Congratulations ukmigrant2011 did you receive invitation letter to book ceremony or just the letter stating your application is approved? I just wanted to know what type of letter one should expect when applied through NCS. I received the letter with the content " I am pleased to tell you that this...

Eligibility criteria: Indefinite Leave to remain Current nationality: Indian Method of application: ncs, Salford Date of application: 24/10/2013 Payment method: Credit Card Date of receipt by UKBA: 25/10/2013 Date of acknowledgment: 27/12/13 (dated 19/12/13) Date of debit or clearance of fees: 19/12...

Hi , As this forum is always helpful, I have a question. One of my friends has his current Tier 1 General eligible for 10 more months. It is his second extension so there is no problem for Settlement in future. My question to avoid the fee increase, he is planning to apply for his extension soon. Is...

Got some information from here - http://hcilondon.in/passport.php 2) For a child to be given an Indian passport, the birth must be registered with the Consular Section of the High Commission within one year of birth. Please see the link http://www.hcilondon.in/counslateservice1.php for details; and...

Surely you mean different script rather than language? A man called Pedro does not have to translate this to Peter when filling out an application form in English! To answer your question, if it's not in a latin script, it won't be a problem. Hi Thanks for the updates. The signature is in native In...

Hi , My Friend is planning to invite his Parents to UK on Familiy Visitor Visa. In his Father's passport the signature is in the local language ( not in English). When filling the VISA application, he will sign in the same way as his sign in the Passport. As I mentioned above the signature will be i...

Hi A freind of mine has already got his ILR and went today to apply for ILR for his wife at Solihull. His wife was on a dependent visa for the last 2 years and they were told they she should have been on spouse visa, so does not qualify for ILR. Her dependent visa was applied in India after they go...

Thanks for your reply. Even though i was in India for more than 6 months, i was paying my taxes in UK during both my visits. And i can provide that i was active during that period as i mentioned earlier. What taxes are you paying in UK ? Do you mean council tax etc. or the tax on the income ( eithe...

Hi All, Thanks for your responses. "happ_go_lucky" - All the best for your interview. I understand the possible outcomes. My question is more towards, what is considered as Business Travel ? My friend's case , as he went to off-shore. though he worked for the same company , employer wouldn't be givi...

Hi, Below is the situation of one of my friends who is planning to go for ILR. At present he is on Tier 1 for the past two years. Before that he was on Work Permit for 3 years. He was working on deputation for a non UK based company. In the first 3 years two times on he went back to off-shore and wo...

Hi, I have posted the time in my other post. However thought to add to this post also as people may get benefit. I applied for my Baby's PIO by post on Oct 8th,2011 to London Office and I have received the Card on 24 Nov 2011.

Hi ukmigrant2011 Can you provide a summary on what docs you submitted? Also how long the PIO card is valid for minor? Thanks Hi , I have sent ( all originals and one set of photocopies) 1. The application form 2. Both passports of myself and my wife 3. Baby's Birth Certificate 4. Baby Photographs. ...

right thumb for girl and left for boy..its mentioned on the Birmingham PIO application form hmm.. I have already applied with left thumb impression. Let us see what happens. Also can anyone post the timing it took for PIO card. Will there be any acknowledgement etc ? Hi All, throught to give update...

ilrapplicant wrote:right thumb for girl and left for boy..its mentioned on the Birmingham PIO application form

hmm.. I have already applied with left thumb impression. Let us see what happens.

Also can anyone post the timing it took for PIO card. Will there be any acknowledgement etc ?

Applicants applying on parents/Grandparents basis: a) British Passport, b) Naturalization Certificate c) Surrender Certificate of parents or grandparents, or Valid/Cancelled Indian Passport of parents or Grandparents of the applicant, or Birth Certificate of the parents or grandparents or School or...

ukmigrant2011 wrote:

gidoc wrote:These should suffice, you need to send copies, with self attestation.

Sorry my question is do I need to send original passport of myself and my wife ?

Hi Can someone help with this ? When applying for PIO for minor, do we need to send the Original Passports of the Parents also ?
Cheers.

gidoc wrote:These should suffice, you need to send copies, with self attestation.

Sorry my question is do I need to send original passport of myself and my wife ?

hi , Both myself and my wife are Indian Citizens and at the moment we are on UK ILR. Our baby is born after we got our ILR. We have applied for her UK Passport which is in process. I am lplanning to apply for PIO through post . I went through the Indian embassy site and this forum. I need to submit ...

I have got the British passport for the baby now. I have decided that since PIO card is £112 for minors, I will apply for that. Dear PG1983, Did you finally apply for PIO card ? How long would it take to get the PIO card ? any details appreciated as I am planning to apply for my new born baby PIO ...

Hi , I am sure this question would have been raised many times in the forum but I am looking for any recent experiences and as well as experts advise. While applying for Tier 1 ILR do we need to produce Employer Letter. It is not asked in the list of documents required. The reason for asking this i...

Hi , I am sure this question would have been raised many times in the forum but I am looking for any recent experiences and as well as experts advise. While applying for Tier 1 ILR do we need to produce Employer Letter. It is not asked in the list of documents required. The reason for asking this is...

Hi , One of my friends has booked an appointment to attend for ILR at Sheffied tomorrow ( 27 June 2011). Because of some un avoidable circumstances he is not able to attend the appointment. How can we cancel this ? Only option I can find on BA site is to call the number 0870 xxxx but they work only ...

Thanks for your reply. Based on http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visitingtheuk/sponsoringavisitor/documents/ my understanding was that only a sponsorship letter is required. Its fine! Agree , I can't see any where that we need to submit Invitation letter. Ironically it seems at Hyd VFS they have a...

Can I ask what is the difference between Invitation and Sponsorship letter? I meant why do we need two sepearte letter? Why not only letter stating you want to invite them and will sponsor their visit. Invitation letter I have addressed to the Visitor Sponsership letter I have addressed to the Immi...

I have applied for family visitor visa for my in-laws and they got it without any issues. As always this forum is useful and thanks for everyone.