Hi all! I have a Hong Kong passport and I got the ballot for the Youth Mobility Scheme Visa and I am planning on applying so I just wanted to verify the costs before doing so. I understand you need 2,8XX pounds in your account for 6 months before applying, but how much is it in total by the end of the process as I know there is also a 300 sth pound fee, are there other fees like NHS fees to pay for the 2 years like the High Potential Individual Visa. Does anyone have a rough estimate how much it was in total after the entire process was finished? Thank you!

It states this:

"You have not provided any personal bank statements or other financial documents

demonstrating your own financial position. As a result, I have not been provided with

sufficient evidence to demonstrate your personal circumstances as declared. "

But the person who applied, attached a years worth of their bank statements on the commercial provider VFS global part?

It says no grounds to appeal but they gave the bank accounts (and we gave ours)? What to do now? Do I reapply, won't we just get refused again?

I applied for my Graduate visa on 3 August and got the “application received” email on 4 August.

My university had already confirmed on 15 June that they had notified the Home Office of my successful course completion, with no outstanding fees or resits. I applied in early August because I only returned to the UK in late July for my graduation.

I applied through the UKVI ID Check app using my expired BRP. I wasn’t asked to attend a biometrics appointment or submit any supporting evidence, and I haven’t received any requests for further information.

Before returning to the UK, I renewed my passport as I only had less than 6 months validity at the time of travel. I’ve since updated the new passport details on my eVisa. My expired BRP is still linked to the eVisa.

I understand August is a busy period and that decisions can take up to 8 weeks, but I’m getting anxious as my accommodation lease has ended and I have a flight booked in about 2 weeks.

Has anyone had a similar timeline, especially after updating their passport on their eVisa? Could this cause additional checks or delays? Any insight would be really appreciated. Thank you!

I'm a us citizen who applied for uk student visa (one year master's at university of aberdeen) and was emailed to provide further documentation of finances in the amount of GBP 12,539. I have a federal loan confirmation letter which has already been provided from my school. Additionally, after I submitted my visa application, I applied and was approved for a private loan through a university approved lending agent Earnest (but it is not a federal loan and will not be available until the school disburses it ie after school starts). My first question is, if I provide proof of both of those loans, will that be enough to cover my financial documentation?

Additionally, I can show I have the amount in my bank account though it is across several bank accounts. Between my accounts and my parents' accounts, I believe I can show the GBP 12,539 they requested me to show. My question is, can the amounts fluctuate between those accounts (my accounts and my parents' accounts) over the 28 day period, as long as combined the amounts still show above GBP 12,539? I read that if you use your parents' accounts you also have to provide your birth certificate and written consent from them.

Will a Betterment high yield savings account in my name be accepted as an account?
Is a bank statement required or does a picture of the account suffice?

Lastly, I received a private scholarship that will cover some of the funding. Should I send that letter as well as evidence, or provide a receipt (if I can) of the scholarship body having paid?

Is less more or is more more?

Thank you in advance.

Actually, PS. Once the documents have been emailed back to the visa office, how long did it take people to get an answer? I paid for the priority service but it is not outside of that time frame while I gather my documents.

I entered my birthdate instead of the date of arrival. I realized the mistake after submitting the application and there's no way to edit it. Is anyone here who knows or went through the same problem. I'm very stressed what should i do?

Hi all,

I’m planning to apply first visa for my brother for first time to UK to visit us. He’s in India, he was working until couple of months ago and now just planning to visit for 10 days. He has payslips until June and he has IT returns filed. Apart from that he’s going to maintain around 2 Lakh INR in his account for 28 days.

Me and my wife both work in UK , own a house on mortgage, and we can fully sponsor his entire trip including travel and accommodation. I’m planning to maintain around £1000-1500 in my account for 28 days as funding for his trip.

Would this be sufficient enough? Or do I need more proof of finance?

Also the amount in his bank account wouldn’t be straight from his salary, he has some side hustle from which he gets money from, Is that enough evidence if he provides IT files, and bank statements even though that money is not straight from his salary?

Please advise.
Thanka

My PSS was bound to expire on the 12th of October, and I got an email of extension on the first of this month.
A couple hours later, I got an email saying I did not qualify for automatic upgrade to settled status. I was expecting this, that's fair.

The email also tells me that my status can be cancelled at any point.

I read online that the HO can check my travel data. This is what I am anxious about, as I read online that there is a high chance of this data being false.
However, I have not travelled at all in the last five years. I have been continuously in the UK.

I have last travelled in 2019, before applying for pre-settled status.

Do I even have to worry here?
I am currently collecting my papers to apply for settled, as I have both phone bills and council tax bills to prove my residency.. but I am still worried out of my mind.
Has anyone's PSS actually been cancelled based on travel records that were false?

I’ve been with this company for 4 years. Renewed visa first time around. Now 7 months into the new visa, my role is being made redundant in a couple of weeks. What do I do?

Can the company delay reporting to Home Office till I switch to another job?

I work in IT as a senior product designer.

I applied for a UK dependent visa in February this year and recently received a message saying my application raises “exceptionally complex issues” and requires more time to consider.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? How long did you wait for a decision, and should I be worried

Hi,

I’m an artist on Global Talent, applying for ILR. With two grants combined. During the first one I had good income from UK institutions, but during my most recent grant (the 2-year extension) all my income came from selling work through overseas exhibitions.

I’m registered as self-employed in the UK, the work was made here, payments went into my UK bank account, and it’s all declared on my UK self-assessment.

The rule says the money must be “earned in the UK” in your endorsed field during your last period of permission. I can’t tell whether that means where the business and work are based, or where the buyer/gallery is.

Has anyone had ILR approved with income from overseas sales where the work was made and taxed in the UK?

Thanks!

I’m trying to understand the GOV UK guidance and would really appreciate some reassurance before I do anything.

My situation:

• I’m a British citizen by birth.
• I was born in the UK and have always been British.
• I did not obtain British citizenship through registration or naturalisation. I simply got a British passport.
• My parents both british and born in the UK.
• The child will be born outside the UK. Indonesia
• The child’s mother is not British. Indonesian
• We are married but the marriage is not registered as a UK civil marriage.
• The mother is not married to anyone else.
• I am not a Crown servant.

I found this GOV.UK page about people born outside the UK after 1 July 2006. It says a child is automatically British if:

It then says the British parent could pass citizenship on if they were, among other things, “born or adopted in the UK.”

Questions:

1. So, because I was born in the UK and have been British from birth, am I right in understanding that my child should be automatically British at birth, meaning I can apply directly for their first British passport rather than applying for citizenship registration and paying the £1,000 MN1 fee?

1. The part I'm particularly confused about is that the GOV.UK page has a heading saying “You were born on or after 1 July 2006.” I was born before 2006, so I wasn't sure whether that condition applies to me or to the child.

I’m basically looking for confirmation that I'm reading the page correctly and that the £1,000 registration fee isn't applicable in this situation.

Appreciate all/any help. Ideally from British Citizens or those familiar with UK.

Category A or Category B for UK spouse visa financial requirement?
My husband has been with the same employer for several years. Until recently, he earned £33,000 per year, and one month ago his salary increased to £36,000.
However, in May his payslip was significantly lower because he took two weeks of paid holiday and two weeks unpaid.
We are now trying to decide whether it would be better to apply under Category A or Category B. For Category B, we could provide 12 months of payslips and 12 months of corresponding bank statements.
Would Category B be safer in this situation because of the lower May payslip, or could we still meet the requirements under Category A?
Any advice or experience with a similar situation would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone,

I’m applying for UK citizenship, but I’ve been outside the UK for around 170 days in the past 12 months due to health reasons.

I currently have ILR and previously held a Global Talent Visa.

Has anyone been in a similar situation? I’d really appreciate any advice on:

Will my application will get approved? if yes, then

• What documents/evidence I should provide to explain the absences?
• Is 170 days likely to cause an issue with my citizenship application?
• How should I document the health reasons for my time outside the UK?
• Is there anything specific I should include with my application?
• Any letter or personal statement?

Any advice or personal experiences would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Hi all, my wife (USA) was granted the UK spouse visa back in June and we used her passport to create the UKVI account. She can successfully generate a share code when needed. The passport hasn't changed since we made the application.

We are going on a trip from where we live, Northern Ireland, to Scarborough & London to see friends.

I'm just wondered if there was any way to tell if it's definetly linked as I want things to go smoothly at the airport at the end of the month when we go.

Thanks for everyone's help.

So I got into a uni of Glasgow about a week ago, it’s all been very fast tracked but I finally got my UCAS number so I can apply for a visa. The issue is I NEED super priority because I leave in 8 days (I guess I could do priority but 5 business days is cutting it to literally the day I’m supposed to leave)

I see a lot on Reddit that people are saying priority becomes available at 12 am uk time but super priority is available 1 am uk time.

The last post I see is from 3 years ago. Can anyone confirm this for now?

Any advice is extremely appreciated, thank you!

My application for a Dependant skilled worker visa was approved on the 2nd of February 2022, with permission to enter from 3rd of April 22 to Dec 2014. I arrived in the UK on the 4th of April 2022 and left on the 30th April 2022 (wasn’t ready to settle in the UK on a 3 year visa without a solid prospect of my partner extending their COS).

My partner changed jobs, got a new 5 year COS and I returned to the UK on the 14th of December 2022 (200+ days outside of the UK). I applied and received a new dependant permission to stay in UK from 21 December 2022 to 20 December 2027.

Between the above period I have been out of the for 103 days between January 2023 and April 2023 (used this period to settle all my affairs in my home country). I intend to apply for my ILR in November 2027 and therefore wish to know whether my five year qualification period is counted backwards from the date of application ie 16 November 2027 so the period will be from 14 Dec 22 to 16 Nov 27 with an absence of 103 days. Or it will be counted from the date of my visa application ie 2 Feb 22 to 16 Nov with an absence in excess of the 180 days?

Hi,

Soon I will apply for ILR and I have a small question about the employment letter.

My employer mentioned in the letter that I am contracted to 45hr/week.

But usually the breaks are unpaid so my payslip shows only 41.25hr/week.

Do we need to amend the letter to 41.25 or it is fine ?

TIA

This forum has been very informative throughout the process, hence sharing a timeline and information for anyone who might find this useful. We applied from outside UK (India).

Application submitted: 17th July 2026 (Priority)
Biometrics: 23rd July 2026
Automated email from vfs: Documents submitted to UKVI: 23rd July 2026
Additional evidence requested: 24th July 2026
This was regarding RWP 6.1 and 6.2, we were asked to submit additional evidence to prove our relationship was genuine, we shared a cover letter with additional photos, boarding passes, chats, family pictures etc in a timeline manner in addition to our wedding photos.
Requested update from UKVI: Twice in the couple of weeks as we didn’t hear anything, the response was that the application is under process.
Application successful email from UKVI: 13th August 2026.
Evisa linked: 17th August.

Please note that once you receive additional documents email from UKVI, your priority guarantee is no longer valid, your application will be prioritised but it no longer is applicable to be approved in 5 days time.

It is very normal for UKVI to not send any communication between biometrics and final decision, no news is good news, hence stay positive and just wait for the decision email.

During 2022 while I was on my skilled worker visa, I worked for IT/Software, I helped a friend set up his website and order management software for a restaurant for which he paid monthly like other employees and I got paid 300, 1200, 1800 and 200 across 4 months, and I left that job and also left the UK before my main sponsorship ended. I have not diverted from my primary work and this supplement work payment might trigger a flag saying I worked more than 20 plus hours because of the huge amounts I received.

Now my current company wants to send me to the UK on Global Mobility Visa and should I disclose this information and make a cover letter to prevent dishonesty?

Hiya, I’ve already submitted my application for a fiancé visa, I’m just wondering. Ive changed my name by court order in the past (transgender) and I’ve clearly explained this in my cover letter and given my previous name. All my documents are under my current name. I’m just not sure if i should upload something related to my old name? I might have the court order somewhere but itll take long to get translated. I do have my childhood passport with my old name on it. Is there any value in adding this to my documents or should i just leave it out? I’m not sure if the HO will want any proof or documents about my name change. And should i already get those documents translated in case they want them? I’ve also had multiple last name changes which I’ve disclosed in my application and that could be seen in my birth register so should i get it translated or is it unlikely they’ll want it given that my documents are all consistent besides the occasional wrong gender marker?

Hi all, hoping someone can confirm my understanding of the ILR rules for my son.

I had my ILR approved about 2 months ago. My husband is applying for ILR via the 10-year long residence route. He and I were both on our own work visas and were never dependent on each other.

My daughter has now completed 10 years and is also eligible for the 10-year route. My son, however, will only have completed 9 years by 2026 and needs another year to qualify for the 10-year route. My husband is on a Skilled Worker visa, and both kids are his dependents.

I can apply for my husband and daughter under the 10-year route now. My question is: can I also apply for my son under SET(O) as a Skilled Worker dependent at the same time?

The 5-year route looks tricky for him because my husband’s visa start date is earlier than my kids’ — I’d need to apply for an extension first, and there’s a gap of almost a month between them. The visas were issued during COVID, and I believe there was a delay in printing my kids’ visas, which caused this gap.

Did someone else have the same scenario? The GOV website says I must be able to apply under Set(O) for my son.

Any help appreciated.

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to book a biometric appointment through TLScontact. I’ve already submitted my visa application online and just need to attend the appointment to give my biometrics.

The system shows 2 September 2026 as an available date for a regular appointment, but when I click on it, the time slots are just grey squares and I can’t select anything.

Does anyone know what the grey squares mean? Does it mean that all the appointments are already taken, or could this be a TLScontact website issue?

Has anyone experienced this recently and managed to book an appointment afterwards?

Thanks!

Hi all!

I'm sure this has been asked before but I couldn't find this in the search, so hopefully this is quicker and okay to ask here. :)

In my case, I can no longer find the "passport used to enter the UK". It expired in 2017 and was marked as such by my home country's consulate here in the UK (with the edges cut). I'm sure it's *somewhere* and I will try to find it, but it may be lost. Has anyone had this scenario and have there been any issues for you? I just want to make sure I know what to expect and whether to leave a note or letter or something.

I'm also bit confused by the guideline "either a colour photocopy of every page" - but then in the next bullet it doesn't say anything about photocopies. Does that mean I don't have to surrender a physical copy at all?

TL;DR passport used to enter the UK is no longer available to me, do I send the naturalisation certificate + my current passport (original) & is that sufficient?

Thank you!

I recently applied for the graduate visa sent in the application form and fee through UKVI website I was then sent another email that asked me to book in an appointment for my biometrics etc I went to the TLS website as directed, booked an appointment and it keeps on saying that I should have my documents ready but then I am not sure what documents am I required to bring is just my CAS and my passport because it doesn’t give me any checklist whatsoever and the upload portal just says passport.

I was also wondering if appointments are now thing for the graduate visa as previously all my friends I’ve asked have applied online and usually the process has been very straightforward

I've to attend my convocation ceremony in london.

My bank statement shows 2600 pounds as an initial deposit, which is my saving.

In addition, every month I'm receiving 260 pounds salary and also receiving 250 pounds rent into my account. (For salary, I've a letter from my law firm proving my employment and salary package. Whereas for rent, I've a rent agreement with my tenant).

My closing bank balance is 4300 pounds.

Is this bank statement okay for a 20 days visit.