I agree and i know there are cases where here they've done it but its very risky. I would have gone for it if there was a way to apply in person as at least in that case i could have explain to them in detail but via post its all down to case worker. Yes instead of saving around £400 i'll lose £90...

Its risky as it all depends on case worker but worth trying for, as its not just the money you'll save but also time and effort in doing to doing two separate applications.

I'll wait till Jaunary and apply for all the family together with a covering letter explaining the situation.

Regards
Faraz

Just spoke to HomeOffice Nationality contact centre and they said you can't do it as on the day of application you're not British Citizen so it won't work.

Also spoke to immigration agent he said yes you can do a joint application in January.

I'm really confused now!

Hi all, Are there any successfull case on the board where you've applied with your partner jointly on AN form and paid reduced fee where main applicant has completed 5 years but partner completed 3 years? According to homeoffice nationality contact centre its not possible as on the day of applicaito...

Thanks for that vinny! this is what i was after. I know Homeoffice do consider logical cases but it varies and sometime doesn't work for all. So say i wait till January and then i go to NCS, will they take my case on this basis and how can i specify to CW to consider my case first and then treat my ...

I knew there's no way but wasn't sure, of course i'm not doing that otherwise i woudn't ask this question now.

My son (19 months) was born before ILR and now we all have ILR and ready to apply for citizenship (on completing 5 years) except my wife (she still have few months to complete 3 years). After reading alot this is what i've found: - I'll be applying on AN form with £836 fee (5 years residency) - My ...

Could anyone confirm this plz?

Yes she was married to me before entering UK. My son also got ILR with us, so i believe he should be fine as well.

Hi All, I'll be eligible for my naturalisation in coming July and I believe it'll take up to 2 months to get naturalisation and passport done then I’ll become British National (not sure Citizen or National) which will qualify my wife to apply for naturalisation after completing her 3 years in UK w...

Hi All, Just got the email from Abu Dhabi embassy after almost 4 months of appeal approval and almost a year when we applied for the visa. My question is regarding how late we can reapply for the visa with the appeal letter as my mother will be going to some other country later this year and I donâ€...

Was going to post child benefit form but got confused after reading one of the post here that CB could take up to 3 months and also that they want to see original passport. Just want to know how people have done it, I'm thinking to send it via special delivery with an extra pre-paid special delivery...

First of all thank you all for sharing your experiences this really helped me in handling the drama created by the UKBA staff at croydon. My appointment was at 9:45am and i reached the PEO at 9:30. After a security check i was put in a documents check queue, the clerk at the window didn't ask much i...

Guys my case is similar and i did confirm with UKBA over the phone quite a few time in last 6 months and they never said that you're not qualified for ILR under JR instead they always said that yes go ahead with the application.

Excellent news cheerfulkhan! Your case was the perfect example of this situation. I'm really relieved now, but still fingers crossed as you never now what happens at Croydon.

After speaking with my friend again, looks like landlord is quite decent and normal person BUT using this extension to earn some extra tax free money which is not decent at all i know. He has clearly explained to my friend that he don't want to be trapped by council as he hasn't declared that as a s...

Is there anyone who can advise?

Hi all, One of my friend is been living in a rental property which is basically built on the house garage, so he's not paying any council tax or bills as everything included in the rent which is not cheap either. The way he has explained me the things, looks like the landlord hasn't declared the pro...

srmbuddy's case doesn't fall in this category as our dependents visa says Tier-1 dependent not HSMP dependent and thats where UKBA Staff starts applying Tier-1 rules on us instead of HSMP.

I'm anxiously waiting for the cheerfullkhan's appointment which is on 8th June. Fingers crossed!

gidoc, could you give us more background of your case like when you & your wife came and on what visas, also what was your current visa status especially what was written on your wife's visa? Also where and when did you get your ILR? I know lot being asked BUT it's really gonna help lot of people he...

Here's my case: I initially came on HSMP in July 2006 then converted to Tier-1 and my wife came in January 2009 as Tier-1 Partner written on her visa. I've got ILR-JR appointment at Croydon for 23rd June and have already tried to convince UKBA on the phone but they are not agreeing at all. Regards F...

Hi All, There are quite a few threads on this topic already but i just want to consolidate all. To explain the situation briefly it's basically when your tier-1 dependents haven't spend 2 years in UK and applying for ILR under JR with you. Currently, most likely UKBA is not allowing ILR for dependen...

I meant the current conclusion BUT very strangely we've a success case of gvamsimba where he even wasn't asked on her wife's Tier-1 dependent visa and i don't believe that they would have information that Oh she applied using VAF2 form so lets not create trouble for them.

As i mentioned on the other thread, the UKBA said on the phone that my wife has to spend 2 years from again in order to qualify for ILR.

Thanks for the help guys. So the current conclusion is if your dependent came here using VAF10 form then they won't get ILR. Though this is completely ridiculous the main applicant also on pure Tier-1 but because they're protected under JR then they don't consider Tier-1 rules but for the dependents...