To clarify.... I can get a premium appointment... but the appointment is only after my visa expires. Am I able to continue to work if my premium appointment is after the visa expires? No you cant and you will be an overstayer. You MUST apply either in person or by post BEFORE your visa expires ...

If you are not able to get a premium appointment, you will have to apply by post BEFORE your visa expires. You have left it very late to try get an appointment. Applying by post gives you protection under Section 3C of the immigration rules, which means that even if you visa expires, your existing ...

Great, thanks Char. That's the same advice I received from the agency assisting with my application, my only question is on the premium appointment section on the home office website (https://www.gov.uk/ukvi-premium-service-centres/book-an-appointment), it states the following: "You can book a ...

Hi all,

Question....my visa expires next week; if I apply for ILR via the premium service, am I still able to work next week and beyond leading up to the appointment (in June)?

Many thanks,
John

Thanks Zimba!

I don’t have a police report for the lost Passport. Would they issue one if it was 2+ years ago? Are there any other options?

Also, do I definitely need all my birth certificates (mine, mothers, grandmothers?)

Cheers

Oh and one other item. I lost my passport with the original ancestry visa in it.... I managed to get registered traveller status for the last couple of years so no probs getting in and out of the UK on my Australian passport. I have copies of the original work visa, but the original is obviously ...

Hello all, I am an Australian/Canadian citizen that has been employed on an ancestry visa for the past 5 years, which is due to expire in early May. I am intending to apply for ILR through post, and use my Canadian passport to travel in the interim (ancestry was attached to Aus passport). Question ...