it's Gordon Brown and not Golden Brown...

please do not open new threads to discuss the same topic as it will cause people to cross post

Mods: Can we merge this with the other topic please?

Hi all! I am hoping to get an advice regarding Child Benefit. I am non-EEU married to EEU national, we both have resident permits till 2010. My husband is working(part time). I have been getting Child Benefit for two children since 2005, but recently heard that it can affect my future PR applicatio...

Just got an email saying the HSMP Jr judgement day is tomorrow...

i do know people who took employers to employment tribunals when they had hsmp visa and employer was insisting on them having WP if they were to get the job etc and hence trying to eliminate them from the selection process. both employers gave in later. infact i might know a 3rd person who took an ...

Hi Olisun, Your interpretation is correct. Initially I wanted to get HSMP and find a job in UK. Now my present employer in India wants to apply for workpermit and send me to the UK for 1 year. I felt that going to UK with my current employer is safe as I need not search for a job. After a year I ca...

i didnt mean in india. i meant in uk. the job is in uk, so uk employment laws will be applicable in uk and it covers people being considered for employment from my understanding. a company cannot restrict an employees for prospective employees rights. i read up on this topic when i was concerened a...

SALAMS, According to my knowledge both of you are immigration controlled people, so when you both in UK apply for COA from BIA website it wwill cost you £295 each. oncew COA granted from home office then you can apply at registrar office for you wedding in England. after you have been married in E...

looks like ur company wants to make sure people dont leave the company and work for others. maybe thats why they are insisting on work permit and not allowing hsmp. or maybe they are not aware of hsmp / tier 1 and that it allows u 2 work in uk. as per uk employment laws, i feel it would be a violat...

administrator, you are right. but when my work permit is assured, my concern is HSMP extension. My company will proceed my visa (work permit) but what about my extension? will earning and UK experience count while extension? You agree to make UK your permanent home and then after your get your HSMP...

John wrote:

my bank savings 100000+ fd amount 60000
parents savings 61000+ 350000
total amount = 571000

Still no indication of which currency we are talking about!

Denomination in Lakhs is always INR...

gainvidya wrote:Not that I know of BIA saying directly something about ILR with respect to 6 months WP visa, but I am concerned.

Are you sure it's a WP and not a business visa???

I'll take your word for that Olisun, but we still need an answer as regards the other question. I am in the same boat... I have made an online application and have been granted with Child benefit. I am now planning to apply for ILR. Indian national has unknowingly made the mistake of claiming Child...

fussyyout wrote: I would NOT be seeking to recourse to public funds.
I have accomodation sorted with recourse to public funds.

Your above 2 statements don't match

John wrote:yskishore, what is your nationality? And prior to coming to the UK, did you work in any other country, apart from that of your nationality? If so, do give details.

Kishore = Indian name

hi admin do u mean that by switching from spouse visa to hsmp/tier1 u reset the ilr clock and need a further 5y. is that why u advise staying in spouse visa? didnt know this happens while switching from spouse visa to other employment visas. could someone clarify this please. Yes it resets the time...

Yes, it is true. Think twice before switching form HSMP to WP. WP to HSMP is OK. Rules are changing every fortnight. Who knows HO might change ILR (PR) rule again. If you have choice simply say NO and continue on HSMP. If it becomes impossible that you wont qualify for HSMP then it would make sense...

Hi Friends, I had got the HSMP approval letter on 31 October. My company is sending me to London on WP next weekend. As the HSMP letter is valid till April ( 6 months starting from 31 October ), I want to prepare the application while I am still in India so that I can file the application as soon a...

Thanks for the replies guys. The 10 year long residence can be made up of legal stay under any status, including student status, so the problem is the gap I mentioned in my first post. So basically I left before one visa finished and came in again with another visa, and there was a one month gap be...

I am somewhat relieved to read and post this news on here today. Apparently, Liam Bryne has come to his partial sense and given some form of concession to overstayers to sort their status out. Overstayers now seem to have till the 1st of October to get their acts together by returning home and maki...

sunny9675 wrote:brilliant trick to get rid of these overstayers and improve recordes

And what's wrong about it??

HSMPLUCK wrote:I dont think you should go back to your country because you can apply for EC /switch status from any country if you are on longterm visa.

Are you sure about it???

winsome: maybe you could do with some search on this forum?

Hi All, I have got my EC stamped for 2 years, now my employer would like to send me to UK. I have few queries. 1) Can I travel to UK with HSMP visa and work with my current employer in UK. 2) Can I apply for work permit. 3) Apart from Salary is there any other disadvantage of the above? Regards, Ri...

Good morning… I have been engaged to my fiancé for a year and a half now and we finally got sick of the commute back and fourth from USA to the UK. I plan on flying over next month and start the job search process. I will have 7-8 months worth of savings to live off while I sort out my work situ...