i think you cannot switch to tier 1 dependent from within uk. see below post for more information:

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=101160

as per rules you are not suppose to keep maintenance fund intact once you have applied. but it is a good idea to leave it as it is because, god forbid, for some reason your application is considered invalid or rejected and you decide to reapply you will need to show maintenance fund for previous 3 m...

police certificate is needed for certain nationalities, Indians do not need it. employers letter is not necessary if you have payslips (stamped and signed in case they are not company letter head or e-copy) about 11 months you do not need to clarify why you are using only 11 months but explaining th...

that is a tricky bit. as per ukba you are self employed and not employed see part 6A http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/immigrationlaw/immigrationrules/introduction/ "Under Part 6A of these Rules, "Self-Employed" means an applicant is registered as self-employed with HM Revenue & Customs...

yes 1 week will be fine.
as long as your application is made and reaches(in case of courier) to home office before your current leave expires you will be fine.

as long as you have all the valid documentation to prove claimed dividend and salary it will be considered.

btw 44k +10k is 54k what about remaining 11k ?

if your company has declared that dividend in march 2013 that is income for march 2013. ukba does not distribute it over the 12 moth or any other period. as march 2013 will fall in your earning period it will be considered for your extension.

it will always be safe to submit business bank statement and company accounts. if you dont send it and case worker asks for it you will waste valuable time. also tier 1 guidance says: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/pbs/t1-general-guidance.pdf "self-employed earnings w...

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/IDIs/idischapter1/section5/section5.pdf?view=Binary "It is often not possible to decide an application for an extension of leave until after the period of leave has expired. To prevent applicants from becoming overstayers through n...

you have said that you are not getting enough points so you already know the answer... and with limited information that you have given even the 'god particle' will not be able to answer your question :) it depends on how many points you are falling short from getting 80(or75). can you make up for t...

you go to question D8 only if you have answered question D5 yes. D5. Are either the applicant’s current and/or any one of his/her previous passport(s) or travel document(s) that he/she has used to travel to, and remain in, the United Kingdom which shows his/her current leave unavailable? Are you sur...

yes Bankers draft will be much cheaper around 20 quid and less tedious as well as it will be one cheque unlike 11 postal orders in your case!
generally you will need to apply for a draft day before at the bank.

Please spend some effort on reading the notes on application form. If you have already read it, i would suggest reading it again, this time more carefully: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/pbs/t1-general-form.pdf and a simple search on google will give charges as well: ...

please read point number 69 on page 14 and point number 131 on page 25

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... idance.pdf

reading the guidance carefully and again and again will not do any harm

it wont add any value neither reduce merit of your application. case workers make more of objective decision than a subjective one. they really do not care about your current employment status. they just check, confirm or verify what you have claimed in the earnings period and make decision based on...

yeah but that does not mean it is for tier 1 visa check the url...

as per the rules it is not necessary that you should be working for all the 12 months of your earnings period. if you can make up the necessary points even in 1 month you will get your visa as long as you can prove it through valid documentations.

you should read the guidelines clearly it states that if you have proved your qualification in your previous tier 1 general application and using the same now then you dont need to re send your degree certificate. just out of interest why do you have to travel to get your degree certificate you dont...

about the link that tier1appeal has post its an old link used for HSMP so it is not necessarily followed by case worker for Tier 1's decision making.

gaurav, in your case if you were drawing salary and dividend through your own limited company then as per the UKBA rules you are self-employed even sushdmehta has pointed that out Under Part 6A of these Rules, "Self-Employed" means an applicant is registered as self-employed with HM Revenue & Custom...

Dear Members, I will be applying for Tier 1 (General) extension in next week. I will be using earnings period of Apr 2011 to Mar 2012. During this period I was working as contractor through my own limited company and I am the sole share holder of my company. As per the UKBA rules my status will be s...

oh but the earlier comments suggested that you are self employed for UKBA... now i am confused

Prashant,

congratulations for your approval.
did you apply as self employed or employed?

regards

anyone?

perfect that helps... many thanks...