@Seasky & @marcnath: Below is the exact detail of refusal points: 1. Premises:- You stated that you were working from home.which is family member's address but you were unable to produce any evidence of an agreement to work from that address. 2. Clients:- Also, you stated that you had 4 current cli...

Money invested by an investor cannot be used to claim points as YOUR INVESTEMENT. It can be either shares or director loan - but both of them must be in your name, not your investors This is not how it worked for me, I did not invest my own money (except a huge amount of sweat equity). Angel and VC...

You really are going to have to share much more detail if you want a response that can actually help you. Especially share your actual job creation "Compliance office asked me about running business from home" do you mean interviewer? What do you mean points for business continuity? there is no such...

I personally would contact the HO helpline. Hopefully it is great news, but if not you don't want anytime wasted on preparing for a response (AR, reapplication etc)

That means your t1e submission needs to be full amd complete....

You are better off delaying ILR application to 16.7.2019 delaying biometrics as much as possible then varying ro LR 28 days before 4.9.2019. But keep running business genuinely one cannot know what HO (secret internal) policy on t1e will be then. We have seen cases of LRs having issues because of th...

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Wed Mar 28, 2018 2:07 pm

Yes, the accountant was raided by Home Office and NOT by HMRC. Only OP can can confirm why he was raided by HO.

As you know of this Birmingham raid (which may or may not be same accountant as OP) do you know prima facie why was raided? Does this firm specialize in immigration matters?

Was your accountant located in Birmingham? I know an Accountant who had his office raided in Birmingham (B*2 postcode area-don't want to give his postcode on forum hence put * mark in post code) by Home Office? Same question as I asked OP. Raided by HO not HMRC? (I googled HO raid accountant found ...

For clarification Home Office raided accountant not HMRC or other financial related body?

Hi seasky Just wondering if you know anybody gone through Genuine Entrepreneur test / interview at ILR stage as yet because I thought only it is happening at Extension state? First I need TBC I was not referring to you in anyway just replying to bizguy It's a good question. The info we have is anec...

I don't understand how they see the different cases . According to timeline guide on this forum different applicants got their applications approved within 2 to 4 months avg .Entreprenuers investing too much money in this country paying taxes creating jobs . shouldn't get treated like this . A snip...

Taking over a year for the response is the shameful norm these days. In your case since you can apply for ILR in August this year I would do nothing except prepare for your ILR (have you done LIUK). The only reason you would want to expedite is if you need to travel. The challenge will be if you are...

There is no Passport control between Ireland and UK it is CTA (Common Travel Area)

Today for many nationalities there is the option of "registered traveller" where you don't get stamped every time you enter. What I did was just mention it all in covering letter

Here is a creative idea: confer with an employment lawyer not an immigration lawyer

The need to help define if a lady in SMP is employed and/or in job

My first impression is this lawyer does not know what s/he is talking about. I would prefer gurus comment as you have a complicated situation. S/he has not responded to why SMP should be considered a job, rather relating to the rather obvious fact that you can keep people employed throughout, you do...

@seasky - do you read posts before replying or are you just using this forum to vent ? Sad to hear you failed on genuineness How did you come to this conclusion ? The advice given to you of "you don't need to do anything except wait" seems wrong OPs specific question related to whether he/she had t...

Your partner leaving you could have been a strong indication to CW that your business was not genuine. Sad to hear you failed on genuineness, we see that more and more these days and the lesson learned is do not leave things unaddressed that could signal ingenuiness. The advice given to you of "you ...

Money invested by an investor cannot be used to claim points as YOUR INVESTEMENT. It can be either shares or director loan - but both of them must be in your name, not your investors This is not how it worked for me, I did not invest my own money (except a huge amount of sweat equity). Angel and VC...

Hi Dear, I am running a Digital Marketing Agency . In 3 Years Period, Total Employees: 09 Current Employees: 4 , 3 Part Time 1 Full Time £50k Investment made at the time of First time Application. Very well done, that was fast in the current environment. Care to share details of your business, how ...

Very well done, that was fast in the current environment. Care to share details of your business, how many employees, how well paid, and any other facts that you think may have led to this fast and positive result. I am trying to ascertain why some cases are 15 months with multiple interviews and so...

Well done and congratulations. 5 months is much better than 15 months cases we sadly see more and more (but 5 months would still kill an international business where CEO needs to travel average twice per month) Can you share any reasons why you did so well (especially no interview)? do you have more...

thanks for your advice . my partner yesterday got ILR on the basis of 10 year route on window , do i need to mention this on cover letter or they themselves would find out when i send my application for 5 year ILR . Also does it effect my application in any way ? Can you find me the link where its ...

Dear seasky, many thanks for your brilliant well balanced advice. Just to reply in few words what you have mentioned regarding the minimum period of employment not kept into consideration. This very employee on SMP had worked on full time basis for full one year before she went on maternity leave. ...

Unfortunately @seasky has a habit of making irrelevant personal opinions without the details of an individual applicant. I don’t think it is done with any bad intentions but just a matter of poor communication. It is best to ignore and not add to your stress levels. But given that you had the emplo...

You have a very curious case and I am glad that the uninsured driving issue was resolved positively. I agree with the gurus and your lawyers this is harsh and unfair and believe you have a good chance in AR. BUT stop mentioning that "you could not sack her" that is shooting yourself in the leg. It i...