InUkOnHsmp and girish19j, I am currently planning to apply for PIO for the whole family, as I am not comfortable with being on the wrong side of the law, which I would be if I work from India on a visit visa. PIO seems to be taking around 4 weeks according to recent timelines posted on the forum, le...

Thanks for the inputs p2kin. You still are an Indian citizen before naturalisation ceremony.. and hold ILR in UK, so legally you are entitled to work in both the countries (till 2 yrs from the day you left UK before unless you get naturalised before that in UK).. but after ceremony day, you have to ...

Thanks ban.s.

My real real question is, is it possible (legal) to work from India for a company in the UK for the long term. I will try to get professional advice as well.

I was just hoping someone on the would have some experiences on this.

Hi Forum, Quick summary of my situation: - on ILR with wife and kid - applied for BC - planning to go back to India for good after BC Now the company I work for in the UK are quite flexible, and are interested in continuing my services from India. My question is, is this possible at all? People who ...

Wonder if they will also crack down on applicants booking multiple appointments. I personally know some people who have up to 3 "backup" appointments. That i think is an even bigger problem.

Hi Forum, We are considering taking UK citizenship for all of us ( me wife and daughter). But we want to go back to India immediately after and will probably settle there with family as m parents are very sick and not well. Now would you guys recommend taking British citizenship + OCI etc, or remain...

Right thanks sushdmehta. I will cancel this appointment and try to book a new one for all of us, just to be safe.

Regards

Hi Forum, I have booked a SET(O) PEO appointment for myself and wife in the beginning of January. However, we might end up getting ILR for our child as well. Do you think its possible to use the same appointment for all of us, or should I book another appointment for 2 dependents. Knowing how easy i...

ok, thanks sushdmehta.

Regards

Thanks InUkOnHsmp.

Oh wait a sec so we landed in the UK on 16th Feb 2008, my visa however was valid from the 6th of Jan 2008, I have booked a PEO appointment and will probably get ILR on the 2nd of January 2013. Now on 3rd January 2014 (and my wife), would I be eligible for naturalization, considering that we were phy...

Hi sushdmehta. She has been here with me since Feb 2008, and will fulfil the residency requirements when I do, in Feb 2014.

Thanks Jambo, will go through the link. Appreciate your response as well.

I have heard that it is very tricky for foreign nationals to start a new business back in India, so we are planning to have one partner as British, and the other as Indian just for that added flexibility.

Hi Forum, I have this really unusual case to discuss with you. I am currently on Tier-1 visa, with my wife and child (born in the UK) as dependent. I am about to apply for my and wife's ILR in a months time. Now due to my parents illness I am having to go back to India for 4-5 years, so I am plannin...

Hi Forum, I am planning to fly to the UK on the 4th of Feb. Somehow I have missed out on applying for the hsbc passport account, also I do not own any credit card. I just have one international debit card. I will be flying with my wife, we are carrying 2000GBP in travellers cheques and 600 GBP cash....

Hi Venky,

Congrats for the EC. No of dependants as 0 is normal, that should not be a problem.

Good luck.

Regards

Hi Web2005,

Here are the answers:

1) No.
2) 4-5 working days.

Cheers

Thanks diamella. First hand experience always inspires more confidence.

Also, can my wife enter the uk without me for the first time, if she lands a job earlier and needs to join before I am relieved from my current assignment?

Please guide.

Hi Lion,

Sad to hear about your case. What a quirk of fate, folks find it tough for employers to sponsor their work permit, and when your employer is doing that you are in a jam.

anyways good luck pal.

Regards

Hi Forum, I just got an offer from a consultant for a contract job in UK office of an India based services firm. They want me to join on an urgent basis. Before considering their offer I need to know a couple of things: 1) Feedback on this consultancy , is there some forum I can get this feedback on...

Hi Ashik,

You can book accommodation through some free booking sites like venere.com or bookings.com

Then after you get your EC you can cancel this booking, you will not be charged at all.

This would be more straight forward and simpler than submitting your friends documents.

HTH

Come to pune/mumbai and get it done;). I went at 1230pm to Pune VFS and there was no queue was attended immediately.

Congrats Rocky,

My timelines were quite similar to yours, only I applied in Pune on the 19th so it reached the BHC on the 20th.

My passport was couriered on 7th Jan.

So when are you planning to fly?

Regards

Thanks Ravi and SKUK,

Other senior members please comment on your experiences about the same.

Regards
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Hi Forum, I got my EC stamped for 2 years yesterday. Along with it came my wife's EC who has applied as my dependant. Now this is my situation, my wifes passport is in her maiden name. Also my name is not present in the spouse section of her passport. Looking at the visa stampings i feel we might ha...