Hi, This exact situation happened to me a few weeks ago. Sad to say that the name on your invitation is the one that will probably be printed on your Naturalisation Certificate. I know it's maddening, since one would assume that the name on the original electronic application would be moved electron...
Hi Arif, I'm not sure I can give more information that will help you, aside from what has already been posted in this topic. If there are no maintenance funds in your or your wife's accounts, you will most probably be refused a Tier 2 extension, if you already have ILR. Point 83 of the guidance only...
I just did, thank you for asking. To continue where I left off...: 09 Nov 2018 I received email from Home Office asking which application (FLR(m) or Tier 2) I would like to progress with. I replied Tier 2. 12 Nov 2018 I received an acknowledgement letter via post that the application is in progress ...
1. Type of application: Tier 2 Dependent extension (Standard Service) 2. If switching, category changing (switching) from: N/A 3. Date of expiry of current leave: 06 October 2018 4. Number of dependants applying at the same time: 0 5. Date application submitted online: 17-Oct-2018 (variance of FLR(m...
You're absolutely right, Char. But I must say I've read all the posts regarding this and couldn't find any which stated it was impossible. What people were saying was that PSCs (and Priority postal I assume) would no longer vary complicated applications, and I assumed mine was quite simple, especial...
Not sure if this is the place to post this, so please feel free to move this where it is most relevant: I drove from Glasgow to Sheffield last week to attend an early morning Premium Service Appointment. My intent was a simple variance from an FLR(m) to a Tier 2 Dependent extension. I had planned th...
Just an update for those who are interested: My visa had a date of expiry of 06 October 2018 I only had 90 days maintenance as of: 09 October 2018 So: 04 Oct 2018 - I submitted online FLR(m) postal application. 04 Oct 2018 - Sent supporting documents to Sheffield via post. 08 Oct 2018 - Registered b...
And of course there's item 83. in the PBS (Dependent) Policy Guidance which states: 83. If you apply separately from the main applicant you will need to have the necessary funds to meet the maintenance requirement or have a written undertaking from an A-rated Sponsor, unless the main applicant alrea...
Thank you Char, I really appreciate all your insight. However, when I've read through all the guidance I have still not found any mention of extension. Appendix E and 319C speak of joining a PBS Migrant, not already residing in the UK and extending. The way it was explained to me by the UKVI people ...
They did not send guidance notes, only a written reply to my query. My thoughts are it makes no sense to lose my 5-year status toward ILR (I am two months shy) for missing 3 days of maintenance, after having lived here with my family for 5 years and that any semi-reasonable visa officer will see thi...
Thank you Cyclina. After reading dozens of such cases on these boards I was considering varying (maybe FLR(M) to Tier 2 extension), but I would still not be able to prove 90 days maintenance before the date of the application. Unless I sent in an FLR(M) and then by the time I varied to Tier 2 I woul...
Just thinking here... Based on my calculations, I would have 90 days of maintenance by 9 October. My visa expires on 6 October. What if I overstayed for 3 days (using the 14 day rule) with an explanation?
Just as a humorous aside, I just decided to call UKVI call centre again (for what purpose, I don't know) and they told me that if the primary Tier 2 holder applies for ILR, I will lose my Dependent status and need to leave the country and apply for another visa to enter. Clearly they haven't a clue ...
To answer my own question, it seems I can apply with the letter received at the Premium Service appointment, and before receiving the BRP. I will report back after this happens.
I've been searching high and low all over the internet for a solution to this. It seems no one knows the answer. Not even UKVI. I start to understand what Gilliam was on about when he made the film "Brazil". The bureaucracy is such that it is feeding on itself, and is so complex and so gargantuan th...
Can I submit a Maintenance letter from my wife's "A"-rated employer that will attest to support me as a dependent in my Tier 2 Dependent Extension application, in lieu of 90 days maintenance in my account?
Hi. My wife is applying for ILR through the Tier 2 (G) - 5-year route. She has a premium service appointment booked at the end of August. We would then like to register our child who was born in the UK for BC using the NCS JCAP service here in Scotland. We would like to travel a few weeks afterward,...
Just a brief followup: I spoke to yet another call service agent at UKVI and they told me I should just apply for Tier 2 Dependent Extension alone, and use the original COS (from the Tier 2), which is supposed to handle the maintenance for dependents (me). Just to make sure I bring the Main visa hol...
I just called the UKVI Helpline again. They said I can use the COS from the last Tier 2 extension instead of proof of maintenance, just to change the expiry to three years from the date of my application. That the COS switches from the main applicant to the dependent when the main applicant gets ILR...
Thank you for the response, very much appreciated. I had a feeling that was the case, as I tend to trust your experience far more than the call centre's staff.
Does this mean I lose my qualifying years for ILR? Is my ony recourse to go the FLR(M) route??
Ok now I'm really confused... I just got off the phone with the UKVI help line. They said in no uncertain terms that a Tier 2 extension does NOT require proof of maintenance, since it is clear the applicant has been living in the UK for 5 years and is either supporting himself or being supported. Th...
I have looked through all my bank accounts, foreign and domestic. Unfortunately, the balance dipped below the £630 threshold for one single day this year (on 25 July 2018). Therefore I would only now have the 90 day maintenance requirement complete by 23 Oct 2018, only two weeks after my Tier 2 Depe...
