Vinny, Apparently, Serbians are non-visa nationals, as Serbia is not listed in Appendix 1 - Visa requirements for the United Kingdom. So visitors may apply for leave to enter at the UK border. is not true because of Serbia's past: Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe The territories formerly comprising the...

We are married and I am also British by birth.
However I would like to apply for her British passport via decent, not spousal visa.

Out of curiosity, is Citizenship by decent more favourable in some way or is there another reason?

on AN form where it asks for 2.1 Date and place of first arrival in the United Kingdom should i fill in when i fist came to the uk on 05/10/2000 on a visit visa which i overstayed or on 14/07/2007 when i came back after going home to apply for a spouse visa Thanks SMOOTH OPERATOR, this is a timelin...

Congratulations. I know you are not in rush for the Passport but keep in mind you would not be able to travel back into Uk on your old passport unless you have right of abode stamped in it ( which in itself would be not wise to do if you arer to do anything than is to get the passport processed). H...

NCS or Postal: NCS Date of submission: 24 May 2010 CRITERIA - 5 years WP/HSMP + 1 Year ILR Date of acknowledgment: 28 May 2010 Date UKBA made decision: 16 June 2010 (but letter sent to ask for confirmation of birth town spelling) Date of receipt of approval: dated 29 June 2010, received 08 July 2010...

It might be worth posting this query on an accounting or tax planning forum of some sort as people here generally know more about immigration than financial matters.

Dual tax treaties between countries, UK domicile etc are often complex matters so even talking to a tax advisor might be worth it.

It is also probably illegal for them to charge for this.

Aren't you stating the obvious?

No one here is a professional immigration adviser so any advice should only be used as a guide and not be relied upon without verification. This applies to most internet forums.

When applying for visa in Belgrade you should also send her a letter to say that she will stay with you etc.

The government severely underestimated the impact that opening the EU borders would have on this country, so it is always best to overestimate than underestimate. I would argue opening of the EU borders has created the exact impact it was designed to - migrate jobs to where they are needed quickly ...

Don't be lazy, read other posts about this topic before starting another one. Possible implementation dates have been discussed numerous times.

And expecting a reply within 5 hours is not on.

so their assumption is each single immigrant will claim all the benefits they possibly could for the duration of their whole life. Nice.

If you read my post I am not one of the 4 year people as my HSMP is after April 2006, so no magic letters.

I mentioned in the other post that they didn't return my acc letter, but the points I had were: Addressed to Croydon PEO. We ABC are accountants for XYZ LTD. We can confirm that Mr John Smith is a 100% shareholder and director of XYZ LTD. For period A to B: 1. XYZ LTD had $$$ turnover 2. Mr John Smi...

I didnt need this. Accountant letter and contract were enough. Those self made employment confirmation letters are a bit silly unless you have a company secretary who issues/signs it.

Got my docs with ILR back today. It was stamped 23rd May, original PEO appointment was 5th May. Interestingly they included a reply to my complaint letter which I sent them the next day after attending the appointment. It explains in detail when they were told not to accept 5 year ILR appointments a...

Apparently it was posted Friday afternoon via standard signed delivery (they dont use Special) but nothing yet. Not sure how long it takes, if its second class probably three days...

Sten, 1. Self-employed even though most of my 5 year stay was not self employed 2. Not sure but I think it doesnt matter on the amount and whether its salary or dividend as long as payments seem regular (only from my experience so dont take as gospel) 3. Accountant letter: I will post this later on...

Case is 4 year WP (employed) 1 year HSMP (self employed). All she was really keen on was the P60s during my employment. Since my last P60 was for April 2008 she then wanted all the payslips since then. I explained I left my job in June 2008 so she was happy with the April to June payslips and P45. A...

Update: they have unfrozen ILR apps for HSMP holders who are NOT affected by the JR.

Apparently my passport was stamped and posted today. So my in-person PEO appointment was 5th May which makes it around 2 weeks turnaround.

Unfortunately though they are also holding ILRs for people who were not affected by any of the rulings: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=38844

Based on this reply you might be turned away, best call them and check so you dont waste your time: Dear Sir, Thank you for your enquiry. Please be advised that the premium service enables the individual or representative to get their decision on the same day if the application is straightforward an...

Nada. Just saw they have a phone number also so will phone later today.

Congrats Goodmans, was your appointment this week? (and if so would you mind saying which day). Just want to find out if there is a discrepancy with the policy Croydon is adopting as of this week towards any HSMP ILR application.

It is possible there is an inconsistency between Liverpool and Croydon then. The managers at Croydon told me the policy only became known end of last week and if I came a few days earlier I would have been ok. I would suggest you phone Liverpool up and ask about this because chances are they are als...