Settlement - Tier 1 (General) migrant

[KD1]

Hi,

I currently have my Tier 1 visa stamped on my existing passport which i valid till 2013.
However there are no blank pages available on this passport and I was planning to get a new passport from the Indian Embassy.

I have a ILR appointment at Liverpool PEO on the 3rd of August. Should I wait for the ILR appointment before getting a new passport or does that have no bearing on my case at all?

Thanks,
KD1

[joh892]

No need as UKBA no longer issues paper visa for ILR. Instead you will be issued with a biometrics card. So your passport will have nothing to show you have been granted ILR.

[KD1]

Thanks for the confirmation. Will probably get my new passport after the ILR - not planning to travel or get any other visa's for now anyways.

[geriatrix]

Hi All,

Apologies for the long post.

I've researched quite bit on this forum and have now come up with a summary of immigration history and a list of documents that I will collate, collect and prepare for my ILR PEO appointment in Liverpool on the 3rd of August.
I will also be submitting the application for my wife (dependent on my current visa) at the same time.

Any words of advice or caution or any other help is greatly appreciated along with any feedback on the list of documents below.

Thanks in advance,
KD1

UK immigration history:
Initial Period
• Work Permit Issued - 12th April 2007 (issued for client ‘A’)
• Visa stamped in passport on - 9thMay 2007 - valid for 2 years
• First date of entry in UK - 16th May 2007 (considering this as the start date for my ILR application)

Change in client name
• Home office updated with change in client name and letter received on 11 Feb 2008

Renewal
• Renewal of WP was done as a Tier 2 intercompany transfer migrant
• Work start date mentioned in certificate of sponsorship– 10th May 2009 (valid till 9th May 2011)
• Tier 2 visa stamped in passport – 29th May 2009 valid till 23rd May 2011

Tier 1
• Application was made in September 2009
• Approval letter received from UK BA on 15th October 2009
• Tier 1 visa stamped on passport on 15th October 2009 (valid till 15th October 20120
• Post receipt of Tier 1 I changed my job and have been working as a contractor since then
o Initially as an employee of an umbrella company for 6 months
o Then as director of my own limited company for the last years at the time of the application

List of documents:

Proof of earnings (Earnings period - August 2011 till July 2012)
• Personal bank statements highlighting salary and dividends received
• Business bank statements highlighting salary and dividend paid
• Letter from accountant certifying the salary and dividend payments made in this period
• Salary slips for the 12 month period (not attested by accountant)
• Self attested dividend voucher on company letterhead

Company documents
• Certificate of incorporation
• VAT registration letter
• Letter from accountant certifying they are registered
• Letter from accountant certifying I am sole director and company financial health and tax year
• Company accounts for 2010-2011
• HMRC statement on corporation tax paid for 2010-11
o Don’t have this now – will try to get this but is it a problem if I can’t get this?

Personal documents
• Passport
• SET (o) form (hopefully filled in correctly!!)
• Payment card to make the bulk payment!!
• Work permit – original
• Change in client name letter from Home Office (copy not original)
• Certificate of renewal of WP (print out not original)
• Letter from home office granting leave to remain under Tier 2
• Letter from home office confirming Tier 1 application
• P60 for last 2007-08, 08-09, 10-11, 11-12
o I changed my job in January 2010 but got my P60 from my new umbrella company who somehow did not include my earnings from my previous employment for 2010 in my P60! I do however have the P45 from my previous employer – will these two together suffice?
• Letter of termination of employment from the company with whom I had the work permit and the Tier 2 visa
• Education certificates – Bachelors degree, Masters degree
• Letter from NARIC in 2009 certifying that my masters degree is equivalent to UK Masters degree
• Address proof (council tax or utility bill)
• Life in the UK test certificate
• Payslips for last 5 years with a couple missing maybe(as backup)
• Bank statements for the last 5 years with a couple missing maybe (as backup)

Dependent documents
• Passport
• Marriage certificate
• Cohabitation proof:
o Council tax bills in our names for 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
o TV License statement/bill for 2008 in her name
o Bank statements in her name from 2010, 2011, 2012
o Rental apartment contracts in both names for 2008, 2009, 2010
o Employment contracts in her name from 2010 and 2012
• Letter from home office granting leave to remain as Tier 2 dependent
• Letter from home office confirming leave to remain under Tier 1 as a dependent
• Life in the UK test certificate


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[KD1]

Pls could anyone advise or review on the document list above.

[KD1]

Any senior members or recently successful Self employed ILR applicants - please would appreciate your review of my document list based on my immigration scenario as listed above.

Thanks

[geriatrix]

Reading the Tier 1 settlement policy guidance will help.