Anyone extension on Feb or March? Processong time.

[shaf2008]

Hi All,

Any one got tier one extension recently.

Its been 5 weeks since i send the application. on this forum i noticed that a lot of people got the extension in a months time.

I am getting a bit worried. Not sure whats happening .

Regards

Sha

[zimba]

Hi All,

Any one got tier one extension recently.

Its been 5 weeks since i send the application. on this forum i noticed that a lot of people got the extension in a months time.

I am getting a bit worried. Not sure whats happening .

Regards

Sha

Every application is different and will be decided on its own merits. There is no exact time frame on how long it will take for you to hear back from HO. The guideline is around 6-8 weeks

[moongesture]

The normal processing time is 8 weeks so its seems normal processing so some people got an answer within 10 days and some got in five to six weeks.

Can't see any reason to be worried for!

[zacklee]

Dear members,

Just to share a good news with everyone, solicitor informed me that our visas are granted. I'm the main applicatant, have a little boy and wife as dependents.

My wife received a 2nd Biometric Letter on last Tuesday 26th April. After discuss with solicitor, they advised just go to postoffice and re-do it, maybe the 1st Biometric data not success upload to UKVI, we re do the biometric again on same day.

Today 4th May, we have this good news. Here are the details:

1. Date application posted 8/3/16
2. Payment made: Debit Card
3. Date payment debited: 10/3/16
4. Date Biometric Letter Received: 17/3/16 (dated: 14/3/16)
5. Date of biometric enrolment : 17/3/16, my wife's 2nd biometric enrolment on 26th April.
6. Approved letter revived by solicitor on 4th May 2016.
6. Date leave to remain valid from: waiting post
7. Date passport n document received: waiting post

Wish all others in this forum have the best luck......thank you.

[Mrchaany]

zacklee congrats
could you share your list of documents prepared by your solicitor

thanks

[zacklee]

zacklee congrats
could you share your list of documents prepared by your solicitor

thanks

Need ask them and let you know

[sm12]

Does the visa processing only begin after the biometrics are done?

[zimba]

Does the visa processing only begin after the biometrics are done?

Yes. If you do not provide them, your application becomes invalid

[Fifty5]

Hi All,

Any one got tier one extension recently.

Its been 5 weeks since i send the application. on this forum i noticed that a lot of people got the extension in a months time.

I am getting a bit worried. Not sure whats happening .

Regards

Sha

Hi my application timeline was similar to yours, i havent heard anythg aftr the biometrics too.
Good luck

[sm12]

To all the people who have heard back from the Home Office, did your decision letter arrive with or separately from the documents?

[zimba]

To all the people who have heard back from the Home Office, did your decision letter arrive with or separately from the documents?

Your BRP and letter arrive together and your documents arrive separately.

[sm12]

Thank you for your reply, Zimba.
Last time with initial application, I got the letter with the documents and the BRP arrived on its own, so I guess the process has changed.

[zimba]

Thank you for your reply, Zimba.
Last time with initial application, I got the letter with the documents and the BRP arrived on its own, so I guess the process has changed.

They used to send the BRPs with secure post but it seems they cut back on that. Now letter and BRP are sent together and documents are send separately

[sm12]

Oh, so it's not sent with DX courier now? Is it send by second class royal mail?

[zacklee]

after 7days waiting, finally we received our BRP cards and documents.

thank you for everyone's help .

Dear members,

Just to share a good news with everyone, solicitor informed me that our visas are granted. I'm the main applicatant, have a little boy and wife as dependents.

My wife received a 2nd Biometric Letter on last Tuesday 26th April. After discuss with solicitor, they advised just go to postoffice and re-do it, maybe the 1st Biometric data not success upload to UKVI, we re do the biometric again on same day.

Today 4th May, we have this good news. Here are the details:

1. Date application posted 8/3/16
2. Payment made: Debit Card
3. Date payment debited: 10/3/16
4. Date Biometric Letter Received: 17/3/16 (dated: 14/3/16)
5. Date of biometric enrolment : 17/3/16, my wife's 2nd biometric enrolment on 26th April.
6. Approved letter revived by solicitor on 4th May 2016.
6. Date leave to remain valid from: waiting post
7. Date passport n document received: waiting post

Wish all others in this forum have the best luck......thank you.

[zacklee]

Oh, so it's not sent with DX courier now? Is it send by second class royal mail?

I received the letter with documents via Royal Mail.

3 BRP cards all delivered via DX. Child one delivery on 6/5/16, ours received only yesterday.

[sm12]

Thank you Zacklee.
Does anyone know if section 3c applies to end of AR even if AR is refused?

[zimba]

Thank you Zacklee.
Does anyone know if section 3c applies to end of AR even if AR is refused?

If you applied for your visa before the expiry date and then HO refused your application after that date, your leave will be extended by section 3C automatically for
- up to 14 days after refusal to apply for AR or
- Until your AR is concluded & served

So if your AR is refused, your section 3C ends two business working days after your refusal is served and then you become an over stayer. Section 3C also ends immediately if you withdraw your AR or if you apply for a new application at any time during section 3C period.

[Thuyngan2ha]

I would like to dedicate my first post to zimba88 for his great contribution to this forum which has helped me a lot in preparing my successful application. Thank you very much!

[Thuyngan2ha]

I entered the 50k route in April 2013 switching from post study visa. During the initial 3 year period, my status was Sole Trader (self-employed). I applied for extension with 3 dependents (wife and 2 sons). My timeline is as followings:

18 March 2016: Application posted (old form)
31 March 2016: Payment taken (old fee)
1 April 2016: Biometric letter received (biometric given the next day)
5 April 2016: Letter received from Home Office asking for partial payment (to match the new fee). The payment page from the new form was enclosed which was completed and posted back to Home Office the next day
8 May 2016: Partial payment taken
11 May 2016: Partial IHS refunded
12 May 2016: BRP received by courier while approval letter and documents received by Royal Mail Signed For (dated 10 May 2016)

[Thuyngan2ha]

List of documents submitted

I have organised the documents in 4 different folders labelled as followings:

1. Investment

a) Cover letter briefing my businesses, total investment made and listing documents included in this folder
b) Unaudited accounts 2013/14 and 2014/15
c) An accounts compilation report by a suitably regulated accountant
d) A copy of the accountant's practising certificate
e) Business bank statements showing the date and amount of each transaction of the funds of £50,000
as indicated and NI Class 2 is taken by HMRC by direct debit
f) The original welcome letter from HMRC when registering as an employer showing the business
premises in the United Kingdom
g) 6 (six) recent business bank statements showing the NI Class 4 and Income Tax paid on 29 January
2016 for the year 2014/15, and the recent trading activities and proving business has a United Kingdom
bank account of which I am a signatory
h) Non‐domestic rate bills 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16
and 2016/17
i) A copy of lease
k) A copy of land registry
l) A copy of Certificate of Employer's Liability Insurance for 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16

2. Job creation

a) Cover letter briefing which employees have worked for which businesses. A table is provided with name of employees, hourly rate, monthly payment, commencing date, leaving date and total hours worked
b) Printouts of Real‐Time Full Payment Submissions for the years of 2013/14, 2014/15 and 2015/16 with
receipt confirmation emails from gateway.gov.uk
c) Employment contract of each employee
d) Copy of passport and P45 from the previous job, if any, of each employee
e) Duplicate payslips covering the full period of employment of each employee
f) Employee profile print‐out from the accounting software containing all information of each employee
reported to HMRC
g) Accountant's letter verifying that the new posts have been created.

3. Self-employed status

a) Cover letter confirming I registered as self-employed within 6 months entering the route and currently registered as self-employed
b) The original welcome letter from HMRC, dated on 08 October 2012
c) A confirmation letter from HMRC of the date of registration, dated on 09 February 2016
d) A copy of bank statements covering 6 months after entering the route showing Class 2 National
Insurance was taken by direct debit (the original bank statements can be found in the Investment folder
of this application)
e) A letter from HMRC regarding the proposed changes in the way paying Class 2 NI, dated on 12
December 2014
f) A letter from HMRC notifying the effective changes applied for the 2015/16 tax year, dated in July
2015
g) A letter from HMRC confirming the last Class 2 NI payment collected through direct debit, dated on 10
February 2016
h) Business bank statement in July 2015 showing the last Class 2 payment made through direct debit.

4. Maintenance and English

a) Cover letter confirming I have enough funds for maintenance and meet the English requirement
b) The original certificate of award (MBA)
c) Savings account bank statement under my name from 23/06/2015 until 24/02/2016
d) Passports and Biometric Residence Permit of the whole family
e) Original birth certificates of my children
f) Original marriage certificate with a certified translation
g) Payment confirmation and IHS reference number confirmation emails for the whole family.

[zimba]

I would like to dedicate my first post to zimba88 for his great contribution to this forum which has helped me a lot in preparing my successful application. Thank you very much!

Now that is good congratulations on your visa, happy you got the help you needed

[FKS21177]

I would like to dedicate my first post to zimba88 for his great contribution to this forum which has helped me a lot in preparing my successful application. Thank you very much!

agree with you Zimba has always been helpful and preparing application with proper mandatory docs is very important they are just looking for reason to refuse unfortunately

[sm12]

Did everyone here send a special delivery envelope to get their documents back?

[zimba]

Did everyone here send a special delivery envelope to get their documents back?

No. That is not required but you can send if you wish them to use it