Hi, I am in London right now on a Tier 1 visa which is expiring in Jan 2012. I have 9 months earnings from India (equivalent to 22k GBP) and 16K GBP earnings from UK for the next 3 months until Aug 2011. My visa is expiring in Jan 2012. I will have enough points by Aug 2011 for the extension. Now I ...

Ali, Your point is well taken. However, as long as I intend to move to UK permanently and also have the required points for extension, will there be any chances for rejection just on the grounds that I didnt have any UK experience? To be honest, due to recession and various other factors, I was not ...

Thanks a lot, Rizwan. You really hit the bull's eye in terms of answering my query.

Hi, Can you please answer the following questions as well? I will definitely be in UK 2-3 months before the extension. However, unfortunately I am not in UK right now. If I resign from HongKong firm and go to UK in Oct 2011 (possibly without an offer) before my visa expiry and plan for extension ...

Hi, My Tier 1 visa is expiring in Jan 15 2012. I went to UK twice for short visits of 2-3 weeks, did get couple of offers but not to my liking. Hence, was not keen to relocate at that time. Now, I am in Hongkong in a contract position. I will have enough points by Oct 2011 to qualify for a Tier 1 ...

Will it not be considered retrospectively? As in the candidates who has got their Tier 1 visa before a certain date will have to qualify for X number of points. OR is it going to be wiped out completely to start afresh with the new requirements? Pls confirm.

Hi, My tier 1 visa is expiring in Jan 2012. Right now I am in UK and hopeful of gathering all the required points for extension. However, with the new tightening of the rules for Tier 1, will extension be denied? Pls confirm. Also, I havent applied for a Tier 1 dependent visa for my wife and son. I ...

Hi, My Tier 1 visa is valid till Jan 15 2012. However, I am still in India. I plan to travel in March 2011 and search for a job in UK. Assuming I get a job within a month's time, I will only have 7-8 months payslips from my UK employer considering that I will have to apply a month before my visa ...

Thanks.

Would there be any issues in going again to UK on a second visit considering my first visit was in Aug and my second visit will be almost 5-6 months after that?

Hi, I have a valid Tier 1 visa till Jan 2012. However, I am still in India. I did visit UK for 2 weeks in Aug 2010, but was not able to bag an offer because of shortage of time. I am thinking of resigning from my current firm and going to UK sometime in Feb 2011. I am confident of bagging an offer ...