Maybe they are checking the COS with the new rule which was announced few days ago (e.g. changed code, potentially higher surcharge)

Did you pay anything upfront for the company?

The visa extension cost will be application fee + IHS x years + priority fee (optional) + lawyer fee (probably he suggested you to play safe?), on top of the ILR ~3K + lawyer fee

Also not sure how many years you will get for the visa extension

So If you select yes to that question, and If my memory is correct, you need to put details into the box (e.g. date & reasons). You do not know which grounds they used to refuse you. Also your passport pages do not show that either. You have no relevant official documents from your side to support ...

Yes, there is a question on that in the ILR form But usually you get a refusal stamp or a letter showing the refused entry which you did not receive from the Spain border https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/travel/entry-exit/non-eu-family/index_en.htm "In very rare cases, an EU country can refuse ...

How to say, HO too lazy to change that wording. Do not worry about those highlights. All documents are uploaded digitally so they are all copies

Thanks for your response. i will upload only the passport front and last page. I will leave it to the staff to scan the pages as per their requirement. Yes, I meant Degree completion certificate. Regards scan all relevant pages and upload them what I meant was the staff will scan your passport ...

Staff in the appointment will scan your passports, and they only scan the stamped pages
Ofc you can upload all pages include the blank ones

what is college convocation certificate? is it degree certificate?

in the appointment, staff there will scan every stamped page of passport even you have uploaded them already online. I also heard the staff said she saw my passport pages already uploaded so maybe you can ask them to check if you go back to your TLS account, in the top tap where the whole process ...

Apply for SAR (subject access request) to see how that trip was documented in Home office system

a small question on the AN form about parent information: if one parent passed away, just inputs his/her basic information w/o mentioning his/her death right?

once your payment is completed, you should see a webpage where there are two green boxes
one green box is download declaration form
second green box is book appointment.
The second green box should lead you to TLScontact website

your unique reference number is GWF, meaning it is outside the UK
the correct one should be 1212-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx

how you were directed to VFS? it should be TLS. is this related to the address you put in your form?

I uploaded P60 to cover my last year residency just in case

It is reported that labour is going to introduce a movement scheme for EU young people (18-30) which allows ~40000 persons per year. Let see what happen next week. This white paper properly makes some room for that. Keep in mind the recent deal with India will allow India workers to come to the UK ...

About the referee forms: 1. Do I need to highlight which referee is the first or second? I found that the online application said the first referee should be a British citizen and either a professional person or over the age of 25, the second one has professional standing whereas the referee form ...

I only have two recent trips last year which were not covered by passport stamps
do I need to provide an employer letter? Can I use flight tickets or P60?

one trip to EU actually stamped in my passport by EU border force confirming my trip dates

I am doing the referee stuff for my naturalization as well and found a professor at a University It is better to follow the rule but I have to say, all my colleagues at uni used non-chartered body referee. The referees are just post-doc/researcher and not associated with any chartered body. And ...

Only 1 referee must be professional. A professor at a UK university (full professor or lecturer) is ok. Thanks, just try to expand my option here. If a British citizen is a senior member of a famous technical conference Committee , is he ok for the second referee. The committee is a worldwide ...

Please note that having a phd is not enough to be a qualified referee - they should be members of a chartered body to be on the safe side. Thanks, so the first referee: an professional person or aged over 25, must be British (I will use a British with only phD degree ) Second referee: any nation ...

ok a few questions 1> Do you have a previous visa, entry clearance or leave to remain where you had to prove your knowledge of English? My answer is yes and the visa is Tier 2 General ( I have UK PhD degree and used it in Tier 2. but do I need to mention my Tier 4 student ?) I can provide UK master ...

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Thu Apr 03, 2025 6:42 am

Are you married to a British citizen? If not, you need to wait until Jan 2025.

? Jan 2025 is 3 months ago

ok, asked friends, not stamp since 2023, but do I need to provide the proof?

Hi, time for me to do citizenship after ILR, going to be lots of questions :D So basically I got ILR from skilled worker visa (5 years) in Jan 2024. Should have done my citizenship in Jan this year but lots of work I am filling the online form and checking my passport stamps. Look like border staff ...

Thank you! I have done the SAR request and hopefully get more clarity on why > are you from Hong Kong? did you use SAR (not that SAR) /BNO passports in/out the UK? usually you have two passports, one chinese (SAR) and one British (sort of). The Home office may document your in/out using two ...