Hi Have you applied for ILR ? Did they consider the long absence for pregnancy ?? Pls advise.

Dear Community, I got my British Passport in March 2018 via PBS Tier 1 general route. My wife and kids (Not Born in the UK) are still on Tier 1 Dependent (valid until Jan-2019) and will qualify for ILR this month. Can I only apply ILR for my Wife and directly apply for my Kids passport (once wife ge...

Thanks Amber, here are my dates for clarification... 15/09/2014 01/04/2015 196 UK 18/08/2014 14/09/2014 26 India 02/08/2014 17/09/2014 45 US 30/05/2014 31/07/2014 60 UK 23/05/2014 29/05/2014 6 Switzerland 22/04/2014 22/05/2014 30 UK 19/04/2014 21/04/2014 2 Paris 12/12/2013 18/04/0214 167 UK 01/11/20...

Seniors...Kindly advise please !!

Hello, 1) Tell us which period you are thinking to count towards 5 year duration ??? Is it from Aug 2011 to Aug 2016 ??? Actually from Jan/Feb-2011 - Jan/Feb-2016 as I had the Tier 1 visa overlapping this period (from Jan-09 to Jan-12) 2). Were you paying full tax to HMRC on above said duration. If ...

Hello, I have been living in the UK (on and off) since 2007 , coming to the most recent continuous stay... My Visas and stays outside UK... Tier 1 General - Jan 2009 - Jan 2012 (continuous employment from Jan 2009 to Sep 2010 (and then relocated/company transfer to Singapore for 10months)) Resigned ...

Yea things are changing every other day mate, did you apply in UK or India?

Can anyone who applied successfully advise if its ok to apply from India without a Rental Agreement or household bills pls?

Oh cool, thanks mate, thats reassuring. I hope that was a recent application (in the last 6months?)

Hi Guys, Can the Tier 1 (General) dependent show proof of the main applicant's residence status as Bank and Credit card statements as any 2 proofs please? I have been living in a shared acco and dont have any tenancy agreement or residential bills other than the bank and credit card online statement...

I did read the guidance, thanks, hence the questions above... - I have lived here for >5years, was away for 8 months until March 2012, only working since 3 weeks, Technically I fall under "lived here for > 12 months" category, but I just wanted a 2nd opinion from one of the senior members. Does anyo...

could one of the senior members kindly reply please?

Hi, I have lived in the UK, on and off for 5 years, came back to UK recently (3 months ago) and just started working since 3 weeks. My family was also here in 2010 but they are back in India since months. Now, I am trying to invite them to live with me. 1) Do I need to show the funds as per the rule...

Hi Guys, Has anyone successfully applied for a Tier 1 General extension being unemployed for > 1 month pls? I am unemployed for the last 3 months (been attending interviews and waiting for employers response) with few rejections due to short term visa validity and bad market situation. - Could you a...

1) I thought of the other question only after posting this one. 2) Tracking answers, well...there is the Notify me option below every post, I simply check that to track when a reply is posted. btw I only posted 2 NOT 5. 3) Asking all questions in the same post...Wish life was so simple ;) honestly (...

Yeap, you got me . I totally forgot about the Gross income.

Thanks for the quick reply mate. could you be kindly look at my other queries too.

Regards,
Santosh.

In the same lines, I got my 1st HSMP in Oct-2006 (DOB:13/12/1980, Age 25yrs) (valid from Jan-07 to Jan-09), then I renewed in Oct-2008 (this time I got Tier 1 General, from Jan-2010-Jan-2012) Age 28yrs, now am applying for renewal again (as I had a break for >4months) now, should I use my age as 25 ...

Guys, I have been contributing a part of my salary (SAYE scheme, Save As You Earn) in my company nominated bank/firm, for the last 2 years, the maturity date is next year July 2012, but am not working with the company anymore and chose to opt of this scheme and all my saving including a marginal int...

Hi Guys, I have managed to secure a slot for personal appt at Croydon PEO for 22nd this month, have collated all my documents but stuck on this one point about my previous earnings. I was working overseas from Oct-2010 to June-2011, took a break for a month and came to UK on 27th July-2011. Now I ch...

I just spoke to the Immigration Helpdesk (08706067766) and they said that I QUALIFY (confirmed with 2 diff people) to renew my visa under the new Tier 1 Guide lines. I need to use the points calculator and check that I qualify, convert my earnings from foreign country into GBP based on the currency ...

Thanks for the quick reply. Is there any kind of work around/loophole for this? What options do I have if I want to continue living here ?

Please advise..

Hi Folks, My current Tier 1 General valid until Jan-2012 is an FLR, for my HSMP that was approved before Nov 2006 (got approval in Oct 06) went to India and got my visa stamped in Jan 07 it was valid until Jan 09, then I renewed it in Oct 08 (way before it expired) so they granted me FLR from Jan-09...

Thanks for the info on ILR, am not too worried about that now, can you still help on the extension pls? there is not much info on the early extensions sticky (however, my case is not an early extension) My current permission to stay is an extension of HSMP under JR (FLR which was stamped as Tier 1 G...

As I understand, you can't be out of the UK for 90+ days in a row. The reason is irrelevant (business or personal). If you are out for more than 90 days, your counter for ILR starts again when you return to the UK and you need 5 years from the day you arrive back. You know that because it's the rea...

2) You can not use uplift ratio's for T-1 Extn. However, you can start your company here in UK and work anywhere in the world and claim points for UK experience. Simply put as long as you pay Her Majesty the taxes :evil:, your welcome in UK Thanks for the effort, however, am not trying to start my ...

Hi All, Thanks a lot for the quick response as always, need your help to understand if I can apply for a visa now. I worked in UK from Feb 2005 - Oct 2006 on Workpermit, then applied my initial HSMP got approval before Nov 2006, went to India, got HSMP Stamped in Jan 2007, came to UK in March 07, re...