Hi all, Have been reading and following this forum closely :) ! I am applying for SET LR 10 year old residence. Currently I have filled form and scanning all the required documents. My question is this -- How quickly can I book appointment in London after I submit the form & scanned documents? Also,...

Hi everyone, HOw many documents do we need to provide for cohabition proof? I have two years of quaterly ultility bills, monthly bank statements, yearly council tax letters-do i need to provide all of them? Also, I entered in UK in 2006 - DO I need to show time outside UK since then or just past ten...

Hello everyone, I am filling form for SET LR online. But wondering whether I can take appointment before submitting the form? Can I amend form or submitted documents after I have taken appointment? Do we need to scan and upload all the supporting documents? Or can we take it with us in Supra priorit...

Hi all, I am preparing ILR visa application based on 10 year legal stay in UK. I work only part time. Is there any income threshold for ILR? I need to provide last two years supporting documents to show that my and my husband were living together. How many documents do we need to show? Do we need to...

passed life in uk test today! NARIC has come back and asked letters from all the instutitions( where I studied in past) to confirm that medium of instruction was in english!! I had submitted letter from my highest degeee institute (Ph.D) but they need for bachlores & masters as well ! Now i need to ...

many thanks!


anyone who has applied recently for passport renewal? processing time? my current passport is issued from London and I am not changing any info on it.

Many thanks for reply. Do I need to provide address proof of my indian address (which is currently on my passport)? I have indian driving licence and pan card with me here. I do recieve bank statements in Indian address. Do I need those? and anyone knows the timeline for renewal of passport in London?

Thanks !

I want ILR by FEB as I want to travel to India after that.

sould I pay extra to NARIC for fast processing?


any suggestion on how I can get ILR fast

Do I need valid Indian passport to apply for British citizenship?
many thanks.

really? Are you sure?? I know that even Schengen visa passport needs to be valid for more than 3 months. I am planning to apply for British Citizenship as soon I get ILR. My husband has british citizenship. So I may not neend to apply for Indian passport at all? My current visa is expiring on 14 FEB...

hello my indian passport is expiring next month. I started filling up the application but bit confused - my current passport ( issued from London) has Indian address in it. should I change it to UK address? - do I need to fill up whole online form to take appointment? - what are the timelines for Lo...

My indian passport is expiring on 14th Jan 2019

thanks for promt reply! Wanted to apply earlier but -just been busy! I know i should have applied earlier but visa application take so much energy and time ---!! - also couldnt take life in UK till now! finally booked test for this thursday! -and was worried that I will need to prepare loads of docu...

Many thanks for prompt reply!

I entered in UK as dependent in Dec 2006. after that had tier 1 visa then dependent again!



I have Ph.D degree from India and worked in UK. Do I need to provide Letter from NARIC? how do I get that?

many thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, I am planning to apply for SET LR based on 10 year stay in UK. My current dependent visa is expiring in March 2019. I need little guidance before I start the application process: 1. What documents do I need? UK GOV site mentions just passports? Is that all I need to provide? 2. I cant s...

Thanks everyone for help!

I got my FLR(M) based on my savings! Forum rightly suggested that they will accept my savings from remortgage of property.

in 6 months time - I will be eligible for ILR based on 10 year stay in UK. will have to start preparing that application now!!

thanks everyone for replies.

Is it possible to combine self employment (Category F) and employment ?

anyone please?? My appointment is on Tuesday- really stressed! I am thinking of taking two application forms FLR(M)s - as I qualify for two categories (I) cash saving and (2) non employment income (rental+ dividend). My cash saving is from remortgage of a rental property. even though senior members ...

Hello everyone, My husband is director of company and I run day to day working of company. I am share holder of company and I receive small monthly income and dividends. We also receive rental income (1350 per month)-which comes directly to my account. My question is Can I apply for category C - Non...

many thanks for replies. Yes, I do agree that saving is the easiest category. The money is in my savings account and is easily accessible (which is required in financial requirement). My only worry is - I cant find remortgage or any similar scenario mentioned in Appendix FM 1.7 Financial requirement...

Hello everyone, Thanks for all the replies. We are not sure 100% that we can show our savings (which was taken from our property's equity). We are going to show salary. Now, I am confused whether my husband will come in self employed or employed? He is director of a limited company and takes salary ...

what I am worried about is - the savings is from "remortgage" of a property. I haven't sold the property - so essentially we have taken our equity from the property and we have borrowed more from bank. And it is mentioned in case of saving - the money should not be borrow and somewhere else I read -...

Thanks. yes, I have more than 62K saving in my savings account. It is from a remortgage of a property. But I cant see anywhere remortgage option in the link you provided. I have all the paperwork for it. If I cant use it then - my husband's annual salary from previous job (which was till Mid may) wa...

Thanks for prompt reply! But I am still confused regarding financial requirements. I have quite a lot saving than the required 16K. I am wondering - shall just show the saving? It has been there in my account from more than 6 month. I also receive rental income 1350 per month in my account. But my h...

Thanks for prompt reply. I do have savings more than 16K in my name. My husband's company also has saving of more than 16K.

Hello, I have FLR(M) and my partner has ILR. He is going to British citizen soon - his oath is on 6th Sep. My FLR(M) is expiring at the end of this month. Could anyone suggest list of documents I need for FLR (M) extension. My husband was employee till mid May 16. His salary was more than 18K (which...