Hello all, Currently, my mother is in Dubai on a visit visa and staying with my sister and her family. She arrived in Dubai from India. She has been issued a multiple-entry UK Visitor visa in New Delhi, India. The validity of her UK visitor visa is from the end of March 2023 until the end of Septemb...
Hello All, I am posting my "horrendous" recent experience at the VFS Goswell Office in London. I hope people who read this message go well prepared. I went there to complete the rest of the procedure for a minor OCI new application, i.e., a first-time OCI application. While the online application pr...
Thanks for this thread. Going to apply for my son soon. Is fathers employment letter mandatory for minor OCI application? My experience has been very bad and the same for others in the Goswell office. My suggestion is to take everything that you can think of including photocopies. It appears that t...
Dear gag285, 1. You must carry the appointment letters of all applicants. I was there ten days ago, and one applicant was asked to bring a printed appointment letter. They take it with your documents when your number comes for document verification and submission. 2. I am unsure about PDF documents....
You are right, it has to be done this way so that the right amount is shown on the application. While the main application has not asked for my visa expiry, my visa expiry was only asked when I started to fill the IHS details on the external linked page. I hope that the above is not regarded as givi...
1. My visa expires on 9 July 2020; however, before this expiry, I will apply for my ILR, i.e., by June 25 2020. I thought that they would get up to 3 years extension automatically respective of the visa expiry of my visa. If my ILR fails, I understand that their visas automatically become invalid. 2...
Hi, It is indeed true that there is no such option as a six-month or a year Tier-2 (General) PBS Dependent visa extension. Also, as CR001 pointed out, one does not need a passport for the child born in the UK. The birth certificate issued by the local council is more than enough. I am writing this a...
Hi secret.simon, I agree you are right. I should have checked this before responding CR001. My answer was based on my experience: this year in January, I joined a new employer. My previous employer had issued me visa until July 9, 2020, starting December 2017. My new employer also kept the same expi...
Hi CR001,
I was planning that I apply for only a year's PBS Dependent visa for my child (IHS GBP 400), and subsequently, apply for British Citizenship once that visa is about to expire. This is because I would get my ILR by then (hopefully!).
Hi CR001 and secret.simon, Many thanks for your response. What crucial comes out is that I can apply for the visa without the passport, which helps simply many things for me. I can quickly submit an application for my child. Regarding paying the NHS surcharge in contrast to opting for private medica...
Hi All, This is COVID-19 time, so we are going through an extraordinary situation. I will apply for an Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) Set(O) 5-year route this month (June 2020). My child was born in the UK in January this year. I have obtained my child's birth certificate from the local council. H...
Hi All, I am about to apply for my ILR soon - depends when we reopen after the lockdown. I have been reading quite a lot online including this forum that as part of the ones' ILR application, one needs to submit an absence letter from employer(s) for whom I have worked in the UK which certifies when...
Yes, you have to pay again. For instance, in my case, I had a less than three-year visa. I changed my employer in the 2nd year of my Tier-2 (General) visa. I paid again the NHS surcharge for the third year.
Hi all, I was wondering anyone has any advice on the case mentioned below: 1. My baby was born in the UK on January 28 2020, in Colchester, Essex. 2. I, father, am on a Tier-2 (General) and wife on Tier-2 (Dependent). Indian passport holders. 3. I have quickly applied for and obtained the baby's bir...
1. Type of application: (Switching / Extending) - Extending (Change of Employer) Standard Service 2. If switching, category changing (switching) from - N/A 3. Date of expiry of current leave - July 02 2020 4. Number of dependants applying at same time - 0 5. Date application posted - October 14, 201...
