Just read the Guidance document once again (section2:12 Page14 of 35).. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/pbs/t1-general-guidance.pdf It says points will be awarded based on the applicant's age at the date of the application at initial grant of first leave ! This does NO...
thanks All for your reply.. Hi Rizwan, You mentioned "According to guidance you can not claim more..." Are you talking just for the Age?? If for all other areas then What about a scenario where a applicant gets additional degree (post Graduate degree) during the initial visa period.. that is, Initia...
Hi there, My tier 1 (Gen) extn is due in Feb 2012. I got my initial application approved (abroad) in 2009. Though I was getting 5 points for age that time, I did not claim points for the age as I had enough points to get qualified just based on my education & earnings (also I was not sure about the ...
Hi there, I'm a IT Contractor working through my own limited company (I'm a Director of that company responsible for day to day business) My visa is due in March 2012 (that is 13 months from now). I've been contracting through my company for a year now, drawing less salary and partly taking Dividend...
Gr'8 and yeah please include ILR related stuff as mentioned by ssoct98. Thanks :) All, As discussed in THIS THREAD I think creating a petition to be heard will be a first step forward. Here is what I could compile (Amendments and suggestions to make it better is welcome). I think, we shall put this ...
No, I am Not employed anywhere else. I've only one contract for which I'm working through my own limted company. So I'm the employer and employee of my limited company..
I'm doing Contracting work through my own Limited company for which I'm the Director. I take little salary (for which I don't need to pay NI/tax as it's less than the min required for tax/NI deductions). Majority of the amount I'm taking as interim Dividend for which my accountant issues Dividend Vo...
Thanks brother. I have already sent my form. I did this to improve my credit score as I do not have any credit history here. Do we get any confirmation from them? I mean Voting Card or something like that? ????? Can Tier 1 (General) visa holder from Commonwealth Country vote in the General local ele...
????? Can Tier 1 (General) visa holder from Commonwealth Country vote in the General local elections? I wanted to register in the voter list and found this useful information. Please clarify whether a person on Tier 1 Visa vote in the elections? The site says that "To qualify, Commonwealth citizens ...
Can Tier 1 (General) visa holder from Commonwealth Country vote in the General local elections? I wanted to register in the voter list and found this useful information. Please clarify whether a person on Tier 1 Visa vote in the elections? The site says that "To qualify, Commonwealth citizens must b...
hi all, just wanted to share a very good information on opening a bank a/c here in UK. Well I came here 3 months back and have been staying in sharing accommodation (so I do not have any utility bills etc). and during initial one month I was jobless. Though I have visited UK couple of times before, ...
Hi there, I'm in UK on Tier 1 (General) visa which expires in April 2012. I am a bachelor's degree holder. Inorder to to get a master's degree & make my extension application easier, I'm planning to take up a part time MS degree at a local college/university. I'm not sure whether with my existing vi...
Hi, Well when I applied for tier 1 (in Jan2009) even I forgot to fill the section where they ask 'which appendix have you completed'. I was very much worried and sent a mail to BHC and the reply that i got was bad,'they asked me to wait till the decision is made and they clearly wrote me that once a...
Try to get print outs on a bond paper and with a laser printer. Even I faced this issue when i applied for visa. i got the right prints after trying to get prints from 3 shops !! Even if u r unsuccessful in getting that, dont worry. You can write the dates above those boxes. (I checked this with VFS...
Hi Humana, Well I'm planning to travel on March Last week or April first week. My travel day would be Saturday so that I reach there on Sunday morning. I'm going to stay there initially for a month and then want to return back to India for few months. Well I contacted my frnds in Uk and came to know...
Hi All, I got my visa stamped this friday :) My sincere Thanks to EACH and EVERYONE on this Forum for the help. Because of this forum I was able to save INR 50k ( otherwise I would have paid this money to a consultant) I Request the ppl who aspire to apply for Visa, NOT to go for a consultant. If u ...
Hi All, I got my visa stamped this friday :) My sincere Thanks to EACH and EVERYONE on this Forum for the help. Because of this forum I was able to save INR 50k ( otherwise I would have paid this money to a consultant) I Request the ppl who aspire to apply for Visa, NOT to go for a consultant. If u ...
Thanks Suresh :) I will try and fly as early as possible. Hi All, I got my visa stamped today :) My sincere Thanks to EACH and EVERYONE on this Forum for the help. Because of this forum I was able to save INR 50k ( otherwise I would have paid this money to a consultant) I Request the ppl who aspire ...
Hi All, I got my visa stamped today :) My sincere Thanks to EACH and EVERYONE on this Forum for the help. Because of this forum I was able to save INR 50k ( otherwise I would have paid this money to a consultant) I Request the ppl who aspire to apply for Visa, NOT to go for a consultant. If u read a...
Well I had the ref number given by vfs..so I logged on to vfs-uk.co.in -> track application status..key in ur ref number and DOB..thats it :) Applied on 13- Jan-2009 (made cash payment) Waiting... Status (as of 27-Jan )shows that "Documents were frwdd to BHC of 13-Jan" Can anybody share the differen...
Applied on 13- Jan-2009 (made cash payment) Waiting... Status (as of 27-Jan )shows that "Documents were frwdd to BHC of 13-Jan" Can anybody share the different statuses ... I mean the life cycle.. I guess the initial status is "Documents were frwdd to BHC on .." Applied for Tier 1 (general) Extentio...
Hi Harryy, Are u talking about filling the form partially typed using computer and partially filled by hand using a ball-point pen? Even I had the same question.coz some of the fileds in the form get automatically selected to the default values and also some of the sections we need more space for wr...
Hi Push_HSMP / Vijay, As discussed I sent a mail to BHC and got a reply. They say that they can not do any updates to the application once it is submitted and they have asked me to wait for the outcome. This puts me in more worry :( I'm leaving it to God now :) Hi All other ppl on this forum, In cas...
