ilr appointment 6 april- new regulations?

[troy1111]

Hi everyone,
I am going to Sheffield PEO under HSMP JR (5 yrs) - family appointment but I am probably not lucky to have my appointment on 6 April. Besides ending up paying £425 extra, I may be stuck due to new regulations. Would I have to show knowledge of life in UK as well? I am not sure if there are transition arrangements to suit me. Any clues?

[june20]

Which form you are filling for appointment. Looking at the UKBA site they have yet not released the new version of the form with new requirements.

Also I don't think new settlement rules are approved by the parliament as of now.

[troy1111]

Set O form. Called up UKBA, the lady said - watch out for new forms over the weekend or monday. Not too sure about what stage of parliamentary approval they are on.

[geriatrix]

If you are covered by HSMP JR, then other than paying the higher application fees the new immigration rules do not affect you - neither the criminality threshold nor the income threshold - even if you apply for settlement on/after 06-Apr-11.