Thanks Rajesh,

I read somewhere in the blog that we can still use the Indian passport for a grace period of 3 months or so from the date of issuance of citizenship or British passport. that's why I asked - but not sure

Hi All, Please could you help me with my questions on Travel My status - Child 1: British passport only - Child 2: British passport (received today 28/03/14) + Indian passport - Parents: Both have Indian passport and have just applied for naturalization. Q1 : Can Child 1 apply for OCI card at this t...

Yes I agree, the NCS service send all applications the same day or the next day in most cases. I just submitted mine so that's how I know.

Thanks sidhujazz and ban.s for your time and speedy inputs. Really appreciate that...

On the safe side I'll apply an Indian VISA for both my kids.

Regards
Vikram

Hi All, May I please seek your advice on my family's travel. Here's my status: 1. My wife and I are ILR holders and have applied for Naturalization last week. 2. Child 1 has a British passport (born in the UK on 11/11/13) 3. Child 2 has an Indian passport (VISA status 'Tier 2 ICT Dependent' that exp...

Folks, Sorry for not replying back in time. I was off sick for a few days but better now. Thanks for all your wishes, I've got my BRP as well today. @ ilrseeker : I had the following absences in 5yrs and 9 months here in the UK: - Consecutive absence: 124 days (7th Oct'07 - 10th Feb'08 ) - Annual Le...

Folks, First and foremost a sincere thanks to all in this forum and especially to those who cared to reply to my queries. Here's a brief of my experience: My Case - Entered UK in Apr'07 on WP - Converted to Tier 2 ICT in Apr'2009 - Extension of Tier 2 ICT in Apr'2011 I first went to solihull on 5th ...

Thanks for your reply - apologies I didn't mean to repeat my question. In my earlier post I got "opinions" of experienced folks but here in this post I wanted to clarify the "rule". I looked at a couple of recent posts regarding the 28 day rule and I couldn't find the answer so out of curiousity I t...

I arrived in the UK on 10th Feb'08 and will complete 5 yrs on 10th Feb'13. My current Tier 2 ICT VISA expires on 24th Apr'13. Please could you help in clarifying whether the earliest I'll be able to apply for ILR is 28 days before completion of the qualifying period, i.e., 28 days before 10th Feb'13

Appointments could be available throughout the day so if you're lucky you'll find one but generally speaking if you login at 12 midnight and keep refreshing your browser for 1hr till 1:00am for 5 days in a row, you'll most probably get one.

Thanks for your reply mulderpf. I booked the Solihull appointment earlier in Dec but didn't see it updated on the website under My Account although I did recieve a confirmation email. Thinking that the appointment would be invalid, I booked another one in Croydon. Later I checked with online support...

hi wpilr_nov12, Thanks for your reply...however, your argument is difficult to infer Could you please elaborate. My doubts were based on my specific case; the fact that on 22nd Jan @ Solihull my total absences would be 304 whereas on 13th Feb the total absences would be 179 because I would've surpas...

Friends please advise, I'm on Tier 2 ICT and I have two appointments: 1. At Solihull (22nd Jan) - Qualifying period Apr'07 - Apr'12 - Paid business trip outside UK: 125 (7th Oct'07 - 10th Feb'08 ) - Annual leaves: 179 - Total absences: 304 2. At Croydon (13th Feb). - Qualifying period Feb'08 - Feb'1...

Hello, I just got a reply back from UKBA confirming that the appointment is still active. Very prompt response from them as I wasn't expecting a reply this soon. Here's an extract from the email, "We are aware that some customers are experiencing some issues regarding confirmed booked or rescheduled...

Thanks cs95tdg for sharing the email id. I have sent an email now - let's see what they have to say.

Hello, I booked an appointment for SET(O) at Solihull, I got an email confirmation regarding the date, tim, and no. of dependents but the appointment is not reflected on the UKBA website under My Account. What can I do to confirm that the appointment is still valid? Is their somebody I could call or...

Thanks for your reply cs95tdg. I came here in the UK on a Work Permit in 2007 -2009, converted to Tier 2 ICT 2009-2011 and presently at Tier 2 ICT 2011-2013 which will expire on 24th Apr'13.

Hello, Could someone please help me with the below queries. Many thanks! SECTION 6.3 1. I have an absence (paid annual leaves) of a total of 179 days over the last 5 yrs. I heard that one doesn't need to submit evidence from employer in the case where absences are < 180. Mine are anyway spread acros...

Hello folks - please could somebody do a sanity check on my ILR Application (applying for self and spouse) and comment on my chances of success especially with the rule changes on 13th Dec. I previously applied for ILR in Solihull on 5th Oct but I was asked to convert my application to Postal becaus...

Hi All, Thanks for your response - it's encouraging. @Jack I first came to the UK on 16th Apr'07. Went back offshore on 7th Oct'07 and came back on 10th Feb'08. I don't have an urgent situation just that I would like to be done with this. I'll be delaying this a second time now. @wpilr_nov12 I think...

I was selected in an internal training program within my organization. 7 weeks of classroom training and then about 6 weeks of on job training. Thereafter I returned to UK. My employer has issued me a letter explaining that I was in India from 7th Oct'07 to 10th Oct'08 for induction in the training ...

Thanks, I wasn't aware of that...Even If I do that my continued absence from UK on a business trip from 7th Oct'07 to 10th Feb'08 amounts to 94 days which is still greater than 3 months. Could you please suggest now that my application wasn't accepted by the Solihull PEO (because the continued abse...

Hi Renzo, I stated my leaves as inclusive of the day I departed and the day i landed. So If I left on 7th and came back on 10th then the leaves I calculated are 4.

Hello All, The Solihull PEO didn't accept my application. They stated a reason that since your continued absence from work - even if it was a paid business trip and you've got all the evidences to prove that - is greater than 3 months; hence, you must go through the postal route. I tried to convince...

Yeah I agree, you're correct, there is probably no risk free application. I've prepared as much as I could & got all my evidences in support.

Let's wait and watch now...Thanks for the wishes and I'll update the forum on Friday the 5th.

Cheers
Vikram