If your niece is British or has ILR, then yes, she is the sponsor. Does she meet the financial requirement with a salary of at least £18,600 per annum? Does her spouse in Pakistan meet the English requirement from an approved test centre? There is a £600 immigration health surcharge that also has to...

An Islamic marriage would only be recognised if it took place in a country that allows Islamic marriages. You need to give 28 days notice to marry here with one of the approved Registrars and get married under English law. The Registrar has to inform HO of non-EU migrants wanting to marry and this n...

Yes, you can apply 28 days before reaching the 5 years residence mark.

Did you enter the UK within 90 days of your visa issue/start date?

You need 5 years residence as a PBS Dependent before you will qualify for ILR. If your husband gets ILR, you can continue on the PBS Dependent visa and extend it if needed till you reach 5 years residence.

It should work.

If you are applying for ILR by post, this will create a problem for them. They cannot apply for an extension if your Tier 1 G visa expires at the same time as theirs and you do not have ILR. For their existing leave to 'continue' if applying by post, they would have to apply in the UK.

No, but many forum members have done and do this. If you/spouse got ILR based on Tier 1, the childs existing leave/visa will continue and he can travel as long as he returns before it expires.

It would be different advice if you got ILR based on 10 years long residence.

Hi, I have received a letter of Approval and booking for Citizenship Ceremony although its asking me to book within 21 days , I was in confusion that we are given 90 days to book an appointment for ceremony after receiving the letter. has the rule been changed as I plan to travel to india in mid Fe...

Hi guys Hope you can help, my husband is on student visa which expires in Jan 2017 the question is can he switch to spouse visa as I have indefinite leave to remain & I will be his sponsor. Yes, he can apply now either in person or by post. Fees are going up in April so you might want to apply befo...

Usually within 21 days to book ceremony and to attend the ceremony within 90 days. This has been covered in numerous posts on the forum.

I do understand your points and agree to some extent. I myself have my parents in South Africa, although my mother qualifies for an Ancestral visa so could return again (she has been here previously on this visa) she cannot afford the fees, IHS and fund holding required as a pensioner, so I myself a...

Yes, he can travel.

Appointments are not available for April. Some members have seen appointments up to 13 Feb. There appears to be a delay in releasing appointments for some reason.

Yes, if he has been given the option of admin review he should do it

Yes he should have because now I don't even think he has enough time to find a Tier 2 G sponsor and go through that process.

No, not necessary. It is fundamentally the same name. If it was substantially different, that would be a different story.

This might sound harsh, but it is the reality. The government did not force you to come to the UK and leave your parents behind and of course you could move back or to another EU country as secret.simon advised which is a cheaper route (but one also under scrutiny by HO). The government has to contr...

Your friend is wrong or someone is telling him nonsense.

You cannot register a child as British if they do not live in the UK and they were born abroad. The will need a visa, then ILR and only after that can they apply for British citizenship.

Should not be a problem.

Macro_Run wrote:Thank you very much noajthan.

I understand that from your 'Yes' answer.
1. The approval letter will be delivered by the second class post.
2. I can use the same photo (during Naturalisation application) to passport application as well.

Yes and yes as long as the photo is not older than 6 months.

HO was correct in their refusal. The absences are substantially over the allowed limits. The first two years would be ignored due to not meeting the requirement.

Please stop asking about HMRC tax amendments and find a tax forum to discuss these issues.

She should still provide her absence details in the form as required and have a letter should this be asked for (assuming she is applying in person).

You asked for permission to post your success details in this thread (click)

I do not believe permission has been granted, but you went ahead and posted your details in another members thread anyway.

Please do not post HMRC tax queries/updates on the forum. Post only immigration queries.

The old thread will remain locked but can still be viewed.

A new timeline thread will be up and running soon with clear and strict guidelines. Please be patient, we do have jobs and families too.