When does the visa start ticking? Date issued or date you enter UK? Date of entry to UK. Also as you mentioned, Tier 1 entitles you to apply for uk passport after the 5 year stay Actually I said you qualify for ILR after 5 years, then citizenship/passport 1 year after that. what are further restric...
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/pbs/t1-general-guidance.pdf Heading of first page: IMPORTANT NOTE THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE ADDENDUM IS ONLY FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE OVERSEAS WHEN THEY APPLY FOR ENTRY INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE TIER 1 (GENERAL) CATEGORY. Further on is the i...
Some people in this forum saying that they will apply new rules (Close Tier-1) even though i have applied in February ? Who and where? Applications are decided under rules in place on date of application. http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=68852 See Sushdmehta's comment on this! Sugge...
The statement of changes is worth reading Good summary. It doesn't say anything about CoSs which would otherwise have been granted were it not for the illegal cap being imposed - I guess there may be a case for these being granted retrospectively but don't know. This is a tricky one, as I see it if...
I have gone through the statement of changes and still it doesn't mention anything regarding tier 1 general extensions after 2011. It is quite specific in that all references to leave to remain as a Tier 1 General holder are left in the rules, while references to Entry clearance are removed. How mu...
It seems there is a possibility all Tier 1 applications to date will be accepted due to the court decision on Friday. The situation is not sao straightforward for Tier 2 applicants due to the way the cap was implemented - most or all applicants did not actually submit visa applications as they were ...
Yes permanent residency known officially as ILR/Indefinite Leave to Remain.
Under current rules:
5 years on settlement visa (Tier 1/2 etc) can then apply for ILR, lapses after a certain period out of the country
1 year on ILR can then apply for British citizenship(+passport), does not lapse
Get a Tier 1. Otherwise I will just about guarantee you will reach the end of your 2 years on Tier 5/YMS and be left wondering how you can stay on - I've seen it time and time again. Your options will be limited - no Tier 1 will exist, Tier 2 probably will but who knows under what rules plus in any ...
hmmmm... OK. i don't understand how a shortfall can occur. if for example, i got my tier1 on lets says 12 nov 2006 (for 2 years), it would have ran out on 12 nov 2008 at which point i would have applied for extension (further 3 years) and would have gone up to 12 nov 2011. You are assuming the visa...
The OP's first extension will be considered according to the rule in place after 2010 April. Though the rule says that he can score the same points as it is considered under 2009 rule, it is still the 2010 rule that his application is decided according to. The only requirement for extension is set ...
the HO can get a record of NI contributions and from that can easily distinguish how many hours some one is working. remember students do not pay tax + NI if they work 20 hrs a week and until they reach a threshold. After they reach that threshold they would start paying taxes and NI. So if some on...
1) UKBA do not cross check the NI number with HMRC (unless policy has changed quite recently)
2) Even if they did, how can they use it to prove how many hours somebody worked? HMRC knows how much the person was paid and how much tax was deducted, not how many hours they worked.