First of all, thanks to the experience of the members in this forum, I must say that my time at the PEO went reasonably smoothly. Hopefully my experience will also help other people. Here goes: My appointment was booked on 12th April 1015. Arrived at 0900 but told by the guard to go away until 0945....

Hi All, What does the latest news mean? There is no mention of the fees increase at all but will they just do a shock thing on the 6th of April? I just phoned up UKBA and the person could not tell me anything about the fees increase... I think we didn't understand each other and I gave up after 2 tr...

Hi Zeyedshah,

Would it be possible to let us know when you receive your BRP cards? This would help me a lot. Thank you!


Best regards,
Jin

Even though I was not the person who asked this, this was the thing that is weighing heavily on my mind now but now there are answers! Hooray!

Thanks for the replies guys. You are what make this place a great place for people like me.

Cheers,
Jin

Hi QuickSam, Gut feel is going to get implemented no problem at all. How many members on this forum are tier 1 holders? I wonder if the topic is made sticky, more people will sign up for the petition. It will also alert people to the fact that the fees are going to rise as I, for one did not know th...

You probably want to read the complete T1 guidance pdf page starting from Page 19.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... idance.pdf

Hi, It seems like I am not the only one with this issue. My employer is also very interested in me getting my BRP as soon as possible after appointment at PEO. I wonder if the moderators can make this post sticky so that we can all share our experience to determine the best and worst case scenario f...

Hi Praveen,

Looking through the T1 general form guidance, I thought that the rules changed in April 2010, not 2009?

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Jin

Hi Bondboy, Yeah, that's what I want to hear (that the 4 days included the day of your appointment...) still does not give me the confidence to book my meeting. Yeap, your reply helped. I might try to move the meeting to 20th and keep my fingers crossed. :roll: Agree with you that the £300 is worth ...

Hi BondBoy, Just wondered about the 4 days delivery. Would you be able to clarify on which exact date did you receive the BRP? I have got my visa appointment on the 11th of April and there is a meeting that I have to attend out of the UK on the 18th. What with it being Easter holiday and a weekend i...

Hi Abdul Rahim, Hi QuickSam, Thanks for the explanation. Yes, I was hoping that I will get my passport back on the same day, allowing me to travel on my old visa until the new one starts. I am seriously going to have to rethink this applying business as I might need to travel soon after my applicati...

Hi All, Interesting to find out just now... :O I have not seen it mentioned anywhere in their T1 general forms that the fees will be going up. I guess this means that I have to download and fill in a new form (in case they sneak some other changes into the form) Anyway, it is noted as a "proposed" c...

Hi tahirnaveed, Nice to hear that you had such a good experience in Croydon. I have an appointment there too on the 11th of April and I have two questions. I assumed that they did not keep your passport and gave it back to you immediately. I read somewhere that they do not issue a new vignette but y...

Hi Abusidd, I have heard that you get your passport back on the very same day of the appointment. However, I have not found any information whether they cancel the vignette in your passport so that you are not allowed to travel before the biometric card is given to you. Will you be able to confirm t...

Hi Anirban, Thanks for your post, it is very helpful to us who are in the same boat... I have a few questions: 1. I would like to know if you received your passport back the same day? Or do they keep it with them and send it back to you with the BRP? 2. If you did get your passport back, did they ca...