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Earliest I can apply
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 2:43 pm
by soovan
I was on Tier 4 dependent visa for a year and few months and then got sponsorship for Tier 2. I first started on Tier 2 from 27/01/2017. I will complete 5 years in Tier 2 visa on 27/01/2022. Somebody told me I can apply for ILR 28 days before completion of 5 years. I plan to use super priority service for ILR. Will I become eligible to apply on 01/01/2022 or 27/01/2022.
Re: Earliest I can apply
Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2021 2:11 am
by zimba
soovan wrote: ↑Sat Oct 23, 2021 2:43 pm
I was on Tier 4 dependent visa for a year and few months and then got sponsorship for Tier 2. I first started on Tier 2 from 27/01/2017. I will complete 5 years in Tier 2 visa on 27/01/2022. Somebody told me I can apply for ILR 28 days before completion of 5 years. I plan to use super priority service for ILR. Will I become eligible to apply on 01/01/2022 or 27/01/2022.
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Is proof of stay required
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 8:10 am
by soovan
Hi
I am on Tier 2 and will be applying for ILR with my spouse and kids. I will provide the employer letter, salary slips, bank statements, life in uk test, english language equivalency from Naric, biometrics and passport.
1. We never left UK do I still need to provide tenancy agreement and council tax statements with mine and spouses name on it.
2.NARIC has now changed to ECCTIS. Is the English equivalency certificate from Naric still valid.
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Sun Oct 31, 2021 11:21 am
by zimba
soovan wrote: ↑Sat Oct 30, 2021 8:10 am
Hi
I am on Tier 2 and will be applying for ILR with my spouse and kids. I will provide the employer letter, salary slips, bank statements, life in uk test, english language equivalency from Naric, biometrics and passport.
1. We never left UK do I still need to provide tenancy agreement and council tax statements with mine and spouses name on it.
2.NARIC has now changed to ECCTIS. Is the English equivalency certificate from Naric still valid.
1. Your spouse dependant must provide two years of cohabitation evidence
2. NARIC name change is irrelevant. Evidence from NARIC is valid
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:59 am
by soovan
Hi
Zomba thanks for the reply. The electricity and water bills don't have my spouse name on them. Council tax, credit card and the bank statements do have her name as well.
1. Will council tax statement serve the purpose for cohabitation. Do we need to provide more than one form of evidence.
2. How many months salary slips and bank statements as proof of salary do I need to submit.
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:12 am
by zimba
soovan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 10:59 am
Hi
Zomba thanks for the reply. The electricity and water bills don't have my spouse name on them. Council tax, credit card and the bank statements do have her name as well.
1. Will council tax statement serve the purpose for cohabitation. Do we need to provide more than one form of evidence.
2. How many months salary slips and bank statements as proof of salary do I need to submit.
1. ANY evidence can be used. It does not have to have the name of all of you. Provide a bill or something for every 3 months from different sources
2. The last month only
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:02 pm
by soovan
Hi Zimba
Is there a thread with list of supporting documents for main applicant and spouse when applying ILR from Tier 2.
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2021 1:43 pm
by zimba
soovan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 01, 2021 11:02 pm
Hi Zimba
Is there a thread with list of supporting documents for main applicant and spouse when applying ILR from Tier 2.
People share their doc list regularly. Search te forum
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:37 pm
by soovan
My daughters passport expires in February and we are due to apply for ILR in first week of January. Will this be an issue.
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:47 pm
by CR001
soovan wrote: ↑Mon Nov 08, 2021 12:37 pm
My daughters passport expires in February and we are due to apply for ILR in first week of January. Will this be an issue.
No!
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2021 11:05 pm
by soovan
I guess only the last salary slip is required.
How about bank statements. Are they required. If yes then for how many months.
Also are P60s required.
I never went outside of UK during my Tier 2. Do I need to provide an absence letter clarifying I never went abroad or is this not required.
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:39 am
by soovan
1. How many months bank statement is required
2. Is letter of absence required if one never went out of UK in 5 years
3. Are P60s required
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 6:26 am
by AmazonianX
soovan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 10, 2021 4:39 am
1. How many months bank statement is required
Zimba answered earlier 2. The last month only
2. Is letter of absence required if one never went out of UK in 5 years
Since you were never absent and your travel documents corroborates this no letter needed. State this in additional info section.
3. Are P60s required
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:43 am
by soovan
Thanks Amazonian. Can you please also reply to the query if P60s are required.
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 10:54 am
by zimba
soovan wrote: ↑Wed Nov 10, 2021 8:43 am
Thanks Amazonian. Can you please also reply to the query if P60s are required.
P60s are not required. Only the last payslip and the last bank statement showing the payment
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2021 6:58 pm
by soovan
Hi Admins
I worked intially for a year and 4 months as a Tier 4 dependent before switching to Tier 2. I did visit Germany for 3 days through work as Tier 4 dependent. While filling the online form there is a question regarding all absences from UK. I do not have any absence since I started work as Tier 2.
1. Do I need to declare this absence for 3 days even though this was before I started working on Tier 2
2. Do I need to approach this employer to provide a letter of absence
Regards and many thanks to all who help so many towars their path to immigration.
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2021 11:59 pm
by zimba
Only absences after the grant of work visa need to be disclosed.
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Sun Dec 19, 2021 3:52 pm
by soovan
Thanks Zimba. There is another question in form regarding time spent in any other country than UK. I lived in US for 10 years.
1.Do I have to disclose this
2.Do I have to provide some proof for this
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 10:27 am
by zimba
1. Yes
2. No need
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:04 pm
by soovan
Thanks again Zimba. I started filling wifes application as Tier 2 dependent. She first came to this country on Tier 4 visa. There is a question
Which visa is Mrs .. applying for or been granted?
Choose the route that Mrs .. has applied for or been granted, even if their application is still being processed.
Do you have one of these reference numbers for Mrs ..?
Options are:
Tier 2 General Visa
Skilled Worker Visa
and so forth for other Tier 2 categories
Yes, I have their VAF number
Yes, I have their GWF number
No, I do not have a reference number for them
1. Do I select Tier 2 General Visa here.
2. Do I enter the VAF and GWF number based on when she first entered UK on Tier 4 visa even though this VAF will not match with her Tier 2 dependent category
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 11:41 pm
by soovan
I am extremely sorry I was filling the form separately for my wife and daughters and not as part of my application so never realised this question was for me and not my wife. I think the initial section in dependents form asks for information such as Passport Number, NI, Sponsor License Number and the question I posted above for related Tier 2 main applicant which is myself.
So should the correct answers to my queries be:
1. In option dropdown select Tier 2 General Visa
2. Enter VAF number from the visa stamp when we first applied from visa from home country
Re: Is proof of stay required
Posted: Fri Dec 24, 2021 5:23 pm
by soovan
Hi All
While filing the ILR application form for my wife I came across this question:
Does the period of stay on which this application was based include any leave granted since 11 January 2018?
1. I didn't notice any such question while filling my own form. Is this query only relevant for spouse or did I something incorrect that this query didn't show when filling my own form
2. Her first BRP was from Oct 2015 to Jan 2017 as Tier 4
Second from Jan 2017 to Jan 2020 as Tier 2 dependent
Third and most current from Jan 2020 to Jan 2023
Based on this what should be the response to the above question. Should it be Yes or No
3. Another question is related to uploading copy of the passports. Do we have to upload all pages of all previous passports or only the front and last pages and pages where there is some stamp.
Thanks in advance, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone.
Incomplete reply to a query
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 9:30 am
by soovan
Hi
I have submitted my form online and paid the fees. The biometric appointment is this week. I noticed I filled in incomplete answer to the following query
Have you previously lived in a country outside the UK including your country of birth?
I mentioned USA where I have lived previously but forgot to mention details of India. How do I go about adding those details.
Re: Incomplete reply to a query
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 9:41 am
by silver75
soovan wrote: ↑Sun Jan 09, 2022 9:30 am
Hi
I have submitted my form online and paid the fees. The biometric appointment is this week. I noticed I filled in incomplete answer to the following query
Have you previously lived in a country outside the UK including your country of birth?
I mentioned USA where I have lived previously but forgot to mention details of India. How do I go about adding those details.
Write a cover letter that explains the situation, sign it, convert to PDF and upload along with your other forms.
Re: Incomplete reply to a query
Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2022 1:30 pm
by soovan
Hi
Do case officers entertain such changes if notified via cover letter or is it best to withdraw and then refile after receiving the refund.
Thanks