PERMIT FREE TRAINING TO TIER 1 INITIAL

[egghead]

On behalf of a colleague, need clarification (scoured through the forums but can't find answer clearly)


Basic story, a doctor in training under permit free training expiring end august 2008, training finishing end of July with non training job offer for August trying to swap in country to Tier 1 PBS. Been in Uk since aug 1996.

1) Immigration history Section D asked did the applicant obtain entry clearance/visa BEFORE entering UK - he came with university offer letter and granted visa AT HEATHROW airport on arrival not before, shall he answer NO or YES?

2) Traffic offense speeding with fixed penalty and 3 points (no court)- should this be declared as a criminal conviction under section E or not?

3) He had a period of 'overstay' due to misunderstanding of different visa types he had for a period of about 2 weeks 3 yrs ago (not within period for earning claimed), although with home office advice he managed to get it renewed without leaving the country - can this pose a problem??

Thanks if anyone could give some ideas

[geriatrix]

Immigration history Section D asked did the applicant obtain entry clearance/visa BEFORE entering UK - he came with university offer letter and granted visa AT HEATHROW airport on arrival not before, shall he answer NO or YES?

What does that visa say - Entry Clearance or Leave to Remain or something else??

Traffic offense speeding with fixed penalty and 3 points (no court)- should this be declared as a criminal conviction under section E or not?

See this post to figure out what may happen if such / similar offences are not declared in the first instance. You will get your answer on reading it.

He had a period of 'overstay' due to misunderstanding of different visa types he had for a period of about 2 weeks 3 yrs ago (not within period for earning claimed), although with home office advice he managed to get it renewed without leaving the country - can this pose a problem??

Difficult to comment until the issue is explained in some detail (with dates). On the face of it, an overstayer is an overstayer. No matter how quickly the matter was resolved, hiding the fact could lead to more serious implications.

regards

[egghead]

thanks sushdmehta for your swift reply,

1)it says 'Leave to Enter the United Kingdom, on condition that the holder does not enter or change employment etc etc'- granted on arrival for 5 yrs


2) traffic offense - good to know, so he should declare to be safer.however it's rather confusing to fill in the details as it was a conditional offer of fixed penalty not 'conviction', shall he just explain in the detail section?

3) didn't realise his permit free training visa (supposedly exp jan 06) was cancelled out by a work permit visa (granted feb 05 until feb 07), until received letter from H.O mid september 05 stating his leave had been curtailed. his current HR then spoke to home offce advisor who suggested him getting it renewed a.s.a.p in PEO (he didn't do a formal appeal with the asylum etc etc business) which was granted with no problem within 14 days - back to permit free training.

any further ideas?

[geriatrix]

1)it says 'Leave to Enter the United Kingdom, on condition that the holder does not enter or change employment etc etc'- granted on arrival for 5 yrs

This is an EC, so mention the details on the form.

2) traffic offense - good to know, so he should declare to be safer.however it's rather confusing to fill in the details as it was a conditional offer of fixed penalty not 'conviction', shall he just explain in the detail section?

Explain in space provided, or attach an extra sheet. My advice would be to not hide anything.

3) didn't realise his permit free training visa (supposedly exp jan 06) was cancelled out by a work permit visa (granted feb 05 until feb 07), until received letter from H.O mid september 05 stating his leave had been curtailed. his current HR then spoke to home offce advisor who suggested him getting it renewed a.s.a.p in PEO (he didn't do a formal appeal with the asylum etc etc business) which was granted with no problem within 14 days - back to permit free training.

Sorry, can't comment based on the limited info. provided.

regards