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Hello

Yea you can and there are no issues

You'll have to pay the fees for the assisted service

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ifymm:
Goodevening all,please I want to choose assisted service.Hope no issues.
Becos it has closer date more than self service.
I want to amend from self service to assisted service.
Kindly advice.
Thanks

Hello

What I responded to is for study gaps

If you have any study gaps over 5years from your last degree then you can use your self employed activities (business document) as evidence

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medonatty45:
my current job is my small business. I cant reference myself i believe. I am gathering my docs in readiness for visa application. Thank you

Hello

I believe there are options to get your business ed.

I would advise you do so ,if you intend to use that as a study gap

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heykims:

What of someone that only runs a small business and doesn't have a CAC?

Hello

You can't apply for 2 different visa categories at the same time

You have to withdraw one and put in the other,the risk now is her current visa is already expired,if she withdraws that application then she starts to become illegal

I assume the reason she requested for an extension was to repeat a course?

My advise is to wait till the previous application comes through and then she puts in a new application for skilled workers visa, she has up to 3months to use her certificate of sponsorship (COS)

If the time elapses,her employer will need to reissue another COS.
If she moves to an illegal status there's nothing they can do for her


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Marytee2:
Good evening everyone,

Please, if you have been in this situation before, or have heard anyone who had been, kindly help!!!

My sister is presently doing a postgraduate programme, had a 3-month extension so he was given another COS for 5 months in order to apply for visa to cover the extension. She will finally complete her programme by middle of November.

She applied for the visa in July 2022. Her last visa expired since August. She is still awaiting response from Home Office.

Now, she has got a new job. Start date is November 20. They have issued a COS.

The question is, can she apply for the work visa even if the other visa is awaiting decision? Please help us, we don't want to waste money!!

Thanks for your help.
cc. @Justwise.

Hello

If no section talks about withdrawing in your visa application then you don't need to bother


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Baggiomarrio:
Guys cituation were I widraw my application with Canada embersy do I have to talk about it filling Uk applications there is actually nothing like widraw any way.. I widraw the application because it was taking too long so I don’t know if I should talk about it mean why fear is no column that talk about widraw applications

Baggiomarrio:
Guys cituation were I widraw my application with Canada embersy do I have to talk about it filling Uk applications there is actually nothing like widraw any way.. I widraw the application because it was taking too long so I don’t know if I should talk about it mean why fear is no column that talk about widraw applications

Don’t put it. Although I know embassy guys are here reading what we are typing. Don’t put it

Anyone still awaiting jan 2023 offer from LondonMet?

Good morning all

Please my recommendation letter from my boss carries “To whom it may concern” and the University name is also included in the body of the letter. I hope this doesn't mean anything. Cos I thought that so far the actual school name has been mentioned, to whom it may concern shouldn't be there again. I have printed and also scanned it.

Thanks for your swift response

dduchess90:
Hello

What I responded to is for study gaps

If you have any study gaps over 5years from your last degree then you can use your self employed activities (business document) as evidence

Cheers

thank you dduchess90 for always being there for us, i am only trying to play safe. So i dont need to the reference i have with me? Just my cac documents would suffice? Thank you once again and good morning.

yoged:
Hell no. where you English. Thats ok

Thank you

dduchess90:
Hello

You can't apply for 2 different visa categories at the same time. You have to withdraw one and put in the other,the risk now is her current visa is already expired,if she withdraws that application then she starts to become illegal. I assume the reason she requested for an extension was to repeat a course?
My advise is to wait till the previous application comes through and then she puts in a new application for skilled workers visa, she has up to 3months to use her certificate of sponsorship (COS)
If the time elapses,her employer will need to reissue another COS.
If she moves to an illegal status there's nothing they can do for her

do allow me to come in…
since the person is in the UK. … they can make another application even with a pending one by varying the application. It is called varying your application. They need to check the policy on the visa fee refunds
Also she wont be illegal as long as she made an in time application and it is with the home office … if they use 10 years to decide, she will be legal for tht 10 years until the decision is made.

Onelovetayz:


Go to your page on Upwork > Reports > Certificate of Earnings

The certificate contains when you ed the platform, your last one year earnings, 6 or 5 months earnings, and the current month earnings. This is the document you needed for referencing. Just check it out!

All the best!

Thanks so much. You are right, it only shows 1 year, 6 months & 3 months. I didn't earn much in the past 1 year because I stop active freelance writing to focus on programming.

I will attach the certificate of earnings and also maybe with the screenshot of my profile page where my earnings of $35k+ is shown. I also plan to attach some few pages of my transaction history. Does this makes sense?

Thank you so much for a well detailed response. Really appreciate

dduchess90:
Hello

You can't apply for 2 different visa categories at the same time

You have to withdraw one and put in the other,the risk now is her current visa is already expired,if she withdraws that application then she starts to become illegal

I assume the reason she requested for an extension was to repeat a course?

My advise is to wait till the previous application comes through and then she puts in a new application for skilled workers visa, she has up to 3months to use her certificate of sponsorship (COS)

If the time elapses,her employer will need to reissue another COS.
If she moves to an illegal status there's nothing they can do for her


Cheers

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No, Justwise, it was COS. She is a Doctor and her postgraduate programme is with NHS, so she is a Registrar in training, hence COS and not CAS. Now, she just got a job as a Consultant in another NHS trust.

justwise:


You meant CAS?

Nina85:


Should I send them an email to Ace my ission processing? When did your sister submit her application?

Thanks for your response.

She has a conditional offer.

She is having issue to get a qualification checked by Teesside.

The message she keeps getting said due ongoing strike in Nigeria university, qualification check could not be done.

Please who ever has done that should help.

vanod:


Good evening madam,

I have been trying to book for my family via British Airways, pls did you book through agent or in their website,

What date are you looking at maybe we can book together. I’m using website

@dduchess90
Hello, my study gap is over five years, I do have an active business but it was ed last yr Apr on cac, my question been can I use it? Am planning on using the business as reference from 2020 till present, is it possible?

My course is 18 months with placement. Does it mean I’m paying 2years IHS fee? If yes, how much is it pls?

Good morning all.

Please I want to find out about relocating and having a dependant who is an unmarried partner. Due to some reasons, they could not get married before he left for studies in the UK in September and they can't get married soon due to some unresolved family issues.

They have call logs since over 2 years, WhatsApp chats, and pictures taken from a long time ago.

Please how feasible is it? Has anyone gone through this route before? What else can she summit as evidence of the relationship?

Thank you,

Kind regards.

onyiokoye:
The varying amounts you're seeing is because IHS is determined by the length of your study. Someone whose length of study is for 12months won't have the same IHS fee as someone whose length of study is for 15months.

Visa fee varies because some pay for standard while others pay for priority and super priority. Standard is the cheapest followed by priority then super priority.

Hi, just to clarify; is the ihs determined by the length of the course itself(start date to end date) or by the length of the entire study visa (start date to end date + added months)?

A 10 month course (sept/start date to june/end date) would pay £470 or £705?

Hila12:


Hi, just to clarify; is the ihs determined by the length of the course itself(start date to end date) or by the length of the entire study visa (start date to end date + added months)?

A 10 month course (sept/start date to june/end date) would pay £470 or £705?

Length of course. Use the IHS calculator to be sure.

Panasonic101:
My course is 18 months with placement. Does it mean I’m paying 2years IHS fee? If yes, how much is it pls?

Make use of the ihs calculator to be sure. It’s mostly likely £940.


https://www.immigration-health-surcharge.service.gov.uk/checker/type

Thank you Justwise and all the of this forum for all the information I got from here. From School applications till when I finally got my visa and eventually travelled without using any agent. Thank you all and God will reward you a thousand fold. Amen.

Length of course. Start date to end date.

Hila12:


Hi, just to clarify; is the ihs determined by the length of the course itself(start date to end date) or by the length of the entire study visa (start date to end date + added months)?

A 10 month course (sept/start date to june/end date) would pay £470 or £705?

Gloriyah:


Make use of the ihs calculator to be sure. It’s mostly likely £940.


https://www.immigration-health-surcharge.service.gov.uk/checker/type

Thank you

Check your POF guys. I just checked mine and inflation has swallowed ₦1M+. Thanks i had extra to compensate.

All this while waiting for Form A

Mamalano:


What date are you looking at maybe we can book together. I’m using website

December 15 for my wife and 3 kids, i want book British airways, but the issue is they accept only USD in their website. if not possible i may go with Qatar airways.

..

Call them.

Nina85:
Please help guys!!!
Teesside requested for my bank statement to show I have the 4000gbp deposit, which I sent to them on the 18th and they acknowledged receiving on the 19th of October… now I am thinking of sending them an email asking about my application status so that I can meet up with visa processing and resumption, or Should I still be patient? I applied for the January 2023 intake. No conditional or unconditional offer yet. ��

Also, University of South Wales requested for my cv which I sent to them on the 9th of oct, they acknowledged receiving it on the 11th of oct, since then I haven’t heard anything from them. Should I send them a follow up email? Or I should wait for their response. The start date of the course is February 2023.
@justwise and gurus in the house

Good morning all

Please my recommendation letter from my boss carries “To whom it may concern” and the University name is also included in the body of the letter. I hope this doesn't mean anything. Cos I thought that so far the actual school name has been mentioned, to whom it may concern shouldn't be there again. I have printed and also scanned it. Should I leave it that way or print another copy for her to input her signatures?

Thanks for your swift response

@dduchess @justwise and all abeg