mind you, if you have booked Liverpool on-line you'll have to cancel it first to book another appointment That's not true - it is possible to register more than once and use new ID to search for Croydon appointments. it's cheating :P yes, surely it can be done but from the same account you can only...

i've had an appointment at Liverpool becos there was nothing in Croydon but then i was lucky to find slots on-line at Croydon so i booked it and cancelled one at Liverpool. mind you, if you have booked Liverpool on-line you'll have to cancel it first to book another appointment. in this you're takin...

i arrved on 1st April 2006 and my visa was valid from 15 March 2006. person on the phone said they count from the date of arrival so the earliest i can apply is 4th of March 2010 for 4 years. so it seems to me that the count the day of application (or appointment) is the 29th day after arrival. i've...

doesn't she need to be working for these 2 years? i'm not sure though....

how did you get Virgin account on both names? i asked them 3 times about 1.5 year ago and still waiting

Was she ever out of the country for more than 180 days at any one time? even if she was, it will not pass as "Grounds for refusal were that person has been out of country for over 700 days" i think they might have mis-read the dates - year of returing to country. i'd request SAR file as a proof of ...

well :) check your certificate - it should mention something. anyway, HO asks not to pass KOL test TOO early before your ILR aplication. they say that they will keep it for reasonable time but noone knows exactly what that means. i personally do not believe that it can expire within at least 2 years.

Heeeey! Well done you! Many happy returns to the new resident! :D Thanks for the idea with cheque! These bloody cards just stop working when you most need them! I’ll bring my book with me and will split amount to credit and debit cards so I can pay with either of them. So, what did you wear and di...

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you can only confirm it when you get a ceritficate AND when you use the "old" one in your application. then we'll all know...

nksg i agree. i can't be bothered reading the JR again, but i was under impression that all that matters is that one was granted HSMP (approval letter) under old rules - before April. everybody after that got 5 years (2+3 years) HSMP. if someone got approval letter before April but applied for visa...

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sushdmehta
do not confuse people.

180 days have nothing to do with naturalization process.
it is 450 days including 90 days in last year.

how did that happen? where did they get 700 days from??

Jk2007 wrote:The rule says that to be condidered under HSMP JR, you should be in the scheme.

it says that it is valid for people with HO approval letter dated before change of plans is April 06.

what would you liek to hear from them? that they have the same stamp as you? yes, they most probably do

but it's too early for these people to apply for ILR under HSMP JR

sushdmehta wrote:Again, might not affect ILR (if 180 day absence is not applicable to dependents). But will affect naturalisation.

how? why?
you get your ILR
+ 12 month (allowed 90 days max away from the UK)
on 12 months +1 day you can apply.

wunder wrote:
For me the problem would be actually working for 3 years in one place!

no need to work in one place, just someone you know and who is memeber of any prof.org

now, oooooff you go to bed!!!!! D Dat tomorrow!!!!!!!!! let us know how it went!

sazia wrote:
There is no expiry date on the LITUK is there ?

Is KOL different then this ?

it's the same thing - knowledge of life in the uk. sometimes called KOL sometimes LITUK

HO asks not to pass KOL too early :) if one has to pass it for ILR do they expect them to pass it again for naturalization? Don’t think so… I’ve been with the same GP for over 3 years but I’ve only met him once and only to have an argument of stupid treatment I got from him so I don’t’ t...

apart from issuing you a copy of P60s, payroll can always restore missing payslips. i've just requested mine from HR. they have done if before in 2007 for my FLR.
they should also sign and stamp them for you.

dont' be shy to ask them. there are there to help, not to spoil your life

one thing i wanted to ask regarding KOL test.
i don't need it for ILR (HSMP JR) but i was thinking of passing it now just to kill waiting time. will the certificate be valid for naturalisation next year?

i have 4 weeks of this paranoia ahead of me :twisted: bare in mind that you can use either East of West Croydon stations. I think West one is closer but, surely, East is better connected. If you worried about the tube maybe try catch a bus to Victoria or LB? Just leave 2 hrs early :D I’ll be drivi...

ops! though it was Thursday today!!!!

isn't it a Big Day for wunder?

are we talking local elections or general? i'm not sure at all but maybe for local (MP) you can register? since you are paying council tax.... but i'm not sure and honestly i don't care :P that registration form that we receive where we say that we are not allowed to vote actually puts you on some s...

i can understand that stamps are rubbish sometimes and we dont' really pay any attention to this when passing immigration control BUT you were told already that you can request your SAR file. that's one and the best option another one is just to think logically and make a table of all travel dates a...