Thats right.. no points awarded for driving in the bus lane.. only fine..which was paid without going to court..

Thanks internev29a and salina02..

@Salina02 - assume you mean that the bus lane violation also needs to be mentioned in the ILR form?

Hi, I received a fixed penalty charge in Oct 2009 for briefly driving into a bus lane.. I didnt realise this while driving as it was a small strip marked as bus lane..however, i paid up the fine of GBP 60.00 (did not appeal or go to court)... I assume this is not a motoring conviction and wont be an...

Thanks for the post..really informative.. Just wanted to know..did you take a letter stating all your absences? and was that required/checked? I am due to apply in Jul 2011 but have had exactly 180 days out which includes 105 days in one stretch due to work but I might not get the letter from the em...

I assume there is a minimum monthly bank balance you need to maintain..
would anyone know of the exact numbers, for self and dependents?

Also, can this balance go below the minimum during the month as long as the month end balance is above the limit?

Regards

Thanks.. Another query on the same situation... I was away in between the 5 year period mentioned below for a little over 3 months - 105 days on work, however there was no break in visa status at any point and this trip was work related. I understand that the rules state that you should not have 3 m...

Hi, I had a query on the WP+Tier 1 route described below.. I entered the UK in Sep 2006 on a WorkPermit. This was renewed in the UK in June 2008 and the WP was valid until June 2010. After June 2010, had I renewed with the company, I would have got a tier 2 (ICT) as the workpermit was replaced with ...

If the masters degree is from a university in USA, do we still require an original letter from the university stating that the course was taught in english?

Hi hsmp2tier1, Wanted to know about the date when this new rule starts, you mention >> From 1 April 2010, any person coming on Tier 2 (Intra company transfer) will: 1. have to have worked for the company for atleast 12 months and 2. this visa category won't lead to settlement. on the home office web...

thanks.. yea..thats true..

any idea when this is going to be announced.. it says rules take effect early next year... and some sources suggest January 2010.. but they should have got all the guidelines out by now if it was in January as thats only 20 days away?

Based on this new rule.. had a query...any feedback/thoughts/suggestions will be appreciated...thanks.. As the tier 2 arrangement (all categories) was implemented on 27 Nov 2008. All visas prior to this were Work permits even if they were for intra company transfer there was no such category before....

Hi, I was not aware of this change in rule and only just came across this. As per this change to tier 2 in Aug/Sep 09 , an employee in tier 2 (ICT) can be paid abroad and not necessarily in the UK? http://www.wragge.com/analysis_5020.asp hence I assume that if there is no break in visa and the emplo...

hmm..you do have a point.. then ideally it should 'not count' only after the new ICT rule comes into force.. A loophole should be plugged, but cancelling out eveyones time overnight doesnt sound right..they should be given a chance to switch visas and have the time counted.. if they cant switch to a...

Thats true.. they havent explicitly said that it will count..however, for ILR the rules are that time on WP/tier 2 should count.. but then again.. they could just change that and say tier 2 ICT would no longer count..which will be very unfair though.. but lets hope thats not the case.. The new rule ...

Yea, I agree.. although I think that its better to switch to tier 1 before the rules comes into force 'early next year' to be on the safe side (the ukba site doesnt say the month next year).. I also think that if the change to Tier 1 is done after the new ICT rule comes in , the time spent on ICT sh...

joh118,.. do you mean to say that if blue78 was to change to tier 1 now, the time since 2006 spent on the intra company transfer visa would be counted towards ILR in 2011.? It think it should and you may be right. The rules come into effect 'early next year' it says .. so would the change to tier 1 ...

thanks..yea..thats what i think too.. however, im not sure of the visa i am in right now as it stated ''work permit'' in 2006 and in 2008 when it was renewed here it just says ''UKBA vulcan 2'' and now if i send it for renewal in 2010, am not sure what it will be tier 2 (G) or tier 2(ICT). The reaso...

thanks.. for the quick reply. I am planning to apply for tier 1 in jan.. my renewal of WP is in june 2010, so if i get tier 1 by feb/march. . I should be ok you think ..to apply for ILR in 2011? my time started in 2006 sept under WP. So it will be WP (from sept 06 to Feb 09 - 3 years, 4 months) + ti...

thanks tvn_ramesh. My query is then on this scenario.. I had a work permit from June 06 to June 08 and then renewed again for 2 years until June 2010. I assume all this time will be under WP? Now when the visa goes for renewal, it will come back with tier 2 visa rather than stating WP. Will my time ...

if we were to switch to tier 1 asap, would the time spent on tier 2 still count?

Ok thanks for the clarification..

I understand they didnt exist in 2008. At the moment in 2009 are they considered the same , work permit = tier 2? i.e in my next renewal in June 2010 will it come back with tier 2 on it

thanks paperpusher..
So tier 2 and work permit are 2 different categories right?

thanks Jon,
this might be a silly question..but is there a difference between tier 2 and work permit, or are these the same? my visa category used to say work permit in 2006, when it was renewed in 2008 it said UKBA vulcan 2, so i dont understand what this means..?

does this mean if you had 2 years tier 2 WP and 3 years tier 1 visas..you would not qualify now?

Hi, Does anyone know what UKBA 'vulcan 2' stands for in the type of visa section of the UK visa. I came here in 2006 and had 'work permit' in the visa section on the passport, but after the renewal in 2008, the new visa says UKBA vulcan 2. I assume this is still a work permit and not any other categ...