I am currently on a Highly skilled Tier 1 visa which expires NEXT Oct (2011)
However, I have decided to return to Australia for one year.

Hi I have only just stumbled across the EEA2 visa. My partner and I have been together for 3 years. We lived for 2.5 years together in London and the remainder in Australia. Would it be possible to apply for the EEA2 visa in Australia? (Canberra) My partner is French and I am Australian. We had live...

thanks for the reply.
Do you know if i have to be working full time to apply for an extension? I want to become a temp or contractor worker.

BTW - I am not too fussed about indefinate leave to remain as i don't think i will live in the UK forever

HI

I have a tier 1 that expires on October 2011.

I am planning on travelling to Australia for one year and returning to the UK in Jan 2011. Will my visa still be valid? (i think it should be)
Also, do i need to inform the Home office that i will be out of the UK for one year?

thanks

if you dont' have struggles finding a job in the economioc downturn then you'll prob have struggles competing with the influx of immigrants who come to the UK when their is an unturn. It's all down to persistence really. If you want something, and do something about it, it will come in the end.

I think the ease or difficulty of getting a job depends on what industry you are in. So many jobs are still being put up by recruiters and on job sites. I think people are more scared than they should be.

oh and he never came back to London. He's plans were to bring his wife back to London which is why he applied for HSMP inIndia despite living in England for 3 years or so

heya I also wouldn't recommend you commit fraud. A former colleague of mine who had a mortgage in the UK lied in application. He provided a fake employer letter and forged my boss' signature. He went back to India to apply and the home office contacted her. They sent her the employer letter and she ...

great helloimran! Then you call again later (in a week or 2) and tell them you have sent in additonal documents, and can they confirm if it has arrived. It doesn't matter if you send the documents in or not (I did) but it makes them go through their computer system more comprehensively. When i call ...

heya switching does depend on individual cases.
It took my 24 days to switch for WP > Tier 1 but i didn't get docs until about 10 days after

heya helloimran Don't take what they say too seriously. I noticed that alot of the cases on the 16 Sept (which was my appl date as well) was assigned to a CW on approx the 10th Oct. If you are really worried, just call them again and say that someone you spoke to beforehand told you your case was as...

Heya Madihi11, thanks for that. My last day is the 1st of Dec but I am giving myself until February to find a good job in Media or Public Relations. I'm sending out CVs today but if I don't find anything suitable I'll take all of December and half of Jan off to go travelling as well. I'm planning fo...

heya, i applied from within the UK and my bank statements were original but not signed or stamped and my visa got approved. However, you should check what your country's rules are as i think they may differ slightly in each country.

If you are currently a Foundation Doctor then I am almost certain you can't get a visa because there are too many doctors in the UK and not enough jobs. But once again, you should double check with a lawyer, i think

you could also ask one of the deaneries, I am going to work at one of the deaneries on Thursday so I'll ask one of the consultants for you as well

hey Sinead, i think you need to call a lawyer to get some advice. You mentioned that you are a locum, but as a consultant or Specialist registrar? Consultants can get visas but SpRs cannot as they are still doctors in training. It states on the visa that doctors in training cannot apply/work in the ...

you should put in the line in your letter 'it would be greatly appreciated if you consider my request for urgent treatment, however, please do not withdraw my application if urgent treatment is not granted'.

just sent my resignation email which I drafted and saved 1 year ago :)

heya I've also realised that you really can believe what the CC say too much. They told me on 2 occasions that my visa was completed on the 16th of October. Prior to that they had always said it was under consideration. But my visa was stamped on the 10th of Oct, the day I was informed that it was a...

Approved!

WP > Tier 1 Gen
Applied/deducted: 16th Sept
Assigned to CW: 10 Oct
Approved : 10 Oct
Arrived: 20 Oct

Congrats xiaowei and everyone!! Guess what, the post just arrived and I got my visa!! I'm so happy I woke up all my housemates jumping around the house. This forum has been really comforting in my moments of high anxiety. I was really worried bec my bank letter was signed NOT stamped and I had an on...

congrats guys!

Grant - how did you get the CC to tell you that it had been approved? Last night was awful. I was told on Friday that it was posted to wait so I couldn't sleep thinking that it was arriving on Sat. However it didn't ....arghhh...

congrats everyone for getting the visas!

hahah Madahi11 i was waiting for your post all day to see if you got yours as I thought we applied at the same time (16 Sept) Nonetheless, congrats!

sorry to hear about that Shaz. Did they post it to your house or did you pick it up from the post office?

They are sending mine out today and I applied on the 16th like you. Maybe you will get yours at the same time as me