The new Immigration Bill is sinister and nasty . OK new immigration is nasty but not all. The only bill i do support is asking landlord to check the immigration status of the new tenant. This is common in many parts of the world. I lived in Saudi Arabia for many years and it was normal in there. Go...

Anyone?!!! :) Could you provide bit more info? what is the place of birth in naturalization certificate and British passport now? is it Albanian ? if so you can write a letter explaining the circumstance when they go for visitor visa next time, if it a genuine mistake on your passport and corrected...

Hi Selva, thanks for the reply but can you please explain? I did see the work permit section and these are the details requested, which I mentioned in my post. my question is do they strictly need the letter with that information or wll they accept a standard letter from employer- the employer will...

LEA = Local Education Authority. The rest means without actually looking in depth you can't be sure. However, if there is evidence that the Child's father was Indian then the child should be Indian, not stateless. Regarding French nationality that might be more difficult as neither parent was Frenc...

vinny wrote:See also Visitor Guidance.

Her visits shouldn't affect your ILR application.

vinny, he is planning to apply ILR for her (not for him), as far as I know it is now bit difficult than before as total dependency will not be enough

Hi all, I have quick question to all gurus here. I'll be applying/sponsoring for my mother's visit visa to UK on 15-Aug-2013. I have attached the following list of docs: 1. My tenancy agreement plus a letter from landlord that my property is enough for 2 people since its a 1bed flat. 2. My 6 months...

Hi, I came across a unique case about some one known to a friend of mine.and looking for any advice or guidance from the forum members. The story goes like this - a couple from India had migrated to Paris unlawfully back in the 1980s where they gave birth to a baby girl...(they registered her birth...

GURUS Please advise/help urgently, i posted my ILR long residence application Saturday, received at HO yesterday. I completely overlooked the fact about spending 5 years after date of conviction. in my case 21.10.08 for IN10, fined 200 and 6 points. What are the chances of refusal. If the refusal i...

All, The SET O form for ILR application states that I need to furnish a letter from employer stating the following - 1. I am still required in this role 2. My SOC code and that my salary is more than the minimum level stated by UKBA 4. My leaves so far were in line with my allowed annual leave poli...

Dear all, I have just been to my PEO on the 3rd of Jun 2013 and was granted the ILR letter on the same day. Biometric residency card is coming in 7 working days. Reading the FAQ on this board, one sentence caught my eyes: ‘An important requirement you should pay attention to is that you need to hav...

Hi, I am here in UK on tier 1 visa. I am planing to invite my mother for few weeks. My mother owns a house and father is retired for last 10 years he dont receive any pension as he use to work for private firm. My mother has a bank account that she use to deposit money that i sent from here. The pr...

Hi My friend is in Tier 1 general and about to complete his 5 years in near future. He had pending self-employment tax for 9-10 and 10-11 tax year. He did not bothered to submit his return so that HMRC asked him to pay tax including fine and interest. HMRC no more dealing this payment issue now the...

i will be applying for ILR soon and just need some clarification on one issue, I had 3 points and £60 FPN in Feb, 2012, as i was over speeding on 50 speed road so got pulled over and got 3 points however it was only done via police and wasn't done through court. Can senior please clarify that it wo...

I'm applying for ILR in June on PEO, I was initially given HSMP and then extension as Tier 1 General at the time of extension I was employed plus a self employed and claimed points on the basis of both sources. I had to pay HMRC tax on my self employement which was nearly £1900, which I wasnt able ...

Total ILR Fee = £1426, Once I paid £100 fee via Debit card after booking PEO appointment. I'm planning to take Banker's Draft. Do I need to take draft for £1326 right ? Please advise. Has anyone recently took banker's draft to pay ILR visa fee Yes you are correct http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/s...

Hello all, First of all my big thanks to all in this forum. I just got my tier 1 extension successfully by following advices from here. Now I m into a new trouble. I am falling short of 30 days for 5 year completion for ilr. So, I m falling out of 28 days window by 2 days. I did spend a whole day s...

Dear Helpers, Kindly need some advice. Does UKBA consider any other money inflow on your bank account apart from what you are claiming for? I receive dividend from my family business but am only declaring income from self employed and not the dividend received for my ILR. Thanks for your advice. As...

Read above in detail. Qualifying period is 5years but there are several small periods which they disregard while calculating continuous leave. For example, up to 90 days from entry clearance to first entry in the uk. It is very clearly mentioned that we should apply for ILR within last 28 days (aft...

Hi All, As of now, 4 years and 11 month is enough (5 years - 28 days, as you can apply 28 days early) for ILR. for PEO application UKBA was granting the visa from expire date and now they have started giving from date of decision, as someone already mention, no immigration law needed for UKBA as thi...

Hi A friend of mine who was on Tier1 recently got ILR. He had got dependant Tier1 visa for his spouse when he was on Tier1. Now he has ILR and his spouse needs to go for extension. Does his spouse still apply as Tier1 dependant or should she apply under some other category ?? Thanks for any info. y...

Dear All I was wondering how the 5 year qualifying period works. Please refer to my situation and advise: - I got my HSMP visa on 15th June 2007 - First entered UK on 30th August 2007 - Family arrived on 23rd September 2007 - Got my and family Tier 1 (3 years) on 15th June 2009 - Received mine and ...

Hi everyone, I am a bit confused as to which entry date i should write on my AN application. Scenario: Came to the UK as a visitor in 2001 (non-visa country) for 6mths but before my time was up i decided to enroll in a college and then returned home to apply(3ks before the 6mths period ended) for a...

Hi, I have to apply for my extension in nov 2013 with one dependent (my wife).My wife is pregnant and my baby will be born next month (may).I would be eligible for ILR around Jan 2015 but I have no plans for travel till then. So my question is -should I apply for my baby visa with us or my baby wou...

sai_tata wrote:even after the timelines mentioned they have not rectified the issue.
it still is pointing to tier 4 (g) form. i have written to the application support team about the issue. hope they will rectify soon by the end of the day.

It is now fixed

Hi, My husband's parents visited us in 2011 on family visitor visa for 6 months and now when they applied for tourist visa again in 2013, the same has been rejected on the grounds that they stayed for 6 months instead they mentioned 1 month in the application and during their last stay my mother-in...