I have applied for British passport, which hasn't arrived yet. However I need to travel to India on business on my Indian passport (I am within the 3 months grace period) and I don't see a problem to enter/exit India. However to renter into UK, will my Indian passport+ILR be sufficient to get throu...

It's official...we are all in serious trouble...this is the conversation I just had with HMPO advice line: N.B. I am an Australian National (and British citizen by descent) living in the USA. --- Me: Hi, my British passport application has been stagnant at Durham for almost eight weeks now. I was i...

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC (ILR via 5 yrs Tier 1) Method of application: NCS London (Camden) Date of NCS appointment: 06/03/2014 Date of receipt by UKBA : 10/03/2014 (via Royal Mail tracking) Date of debit of fees : 12/03/2014 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: 12/03/2014 (received 20/03/20...

Hi everyone, I am attending my citizenship ceremony next Friday and had planned to apply for my UK passport straight after. The problem is that I work abroad, and I see that I have to surrender my current passport in order to apply for my UK passport. Normally I go back and forth from my country of ...

1. 6.4 when did you last enter UK? I entered Uk in June 2004 on student visa and i switched to Tier 1 general in Apr 2009.. This refers to the most recent time you literally entered the UK. Have you left the UK since you came here in June 2004 (e.g. on a holiday)? If so put the date of your most re...

Many congratulations to you and your family!

I was wondering about this question - is calculating an average the common way to answer it? I am an employee, not self employed but I did get different salaries each month in the past year for various reasons (different amount of overtime, changed jobs, got a raise). I thought I'd mention the last...

Eligibility criteria: Spouse of BC (ILR via 5 yrs Tier 1) Method of application: NCS London (Camden) Date of NCS appointment: 06/03/2014 Date of receipt by UKBA : 10/03/2014 (via Royal Mail tracking) Date of debit of fees : 12/03/2014 Date of receipt of acknowledgement: awaiting Date of receipt of a...

what should i mention for Q 5.3 " what is your income each month"? should it be average income for the month? my income Job 1 - Monthly paid (this gives the points that i needed) Job 2 - Paid once in 4 weeks also at the 12th month i get a bonus from Job 1 which is added to my last pay slip. now sho...

Just to inform everyone that my friend won her appeal... the result came last Friday. The evidence she gave, satisfied the judge that the relationship was subsisting as at the time of the application and that was all that was needed! There were so many discouragements, even from lawyers, but she st...

Ideally , The income that you are going to declare to HO should be in sync with HMRC . If it results in more documentation so be it . I don't know that I agree with this. There is no requirement that you declare all of your income, only enough to meet your relevant income threshold. So long as you'...

It would be very helpful if you could post the template of your absence letter regarding to SE if you have any. I have one trip in abroad for five weeks related to my SE work. My Client has already provided me a letter regarding this, - however, in the UKBA website it says that SE person has to pro...

No, it won't as their details will be available if necessary on either passport number as they are linked specifically to the individual. Thanks for your quick reply. I phoned the NCS where I have an appointment and was told all referees need to have a current, valid passport and therefore anyone c...

I know it's been established that referees with expired passports are fine, but what about referees who are in the process of renewing their passport? Both of my referees (and my backup referee) are applying for new passports within one week of me sending off my naturalisation application. As their ...

I have a question regarding absence during unemployment. My initial entry was on 25th April 2009 and got a job in July. But during the initial period I had travelled outside the UK during my initial stay when I was unemployed for 4 weeks (23rd May 2009 - 20 Jun 2009). I travelled outside the UK for...

Thanks guys :) Many congratulations to you.Just wanted to ask you about the questions the case worker asked. Was it only about the nature of the Self employment? Did she inquire anything else about SE? Did the letter from client also stated the kind of work you did for them? Sorry, for asking so muc...

I had my PEO appointment at Croydon today for ILR on the basis of 5 years on Tier 1 (General) and I am pleased to report that my application was successful. I am incredibly grateful for all of the advice I have received on here over the past 7 years; it has been invaluable to me. I wanted to post my...

I don't know if this varies depending on the visa category (I don't see yours mentioned), but at least for Tier 1 (General) the guidance clearly specifies that payslips must be "original & formal" (i.e. not electronic), and if they are electronic, they must be accompanied by an employer letter confi...

Just Wondering wrote:Yes.

Yes you need the BRP, or yes you can just apply with the HO approval letter?

Thanks for the quick replies.

ouflak1 wrote:No. In fact there are still some of us who have never, nor will we ever, get a BRP (such as myself).

So did you successfully become naturalised using your HO ILR approval letter?

From what you describe it potentially sounds as if the advisor is withholding your documents until you pay ("said we hadn't signed anything with him like a client contract"). Either way, it may be worth putting more pressure on the advisor directly, informing him of your intent to make a complaint. ...

I put these notes together for the LITUK test based on the official study guide and questions off the official iOS app. These notes aren't exhaustive (you need to know more people, as well as values, government and law), but they cover nearly all key historical events/eras/battles that I encountered...

I am applying for ILR soon and plan to apply for naturalisation as the spouse of a BC immediately after. I need to have submitted my naturalisation application within 2 weeks of my ILR, as I have to travel abroad for work and any more days outside of the UK and I will have surpassed the 90 day limit...

Hi everyone,

Does anyone have any ideas about the above? I would greatly appreciate any feedback; my appointment is approaching fast and I'm struggling to find answers.

Many many thanks,
K

Hi everyone, I am applying for ILR next month with both self-employed (SE) and employed earnings (Tier 1 General). I only recently surpassed the income threshold for paying Class 2 National Insurance Contributions (NICs) on my self-employed income. I thus recently cancelled my small-earnings exempti...