My Time line Application for Tier 1 General from WP Application date sent : 31/03/2010 (SD in Country) Application received : 01/04/2010 (Royal Mail tracking) Payment Deducted : N/A (Postal Order) Acknowledgement letter received: 09/04/2010 Date on Acknowledgement letter : 02/04/2010 Passport return...

Only those covered by HSMP JR will be eligible for ILR after July 2011 without going through Probationary Citizenship. The Transitional Arrangements A say that (i) current WP holders can extend their stay in the Tier 2 category without meeting the points criteria and (ii) they can do this as far as...

Agree. Also, my understanding is that the concept of "probation/earned citizenship" applies to the "new" PBS migrants only (e.g. Tier 1/2, HSMP after Nov 2006, etc.). WP holders will be able to apply directly for settlement (ILR or PR) after 5 years as before, even after July 2011; see Transitional...

khaledeng wrote:Hi All,

I scored 6.5 in IELTS test 2.5 years ago, Do I have to retake it in order to apply ?

Thanks,
Khaled

Yes, it is expired after 2 years

jad152 wrote:What do you think? Looking at the salary conversion, only senior professionals and managers, doctors etc can qualify from my country.

Well, since the beginning the programme was designed to target "highly skilled migrant". What do you expect?

Thanks guys, I think I will send the original degree certificate only.

Do we need to submit academic transcript if we have the original degree certificate? I've got conflicting information about this. From the guidance it seems only the certificate is needed. But friend of mine told me that the transcript also has to be submitted. Really appreciate your quick response,...

GeneNZ wrote: Heh. Maybe an annoucement today? Taking into account two lost days from the strike on the 8-9th March, then add two days to March 16th to give March 18th? Again, all speculative theories.

You are a fortune teller, aren't you?

No one knows anything as yet. There has been commotion about it on this board for the past two weeks, and nothing has been mentioned. I am one of the ones, waiting with baited breath, for the annoucement. Curiously, did you get your dates directly from the Home Office, or from another source? On th...

Since my degree was not taught in English, I have done IELTS test. What should I fill in the application form section V3 (Award Reference Number)? Is it "Test Report Form Number" or "Accreditation Number" (Overleaf)? I am a little bit confuse because the "Test Report Form Number" is very long, and w...

Regardless, the holding pattern I'm currently in has been somewhat productive, with me spending my time upskilling (getting certifications to go along with my experience) in hope that it'll help me in the job hunt in UK (as I will be going, it just depends on what visa I go on). I think it's a wise...

They might even loosen the requirement for the maintenance a little bit, by waiving this requirement for applicant with firm job offer. However I am not sure if they are going to implement this by 6th April, since until now they haven't announce whether or not to accept the recommendation. Probably ...

Thanks guys!! Thanks for the reply. How do we tailor my resume, if my designation is Manager? Anyway in my relieving letter, they gonna put my designation? I understand, my skillset is pretty common one, from you point of view which is the skill set pretty rare in UK? Just curious. I think you don'...

Hi all, I have 9 years of experience in C/C++ on Windows, UNIX and LINUX. Currently, my designation is Manager here in INDIA. I am 100% sure, I wont get, the same role there in UK. Now my question is, will my resume be considered , if they see my position is a Manager. Because, it is always a myth,...

Tim555 wrote:May be It was happening 25, 30 years ago ( good old days )????

It was 3 years ago, just before the crisis started.

but Uk experience matters while searching job. Guys with UK experience are given the edge over those who dont have... I got my first job in the UK without any UK experience, even my company paid flight ticket for interview, hotel and all the expenses. After the job offer they gave me money for relo...

Sushil-ACCA wrote: NOW 180 DAYS IS RED LINE and whatever is reason
work or medical etc

reference please? or link to the policy?
I guess you are wrong, work related and paid holidays are excluded.

GeneNZ wrote:Not to mention the fee's increase from 675 pounds to 690 pounds .

Well, it is worst for us in the UK, because it's gonna be 890 pounds.

Another reason to do it now is that when it comes to extension time, the new (much tougher) rules are likely to apply to the new applicants only. Who can be certain they will be earning 60-65 K in 2 years' time? Fully agree, it's going to be quite tricky with the current job market situation. In my...

eitherway, i hate the pressure, and i could have sit the IELTS exam last month, but i wanted to take it easy, one step at a time.. if i knew about these changes, i would've hurried up, and get it over with by now.. i guess that's the story of my life :) anyway, lets hope it all ends ok.. thanks for...

i have my English assesment exam (IELTS) next week (i've been postponing that unfortunately :x ) and have to wait 2 weeks for results.. which means i can apply on 1.4. earliest it might be a matter of days.. anyhow, i hate the uncertainty :? any suggestions? If the HO agent was right, then 1.4 stil...

I'm am also not legible by this new earning rules.. why didn't i find about this earlier????argh, i could have applied already... because i have 80 points total to the rules that apply now. only if they change the multipliers (now its 2.3 for my country, i will need at least 2.4) because i'm only 5...

Wow. Thank you for this. Although still speculation (as Markie as said), this at least gives me a date to work around. Thank you so much. Indeed it is still unofficial, with the number of changes on the Tier-1, I suspect there is possibility for slight delay on the implementation (if they accepted ...

Thanks. Most interesting. Are you able to tell me where you and your agent is based? i.e. Are you currently UK based? Don't need to give me specifics. Do you have any other information, or is that all your agent told you? More specifically, is April 6th the date an annoucement will be made, or is A...

Where did you get the date April 6th? From the research I've done, the Home Office has said an annoucement regarding the Tier 1 MAC recommendations will be made in "Early 2010". On April 6th, with an annoucement be made regarding what they will do with these MAC recommendations? Or will that be the...