This is a question for the endorsing body really. Check the requirements on the endorsing body website and compare with your credentials to assess what are your chances to be endorsed. Also try to contact other foreign academic staff at your university who might be on a GTV and ask how they prepared...

If you travel outside the UK before a decision is made, the ILR application will be withdrawn.

You must not travel outside of the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man until you get a decision. Your application will be withdrawn if you do.

I would like to know if there is any exception or other options that can allow for an earlier application than the standard 28 days. The ILR application can be submitted, pay the fees online, etc before the 5 years-28 days anniversary. The guidance referenced above mentions that the applicant can b...

Also note that anybody can apply online for a provisional UK driving licence which is an accepted ID form. It's cheap and no need to have a car or even know how to drive for this.

Loveteddybear wrote: ↑

Mon Apr 08, 2024 12:47 pm

Does my salary need to be increased based on the latest guidance?

No.

Explanation above (couldn't edit on time).

This has been discussed here before, I think there's a pinned post with the topic. It's also everywhere over the internet. Citing the Home Office factsheet: These new policies will not be applied retrospectively and until the Immigration Rules are amended the salary threshold will remain the same.  ...

Thank you. It looks like telephone call is cheaper than e-mail. I will wait one more week as there were some public holidays. That's a waste of money and time, it will not change anything. People on the other side of the line will only give you a generic response - as commented, they will not speed...

When i enter UK on 31st May, i will make sure i have the CoS printed with me to assure i am all set for extension to the Immigration Officer. Can someone PLEASE advise if i will face any other challenge while entering with a visa which would expire in 7 weeks (but i will still have the extended CoS...

You can combine time with a Skilled Worker visa + GTV and apply for ILR once reached three years. I'd suggest waiting at least a month after a GTV is granted - e.g. to get a payslip under this route - and then apply for ILR.

No, that's irrelevant.

The guidance only mentions that the eminent person should be: an ‘eminent person’ living in the UK who knows you and your work. The endorsing body must judge that the person has ‘internationally recognised expertise’ in your field. It doesn't specify the person's immigration status but they must be ...

You were advised about this two years ago. The duration of your visa was established according to the work start and end dates on the CoS. As you rightly pointed out, UKVI adjusted the start date after all the paperwork was completed, but the work end date remained the same - as per the CoS. UKVI wi...

Yes, you can serve the notice period with the current employer once the new visa is approved. That's covered in the immigration rules and a common practice within sponsored foreign workers changing jobs.

I wouldn't risk going to a visa required country with a one way ticket. Nobody can predict if the border officer will ask for the tickets to be shown or not. Also you might wish to instruct your parents to only share documents with the officers when requested. Perhaps due to their age or any other r...

Kinda they would say something like "you can't apply for ILR when your current visa has more than a year left in it" or any other similar rule that I failed to uncover. So I thought to check here. Such rule doesn't exist. The applicant only need to meet all the requirement for the ILR route. The ti...

Anyhow, by asking an immigration advisor he told me that after your endorsement got rejected, you need to apply for a new VISA (as you mentioned) within 28 day of this rejection, and you will not be considered overstayed. Probably, I am not sure, but I think there is a link now between this time wi...

There is no issue with changing jobs under the GT route. Some change jobs shortly after being endorsed and the GTV granted, sometimes switching to work in roles completely different to their endorsed field, or being self-employed, and they don't face any problems in future applications. There are so...

The decision of choosing employer 1 or 2 is down to you. A CoS is used to apply for a SW visa, once you use it is no longer valid. Previous CoS cancellations or withdrawals from past employers or prospective employers have no impact on ILR. There is also no requirement to be employed at the end or t...

You have to submit an application for either a visa extension or a new visa (GTV, SWV, etc) before the current one expires. An endorsement application is not a visa application, you're not protected under section 3C to extend your leave at this stage. Not sure who is your current sponsor/employer bu...

If you want to start sooner to avoid any "gap" between jobs and the possible implication of this on a future ILR application, rest assured that these gaps have no impact on these applications.

kundankanan wrote: ↑

Mon Mar 18, 2024 3:30 am

I also checked online on right to work by my BRP and it still show validity till original end date.

This status online is not always updated immediately once the visa holder leaves their job or the employer reports termination to UKVI, it can remain without changes for weeks or even months.

I think you're not receiving any response because this question has been answered many times here. The search tool will show you similar posts. Paragraph S9.8 on the sponsor's guidance mentions: S9.8. When you assign a CoS for an extension of permission to stay application, the start date on the CoS...

prana72009 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 08, 2024 3:46 pm

I will be working for sure less than 100 days.
I hope it wouldn't be any issue.

That's not an issue at all.

So to confirm my Resident permit will be my BRP card number and the expiry date would be 31 Dec 2014. Correct, 31 Dec 2024. One question around share code, I could see the only options that available now are, code for work and code for rent, I could not see anything to prove for the residency. (I m...

All BRPs will be phased out on 31/12/2024. The valid until is the expiry date on the BRP, as this is the document used by someone residing in the UK with a visa to re-enter the country - when travelling abroad. More instructions on how the new electronic system will operate should be available soon,...