Thanks zxyzhgp and CR001. One final question, I do have old passports. Do I need to scan all the relevant pages in all the passports covering the last 5 year period. Apologies if it is a silly one

Thanks for your response. i will upload only the passport front and last page. I will leave it to the staff to scan the pages as per their requirement.

Yes, I meant Degree completion certificate.

Regards

Hi, Can someone please clarify the below questions. I understand that passports can be submitted as proof of residence. Could someone please confirm whether I need to scan all the pages covering the last 5 years and upload it or just take the passport with me on the day of the appointment. Also, my ...

Thank you! contorted_svy. Much appreciated.

Thanks Alterhase58.

I've reviewed the list. I'll check who I can reach out to within my network. Just to confirm, someone from the list (Referee 1) can provide a reference for me, my wife, and my son, correct?"

Sorry for too many questions.

Hi Alterhase58 - Thank you for your response. I have one more question that I missed earlier. I don’t personally know anyone in the UK who works in professions such as accounting, law, medicine, teaching, or religious ministry. Most of my contacts are software professionals who hold British p ...

Hi, I am in the process of filling out the Form AN for me and my wife. Got few clarifications regarding that. Could someone please help me on that. BRP Validity There is a question regarding the BRP. Since we’ve transitioned to the eVisa system, my physical BRP had already expired on 31/12/2024. ...

Hi TickTack - Thanks for your response particularly on #2. It really helps me to plan my travel.

Hi, I am planning to travel to U.S around end of October and if everything goes as per the plan I should have my UK passport by early September. I have couple of questions. 1) What will happen to my U.S visa which is stamped in my Indian Passport. 2) When I travel to U.S using UK passport in October ...

Many thanks contorted_svy. Thank you for taking the time to patiently answer all my questions, even the ones that might have seemed a bit silly. I had checked the application processing timelines thread in the forum and most of them have received the decision in 8-9 weeks time and based on that I ...

Apologies, I misunderstood Contorted_svy statement. Its clear now that I am eligible to apply for British citizenship by Feb 2025 and as soon as i complete the oath ceremony will initiate my wife's application and will have a read through the link shared for my son's application. Thanks all for your ...

Hi Contorted_svy, Thanks for your response. I am bit confused. My understanding is that if i spend 12 months in my ILR I should be eligible to apply for citizenship. Any specific reason why application won't be successful if I apply for my citizenship in Feb 2025 after 12 months in ILR and not ...

Thanks for your response. I received my ILR on Feb 2nd 2024 and I am planning to apply for my citizenship on Feb 05th 2025. My son is less than 18 years and he was born outside UK. He has received his ILR based on 10 continuous years stay.

Hi, Hope you're all well. Back in this forum for my citizenship application assistance. Helpful if someone can answers the below questions. My family and I were granted ILR earlier this year (2024). I received my ILR in February 2024, and my wife and son obtained theirs in May 2024. I have a few ...

Hi, I have a tourist visa appointment in the coming weeks in London. I believe the standard processing time for the visa is 7-10 working days and the passport will be with the embassy during that time. If there is a need to travel outside the country on an emergency situation during the visa ...

Thanks for your reply TickTack.

Hi All, I have U.S visitor visa appointment coming up in next 2 weeks. Will be applying B2 visa for myself, partner and Son. Anyone has any suggestion how much balance i should keep it in my bank statement. I have been maintaining close to 2500£ for the last 3 months. Is that sufficient or they ...

Thanks Zimba. Unfortunately i am not too sure on my travel dates. I will consider my 2014 visa as my start and work towards the timelines for the ILR.

Ideally i should apply for the ILR this year but due to the unavailability of the travel dates i will push it to 2024 Jan.

Thanks for your reply Zimba. The objective for getting the SAR is to review my travel dates since those details are not available in the report I am not too sure about my next step. Below I have given my Visa application, Granted and Expiry Details. With this can any solicitor advise me by when i ...

Hi, I got my SAR report from UKVI. Could someone kindly advice me the details i need to check to find out my ILR application date eligibility. Its a 59 page document and there is no reference available to my international travel dates. It has only got all my UK visa application details (submission ...

Dear Zimba, Many thanks for the reply. It clears my doubt.

Apologies for the late response.

Hi, I have been in the UK for last 10 years with gaps related to work travel. However from 2014 onwards I have been maintaining the stay criteria. I have been under ICT TIER 2, TIER 4 dependent and TIER 2 general visa and my family are with me as dependent. As per the new private life route changes ...

Thanks everyone for your response. It seems all the assurance and confidence giving by the solicitors are mere words i guess...I may be wrong. Thanks once again.

Thanks Seagul and Zimba for your response. It really helps me to understand the situation. If i take O3rd Oct 2010 as my entry and calculate the absence days its coming around 760+ days. Out of that 760+ days nearly 150+ are official visit to offshore due to the nature of my job and 70+ days due to ...

Hi, I need your help to in getting my ILR question clarified based on your experiences so far. Entered UK on 12th Jan 2009 and returned back to my home country by 23rd Jan 2009 Had to stay back home as we were going through fertility treatment Made 2 more trips on HSMP visa for official purpose ...