Dear Moderators and Forum Members, I am asking this on behalf of a friend. I’m seeking urgent clarification on how an ILR application might interact with an MN1 application submitted under Section 3(1) — i.e., a discretionary registration of a child as a British citizen by the Home Secretary. Co ...

Hello Moderators Me and my spouse attended a private citizenship ceremony yesterday. We had submitted our naturalisation application under the same reference number. We now have both of our naturalisation certificates. Today, I submitted the online passport application and also got the identity ...

Eligibility criteria: Tier 1 Global Talent Visa + 1.5 year ILR Nationality: India Number of Applicants - 2 Method of Application: Online Proof of English: 1 UK degree (self) + Ecctis AQUALS + ELPS (spouse) Test: Life in the UK Date of application submission and fee payment: 22/03/2025 Date of ...

Hello Mods Firstly, many thanks for all the guidance I have received on this platform for past 5+ years. After GTV, both me and my spouse - having been on ILR for 16+ months qualify for naturalisation. I am in the process of applying for naturalisation and have a few queries regarding our ...

Hello Mods Firstly, many thanks for all the guidance I have received on this platform for past 5+ years. After GTV, both me and my spouse - having been on ILR for 16+ months qualify for naturalisation. I am in the process of applying for naturalisation and have a few queries regarding our ...

CR001 wrote: ↑

Sun Mar 16, 2025 1:10 pm

1. Just list the first country.

2. You do NOT have to submit all sorts of bills and rental. Full passport with stamps only.

3. Fine.

4. You don't have to specify anything about which one is which.

Thank you, @CR001. As always, your guidance is invaluable.

Hello Mods Firstly, many thanks for all the guidance I have received on this platform for past 5+ years. After GTV, both me and my spouse - having been on ILR for 16+ months qualify for naturalisation. I am in the process of applying for naturalisation and have a few queries regarding our ...

Hello moderators - @CR001, @lolo2 and @secret.simon - many thanks for your guidance on this subject. I did apply for and have now got the visa extension confirmation for my spouse. Much appreciate it. Further update: Earlier this morning, I got the ILR approval confirmation for my spouse. A few ...

AmazonianX wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 03, 2023 12:16 am

If you get the SELT before you attend biometrics appointment, take it along for upload by UKVCAS staff.

Thanks @AmazonianX

To be fair the UKVCAS website is quite flexible. Allows all applicants to upload new documents (on the portal) till your biometric appointment - so all good there

zimba wrote: ↑

Mon Oct 02, 2023 7:05 pm

I do not see an issue. UKVI often gives applicants an opportunity to provide the English language evidence

Thank you @zimba. Your inputs have been super helpful

Thats if you get the chance to change it else you wait for CW to request for it. [/align] Ordinarily, all supporting documents for your application supposed to be dated before your application date. [/quote] Thank you @AmazonianX. Won't get a chance to change it (unless they can do it at the ...

Any acceptable evidence can be used. You should have gone through SELT route initially as that much is faster and easier Thank you @zimba. In hindsight I agree, I should have just gone for SELT. A follow-up on your input. Just reconfirming that I can submit SELT - even though the ILR application ...

Hello Moderators I am applying for ILR for my spouse as a dependent - under the 5-year living together in UK route. For English Proficiency - we have applied to Ecctis for the letter and submitted all 3 of the necessary documents (Degree, transcripts and MOI letter) for them to process the visa and ...

I have two questions: 1. Does the principal applicant need to submit the ILR application before the dependent applicant can submit their application, or is it submitted simultaneously? 2. Should the dependant applicant's renewal be for 2 years or 3 years? Should the visa valid date start from or ...

AmazonianX wrote: ↑

Sun Oct 01, 2023 10:29 am

Yes you understood correctly and it works. In this case the date of the decision will be beneficial to the applicant hence that's what will be used.

Thank you @AmazonianX. This is a really helpful input and this interpretation will benefit many community users

FYI The date of your application is not used to determine eligibility: How to apply early and benefit from the date of the ILR decision ? Thank you @zimba I read the forum(s) you tagged - very informative. I have a query though. The specific case in that thread was about an application variation ...

CR001 wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 30, 2023 9:32 pm

Date of application is the date you submit and pay online.

Thank you @CR001

I have two questions: 1. Does the principal applicant need to submit the ILR application before the dependent applicant can submit their application, or is it submitted simultaneously? 2. Should the dependant applicant's renewal be for 2 years or 3 years? Should the visa valid date start from or ...

Hello Moderators Till recently I was on a Global Talent Visa, and I now am on an ILR. My spouse has a GTV dependent visa valid till Sept-2026. My spouse has been continuously with me in the UK on a dependent visa (student dependent + GTV dependent) and based on the 5-year rule will be eligible for ...

CR001 wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 06, 2023 11:49 am

This is not an immigration related query, which is all this forum is for.

Please find a tax forum to ask the queation or contact hmrc for advise or speak to your accountant.

Fair enough. Apologies for spamming. Thank you for the advice.

Hello moderators, Needed some guidance. My Global Talent Visa dependent spouse is a salaried employee in one entity and also a shareholder in the company I founded. Recently she’s got dividends issued. So naturally we'll have to ‘add’ this amount to her total taxable income and pay taxes accordingly. ...

Hello moderators - @CR001, @lolo2 and @secret.simon - many thanks for your guidance on this subject. I did apply for and have now got the visa extension confirmation for my spouse. Much appreciate it.

The start of the qualifying period for your dependent is 9th December 2018. The 'date of decision' you are referencing, is the date of ILR decision, not the date of entry clearance decision. The paragraph you quote clearly states 'You must count backwards from whichever of the following is most ...

It's not clear to me the first dependant visa issue date. I only can say that it was issued between 25 Oct 2018 and 16 Dec 2018. It seems OP is considering the date of arrival and not the visa issue date for the qualifying period, or am I wrong? I also could think of applying for ILR - using ...

One approach I have seen advised on these forums (though I have no personal experience of it myself) is to apply for an extension of the current visa (Global Talent visa) and pay the fees and IHS before the current visa expires, so a day or two before 17th September (and it must be before the date ...