Hi everyone - I posted here back in 2012 when I was preparing my Tier 1 renewal and am back having been granted ILR this week. Thanks to everyone who took the time to share their experiences here, every data point is useful in building up a picture so I thought I'd share mine too. Good luck to ...

I had to change my address midway through a renewal, and as far as I understand you can just change it here: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/aboutus/contact/changeAddress/ Although some people seem to want to post in a physical form as well: Migrant change of circumstance form. http://www.ukba ...

1. Current Visa : Tier 1 general 2. Date of expiry of current leave: Feb 2013 3. Number of dependants: 0 4. Date application posted: 13 Jul 2012 5. Date application received at UKBA: 16 Jul 6. Date payment debited: 18 Jul 7. Payment mode : Debit Card 8. Acknowledgement letter received: Dated 17 Jul ...