one month u can email BHC and they have to reply in such cases :idea: I know a person who applied in...
BHC had reopened yday ...lets hope we see some progress today ...looks like even first week may applicants are still waiting ....is there anyone pending from last week april ??? cos if its more than one month u can email BHC and they have to reply in such cases
as far as i have observed the online status and sms status is same.... do you know anyone who applied during same period and has obtained the passport? tier1 .....all of us applied in may are still waiting as far as i know , can u also pls post ur details on the thread i have started for chennai BH...
as far as i have observed the online status and sms status is same.... do you know anyone who applied during same period and has obtained the passport? tier1 .....all of us applied in may are still waiting as far as i know , can u also pls post ur details on the thread i have started for chennai BH...
hi abhin , guess u emailed VFS and not BHC right ? ihave BHCs email id as well , but they sent an auto response that they will reply only if its more than one month since we applied. 2 years back when i got my tier 1 , bhc chennai used to even answer telephone calls and inform us till which week app...
phani , all the best - only urs or dependant visa as well any updates for anyone today ...was hoping since VFS is working today that we mite see online update tho BHC closed since friday ..... but no luck so far ...really praying that i get it this week ....3 weeks over as of today and 15 working da...
thanks sush, i already had checked that link and it says acc to feb 2010 data that 96% of tier 1 visas were processed in 10 wk days and85% of other non settlement visas ( tier 1 dependant ?) in 10 wk days ....so guess the time is more now in may they say peak season for student and visitor visas :cry:
hi cochin i guess it doesnt take 10 days to get into process after reaching bhc ...probably VFS hasnt smsed u the latest status ...can u check online and see what it says. vfs also took rs100 from me for sms alerts but i didnt get even a single one ....they sent me an email to say fwded to bhc ...th...
Hi All, there is no use in calling BHC as I tried calling for 2 weeks and nobody picked up the call and even worse they cut the call sometimes. VFS will not comment on anything except they say that it will take atleast 4 weeks for processing under new rule. Anyways I got my dependent visa after 3.5...
Any updates for any one...now that BHC Chennai will be closed this friday and monday! hey daslimy !! remember me from the dec 2008 ec applicants thread ? :) applying for dependant visa ? i came here for delivery and now applying for babys visa vfs is not closed both the days i think monday theyre o...
