Success ILR and dependant extension

[khubs]

Hi all,

Many many thanks to all in this forum!!!! My journey of acquiring visas starting from Hsmp until ILR which I recently received is because of all the advice I have had from this forum. So thanks to everyone and many many thanks to pushp, vinny and John.....

My visa story is as follows:

I got HSMP on 8-2-08 and entered the UK on 10-3-08. I applied for early extension as I met the criteria and got tier1 extension 8 months before expiry of the Hsmp visa at the PEO Croydon in June 2009 even though my Hsmp visa was running out on feb 2010.therefore, essentially i got further 3 years until 8-2-13. Although I had difficulty in booking PEO appt. I managed to log in few nights exactly at 11:40pm and was able to secure an appt. by 12:10 am.I would advise people to use google chrome And have 3 window tabs logged in at 11:40pm. I got my appt. for Birmingham Solihull :14-1-13 at 9:00am and the case worker only asked for my application form, passport, 12 month bank statements and 12 month payslips, life in UK test and nothing else. I was then told to go for biometric after which I left the building for 1 hr and came back at 11:00am and they informed me that everything was ok and that the visa was granted:))))

Dependant case:

Initially on dependant spouse visa from may 2011 onwards. For extension purposes we booked the PEO appt. at Birmingham Solihull again exactly 1 week after my ILR as by this time I received my biometric card too which stated my indefinite leave to remain status. Appt. was on 21-1-13 at9:00am , the caseworker asked for myhusband's 6 months bank statements, payslips, main applicant 1 bank statement stating the address, passport. Pls. Be noted that he didn't go for FLR form and instead filled in tier 1 dependant extension form which was fine!!! He alas been granted 3 years although he will apply for his ILR as soon as we can provide evidence for living together for 2 years.

Thanks to allllll......from myself and my husband!!!! And good luck in your respective visa journeys.....

[SU2012]

Hi Khubs

Congrats! Please can you share what your absences were for 5 years ?

[khubs]

Hi - I had 160 days os absences in 5 years, pls. Keep a excel sheet and temember to fill this in whenevr you leave or come back to the borders

Hi Khubs

Congrats! Please can you share what your absences were for 5 years ?