I received ILR in Dec 2013, and I think at that time the requirement for KOLL (the new rules) was - to have passed life in UK test and - to have a degree equivalent to UK batchelors degree I need to apply for citizenship now, and reading the latest KOLL requirements, it looks like you need to -pass ...

Thanks Amber. I am applying now through the NCS, but that will take 4-6 weeks. and i need to travel with him in Jan. Is there any specific provision on which your reply is based? or has someone practically done this? I just want to be sure before going out of the UK with my son.

I have a son who was born in the UK 1.5 years ago. At the time he was born, me and my spouse were on tier 1 visa. Since we wanted our son to travel, we applied for his tier 1 dependent visa (which is valid till august 2014). I recently completed 5 years stay in the UK and both me and my spouse ...

Please read the guidance notes - they are very indepth and detailed and answer all queries like these

Points are as per your age when you first applied - it is clearly stated in the application form/ guidance notes/ points calculator etc.

Yes you are right

People who have got their approval letters and had their bio after 21 June are those who have written to ukba to expedite their cases with valid n serious enough reasons (with proofs) - through post and/ or fax. Unfortunately we pay exorbitant fee for such pathetic service where there us no system ...

It is for the proof of change in surname (for the woman). If you have another doc to support that, or if there hasn't been any change in surname on marriage then you need not submit

1- u only need to send the birth certificate, proof of maintenance funds and your baby's passport
2-yes baby will need to go because biometrics(only photo, no fingerprints) will be taken there
3- either of the parents can go, even someone else can go as a guardian.
4- see 1 above

Is there a convenient car park at PEO Croydon? Is it walking distance from Lunar house and how much does it cost per hour?

For a PEO appointment for a dependent application of newborn, will they allow mother n father both. Or will they only allow one person to go in with the baby?

Thanks

I really doubt they will issue a letter. Just FYI, ack letters are issued by Durham, the agency which takes the payment, whereas the visas are processed by Sheffield. You can give it a shot by writing to them, but it is very unlikely. Alternatively you can give your wife's employer the Contact ...

Their number is on the website under contact us 0870... U will basically be asked to wait and no one will give you status. There is no email address. At the most you can write to them at the sheffield address that was mentioned on the biometric letter. At the moment ukba is processing applications ...

Your son can never be illegal in the UK because he is born here. In fact he doesnt even need a uk visa if he doesn't travel outside the uk. The visa is important only if he travels and then wants to enter the uk. So not to worry.

Hi Km31

Sorry but Liverpool is too difficult for me. I wont be able to make it. Im just hoping soneone with Croydon appointment may want to swap with me.

Many thanks for your help.

If anyone has an appointment at Croydon for dates between 24-28 September and is willing to cancel or reschedule it, please can you pm me? I have an appointment for 17 sep which I'm unable to attend ( and want to swap it with week commencing 24 September), but need to travel urgently.

Definitely - I'm in. We must write to bbc

Hi there I am on tier 1 visa, and my extension application is currently pending with the UKBA (biometric done on 22 June). I now have a new born baby, for whom I want to apply for tier 1 extention, however, i do not have his Indian passport yet - this is because in order to apply for his passport at ...

Its possible that it has been cancelled in spite of the technical message. I tried to reschedule mine and got a similar message, but then i also got an email with the new rescheduled date.
Best to call 0870 number to confirm.

42- it shows 3 myths but will only ofer you the42nd day slots

You need to call the 0870 number on the site. I had the same, and then confirned it through phone. The account will not get updtaed, but the email cobfirmation should be fine.

I think ukba is having a backlog of applications at the moment. They say on the website that 75% pplications are processed in 4 weeks time (from date of biometrics enrolment), however, at the moment that timing seems to be more than 6 weeks (at least) because they're processing applications where ...

This is very common. You won't get any appointment in the daytime. U need to do so at midnight. You will get tech errors at midnight too, but u need to keep trying and ultimately it should show you available dates.

You should be able to get an appointment exactly 42 days from the day you try. All you need to do is login at 2358 and then keep trying. It will give you technical errors but you need to keep going back to the date page and trying till it gives you slots or says there are none available. If you try ...

I have had the same thing today. I think its best to wait and see if the status in your account changes tomorrow. If not, may be call the 0870 number?

If anyone else has had such an experience, please post what you think.

In case of lost passport/visa you should not need to apply for a new visa. I think your friend should contact the indian passport office for reissuance of lost passport and contact the British High commision for the tier 1 - they should have the details and should be able to guide him/ reissuee lost ...