I have one. He is a good friend who I have known since I got here in 07. He is a director of a VAT registered company. He is not British. I don't have a second referee though. What can I do? Don't you have colleagues, dentist, landlord, etc who may be British? None that have known me personally for...

I have one. He is a good friend who I have known since I got here in 07. He is a director of a VAT registered company. He is not British. I don't have a second referee though. What can I do?

I got my ILR the other day and am now setting sights on BC though it is not a pressing thing and I will probably wait a few years. My question is how much time can I spend out of the UK without jeopardizing a future BC application? I will be off to SE Asia for winter and will go on a few other exped...

Section 3C What is the reason(s) of refusal of your application? only one reason spent 157 days out of UK for business trip. they said it was not essential for business means business won't affected if this trip haven't carried out I thought you are allowed 180 days out of the U.K. Has this changed...

Section 3C What is the reason(s) of refusal of your application? only one reason spent 157 days out of UK for business trip. they said it was not essential for business means business won't affected if this trip haven't carried out I thought you are allowed 180 days out of the U.K. Has this changed...

Congrats dude! She went inside and did some checks and said your application is granted. She asked My passport + my Biometric card + her biometric card + the above 6 documents. I said last time, the passport was put into archive and I looked bit concerned. She said it should be fine and we should be...

Thank you.

They gave me a 5 year extension to my ancestry visa in March but I am going to do the ILR thing anyway as I want to get this all out of the way. I am in London but will do my in person in Birmingham in Nov. as there did not seem to be any appointments in Croydon. I have been self employed the whole ...

In premium if you are lucky you get everything done in 1 day.

If you are lucky? I thought the reason it was called premium and costs so much extra was because you got everything done on the spot.

Mine took a few weeks longer but came eventually.

It does mean a lot and I have decided to go ahead with it in Sept. or Oct. And you are right when you point out that the cost may well go up as things tend to do. I will do the in person thing somewhere other than Croyden even though its closest, I read somewhere on here that they tend to turn lots ...

Hi all. I recently applied for, and was granted an extension to my ancestry visa. I figured they would give me 6 months. They gave me another 5 years, so I am good till 2017. As it stands right now I have been here the full 5 years and have not gone over my 180 day holiday limit. My question is how ...

I had to for my ancestry visa extension and it took an extra month.

My letter was dated on 29 March and today is the 10th working day since and so far a no show. How much longer do you think I will have to wait? I use my work address but don't really work there as I am on the road but have been there from 9am to 5pm since I got my letter and documents back and nothi...

Still waiting. It should come by Wed. and I hope it does. Cheers though.

I finally got my letter from the Home Office telling me my visa extension has been approved and that my BRP will arrive within 7 working days. The letter also states that the courier will need proof of ID and a signature. Do I have to sigh my self or can a buddy do it for me if I am not there when t...

Is this some kind of trolling?

Yep!

Hi. I sent off my application for a visa extension (FLR/BID) in the beginning of Jan. sans by birth certificate as I had misplaced it along with a cover letter explaining why. I received my biometrics on 27 Jan and did that at the post office on 02 Feb. 4 weeks to the day I received a letter asking ...

Thank you Vinny.

Just over 4 weeks ago on the 3rd of Jan. I sent my ancestry visa extension application off to the Home Office. I sent it over night delivery so they got it the next day. I got my biometrics the other day and will get it dealt with tomorrow. My father has been taken ill with cancer and I am afraid fo...

I went back the next day for clarification and decided to get in in the post. On one hand I save £300. On the other hand I cant travel home for a long awaited visit for at the very least 3 months!

So I went to the appointment anyway in the hopes that my passport and my original visa would be good enough and had no luck. The guy told me to book another appointment and come back with my birth certificate. I explained that my visa is up on the 6th of Jan. and that I would be here illegally for a...

I go tomorrow for a visa extension for my UK ancestry visa. I have just realized I have lost my birth certificate and my grandparents marriage certificate. These were official stamped copies that I got for my original visa. I had taken them to the Croydon office to make sure they were usable for my ...

I managed to get an appointment at Croydon for the end of Dec. a few days ago. I am applying for an ancestry visa extension.