I think its very unlikely. The Brexit vote was largely about immigration & the damage (or perceived damage) its done to the value of low skilled labour. With that in mind selling the electorate on free movement to the old dominions is going to be a non starter. I expect if anything NZ, Aus & Canada ...

Just got mine!

Applied on the 31st of July via NCS @ Southwark.

Got the approval today: 17th September, its dated the 9th of September.

Good luck to all those still waiting!

You will likely get some grief on arrival as you will trigger red flags on the computer. My old flatmate did pretty much the same thing you are proposing when her working holiday visa expired and they almost sent her packing from Heathrow arrivals. She did eventually get through after a lengthy ...

Thanks for your quick reply. Can you also confirm me that do I have to inform UKBA,COUNCIL or TAX OFFICE as well before I move to india or it is not compulsory.thanks in advance. You don't need to inform the UKBA. You probably do want to inform the HMRC though as you may get a tax refund for the ...

No it doesn't. They are interested in your personal income over the 12 month period. The tax years are irrelevant.

Yes, so long as you are of good character you can apply for citizenship. You will probably have to attend a citizenship ceremony.

Call the bank. They won't freeze your account simply because you are resident overseas.

Hi Jana, They won't be interested in whether you are currently working or not in regards to good character. There's no requirement to be earning for citizenship. However they might want to see that you have paid your taxes etc so make sure all your returns are properly filed for your company and ...

Do I need to make the PAYE registration from now and have a salary to be accepted as employed. Or is it enough to be the companies director? They will want to see you are making money from the company. You will need your wage or salary slips plus your dividend vouchers and all your bank statements ...

Hello, I'm in the process of putting together my citizenship application. One of my British friends is going to sign for the referee that must be a citizen, but I am a bit stuck on the professional referee. I know several lawyers & registered nurses personally but none of them live in the UK anymore ...

It may affect his/her ILR, not sure whether its come under good character requirements. It will almost certainly come under good character. Not paying or filing your taxes is straight up illegal. The UKBA are hooked up to the HMRC. When I did my ILR I offered the case worker my Self Assessment ...

gurpalsingh wrote: - 62 years old.

For any skilled category you need to be under 50 years of age.

See: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/booklets/1119.pdf

You should also ask her if she has a grandparent that was born in either the UK or Ireland - many kiwis & aussies do - if that's the case she can then apply for an ancestry visa which would give her 5 years straight up after which she can apply for Indefinite leave.

Could you tell me if the CW asked for any company P&L accounts?. I took my previous years unaudited accounts with me, but she didn't ask for them. She took: Letter from my accountant. Company Bank Statements. Personal Bank Statements. Dividend Vouchers (attested by accountant). Payslips (attested ...

My case was pretty standard I think. I was on a tier 1 previously so had to show income & that I could support myself. I only had about 140 days out of the country - all holidays of no more than a few weeks. My income was from a mix of dividends & salary and I had three kinds of supporting evidence ...

Thanks Ryan, your reply took some of the stress out of it. For the record I was successful with my application. The staff at Liverpool struck me as both professional and friendly. I'd recommend that office. Its a much nicer place to visit that Croydon anyway - lots of grand old buildings. One thing ...

Hi Guys, I have an appointment @ the Liverpool office shortly for SET(O) IDL after 5 years on HSMP then Tier 1. I notice from reading the board that some of the public enquiry offices don't deal with applications where income is derived from Salary & Dividends (ie. contractors through a limited ...

Okay I've gotten my passport back - here's my time line: 12th November - Got my determination. 23rd November - Sent my passport, 2 photos, a covering letter, and copy of the determination to the Leeds AIU - I waited this long so as to give them room to appeal which they didn't. 7th December - New ...

cheers mate. what i have done is that i have sent 4 photogrpahs and my gp doctor (any professional- 1st class job holder) wrote that the pic is mine (in formal language) and in the cover letter i have given the full name and address and contact no. of the doctor/GP. thats wat i have done, donno if ...

heman wrote: you need someone's signature on the pic just to certify that those are ur picz

Thanks heman, much appreciated.

Does it have to be someone in particular? or will anyone do?

Also do they need to send a letter also to identify themselves, or simply sign the back?

Cheers

ask me to send my passport to home office with my passport photographs which i did. I wrote a letter in the envelope asking home office to send my passport back to me which they did. Hi Feyik, I've just won my appeal and am trying to get my Passport stamped ASAP as I have to travel shortly. I am ...

Just an update on this for the benefit of the board: my appeal was allowed (hurray!). The determination was dated exactly 3 weeks after the hearing - so if anyone is waiting like I was then don't despair as it can take a little while and a delay doesn't necessitate bad news. I have to wait another ...

@WEhli: Most judge will wait 2-3 weeks for the decision to be made they have a right to reserve judgement and that is what they do. Thanks Reddit, that's a load of stress off for me. In my case I had the funds, but they were held in a different kind of account (brokerage account) and the home ...

Hi All, I've just had my appeal, it seemed to go really well, the home office didn't turn up at all and the judge was very sympathetic. However he said I will get the decision in 2 - 3 weeks and I was wondering if this is normal or not (and thus possibly bad)? I'd appreciate it if those who have ...