If it's any consolation, I provided 12 months statement from only 1 bank account with overdraft of £1000 from July to January - and we are a family of 4.

I used February 2013 to balance the account to £0 and then built up a healthy balance by April.

ILR received this week.

As per my Monday application (22nd July) at Croydon PEO, I did not interact with case worker at all. There is an administrative staff that does the case registration. They did not check my documents, only gave me plastic folders in which to put my documents. The only thing they looked at were our pa...

@sonub4ualt No I didn't submit P60s, I had more docs than was requested i.e payslips, employer's letter and bank statements. Either Payslips or employer's letter would have been adequate with the bank statement. I had my 5 years P60s with me in case they asked.... @pavan_fb Here's the list of docs I...

Congratulations! I cannot express my gratitude to members of this forum who at different times have responded to my questions (even though some were quite silly) and I wish those yet to apply all the best. You mean you wanted to express gratitude? :wink: :lol: I was overwhelmed!! Please substitute ...

My ILR application yesterday was successful. It was a family application - 1 applicant + 3 dependants Visas: 2yrs HSMP + 3 yrs Tier 1 I was a bit apprehensive about my absence from the UK before start of employment i.e unpaid leave - as one of the guidance docs implied that this would break continuo...

Please can anyone shed some light on this supporting document requirement: 11L Tier 1 (General) migrant If you are applying for indefinite leave to remain on completing 5 years’ continuous stay in the UK made up of leave as a Tier 1 (General) migrant and leave as a highly skilled migrant, work permi...

Assuming your partner is under the old rules (spouse visa before July 2012) then there is no financial requirement per se but rather the ability to adequately maintain and accommodate. Thus, your income should be ~£112.55 Net per week after deducting rent (for a couple, no children). Though, if you...

I would just include the number of days from physical arrival into the UK to date of ILR application! Then to be clear, write a note in my cover letter referring to use of 90 days concession for calculation of date for qualifying period. The caseworkers should be used to dealing with this kind of sc...

goodssb, I don't think this section is applicable to you. If you read the last sentence on the previous page it mentions completing 5.6, 5.7 and 5.8 if unable to meet appropriate rate of pay because of maternity, paternity or adoption leave i.e for Tier 2 holders.

Queries: 1) Are we (myself and my wife) eligible for ILR on 29 July 2013? 2) Do I need to submit any evidence to justify the long absence (14 Sep,2008 to 03 Nov, 2008) mentioned above? 3) Apart from long absence, I have several short absences due to personal holiday in India and Europe. Few absence...

timarli wrote: Thanks for sharing mrgs1. I will book my appointment soon and I had already started worrying about the limited time slots available. I'm glad that ukba systems are improving. Yes UKBA improved PEO booking system and you can easily book a slot and pay £100 fee within 24hrs to keep the...

Evidence of all work related absences ( including paid annual leave) is required from those applying under Tier-1 ( General).tier-2 ( intra company transfer),Tier-2 ( General ),Tier-2 ( minister of Religion),Tier - 2 ( Sports-person),Tier-5 International Agreement ,and permitted employment categori...

The answer is capital NO. You don't need the letter and you don't have to have sleepless night over this.If you have been following previous posts on this particular issue and people experiences ( including mine), then you will have the confidence to send your application without the letter. Since ...

To be more precise, I has 46 days of absences between 2 jobs when I was on tier 1, and I got my ILR. I'm also in a fix with this absence whilst unemployed issue. I arrived in country on 01/10/08 and attended several interviews in which I was successful with start date of end November 2008. I then t...

By why plan to provide insufficient documentation? It's better to be over prepared and have all documents as required to tick the application boxes.

Oops!! Hope I didn't misunderstand the question!! Is the 90 days absence you're looking for the same as the 3 months concession (90 days delay in initial entry into the UK)?

My "link" is for the later !

Yeah, it's still applicable :D ! I had a panic few days ago and was looking for it too. It's in the calculating continuous period in UK document, page 21. You can navigate from the UK Border Agency/ Home office website by clicking on Policy and law - Staff Guidance, instructions and country informat...

Q. When does my 5 year continuous period for settlement (ILR) start? A. The continuous period is counted backwards from the date of application for ILR. Example: Application date 11 November 2012 Year 1 11 November 2012 to 12 November 2011 Year 2 11 November 2011 to 12 November 2010 Year 3 11 Novem...

Thanks Pegakrishna, this application form and guidance needs a lot of careful study as things are not as they appear.

4yrs 11months makes sense.

Apologies for repetition, I can now see that Section 6.3 has been discussed ad nauseum - I will make a covering letter for those days.

Please can anyone assist with my query on Section 7.11?

Many thanks.

Hi All, I’m going for PEO appointment next month and have few questions. My time lines are: Entry Clearance stamp date (HSMP): 14/08/08 UK entry date: 01/10/08 (46 days delay) Tier 1 Extension Visa Expiry: 14/08/13 Appointment date for ILR (using 3 months concession): 22/07/13 My questions are: 1) S...

Just reading this and now a bit confused - I came into the UK within 90 days of entry clearance, spouse and children came 1 month later I.e. 4 months after entry clearance. Does this mean they can't apply on my ILR form with me?

I have the same plan as you Shace but will apply one month later than yourself. My confusion was in what form to use for my dependants.

If any answers, please share.

Thanks.

Thanks for response, kids were born Outside the UK. My main confusion is what form to use for dependants if they are not applying with me and if my ILR is still being processed.

If ILR has been processed I supposed they would use Set (M) as I will be a settled person?

Hi All, This increased fees have been a terrible blow for me. I had intended to make a PEO application in July for spouse and 2 kids. Now this would cost about £2K extra which I can't afford. I don't want to make a postal application as I need to be able to travel for work so now I'm considering spl...