Thank you both.
He is planning for a 2 week stay in the UK and 2 week trip around the Schengen countries (accompanied by myself).
Following on the point that he has to prove that he is a'genuine' visitor, does he need to have a minimum bank balance or anything similar over a period of time?

I am a British Citizen living and working in the UK. I wish to sponsor my brother (Indian National) for a visit to the UK and Schengen countries. My brother is 28 and employed full time in India. I want to know what if such sponsorship is possible, what is the process involved, documentation and ...

Hello there, I am a British Citizen and my parents are visiting me from India on Family Visitor visa. They intend to visit Europe for tourism (itinerary dependent on possibility of visa). However they do not have the Schengen Visa. Is it possible for them to apply for Schengen Visa from any Schengen ...

Respected members, My daughter was born in the UK when I was on work permit. Now my wife and I both have ILR and my daughter has been registered as a British Citizen. She has also received her British passport. I now wish to apply for her PIO and this post is around the same. 1. What documents do I ...

Hi, My wife and I were granted ILR in August 2012. Our daughter was born before our ILR and her BC registration (MN1) is under process. I wish to know what would be the documents required to apply for her British Passport once the BC registration is successful? I have read most of the posts in the ...

Hi,

Am I allowed to be the financial sponsor of my brother for a six month course on filmmaking?

If yes, what are the requirements? As I how much funds do I need to show etc?


Many thanks in advance

Thanks ukbuddy. Few questions on the MN1: 1) What information is expected for the question below: 1.1 Please indicate the section of the British Nationality Act 1981 under which you would like the application considered. See Chapter 2 of the guide for details. Will this be "Children born in the UK ...

Hi, We have recently have had our ILR done. My daughter was born in the UK 2 months ago when we were still on work permit. I have not had her added as a dependant in the ILR. My questions are: 1. Can I directly apply for her British Passport, if not what is the process? 2. Do I need to apply for her ...

Thanks kaushik for your response.
However this still leaves questions 1 and 3 unanswered.

Hi, I am a 5 year work permit holder and I will be applying for ILR in August 2012 using Set (O) along with my wife. This question is regarding cohabitation proof. The excerpt from Set(O) reads: If you have a spouse or civil partner listed in section 2 of this application form who is applying at the ...

Thank you everybody.
As per asim72 's suggestion, I will prepare myself to apply between 25th July 2012 and 21st Aug 2012. Hope I've got it correct.

Thanks again.

@asim72 I didn't mean to argue against what you've stated. I am sorry if my post sounded so. I only wish to understand the logic and rule properly as it stands at the moment. Surely, it cannot be assumed that a person will land into UK immediately on the day the visa is issued. There will always be ...

Thanks all for your inputs.
I am however a bit more confused now. Does this imply that a person only has 28 days to arrive in the UK after the visa is issued?
What would have happened had I arrived in the UK later than 22/08/2007 + 28 days say on 25/09/2007?

Hi members, I am a 5 year work permit holder and due for ILR this year. I have a doubt regarding the expiry date of my current visa. Here are the details: Visa type- 5 year work permit Visa issue date as printed on visa - 22/08/2007 Visa expiry date as printed on visa - 22/08/2012 Date of entry into ...