Today I had a great
discussion on various aspects of immigration
with the very experienced solicitor Shalini V Bhargava about
various visa categories and their eligibility for applying for an
ILR. In the past few years a lot of changes in the rules have taken
place and very soon the option of obtaining an ILR may as well be
closed down.
We spoke about the visitor
visa and also about the sponsorship part where the person residing
here takes full responsibility for providing for either part of or
the entire trip. Shalini also said that people have to be careful
when sponsoring someone — they must be aware that if the person
whom they are sponsoring faces any problem like if the person falls
ill then only the emergency costs will be taken care of by NHS and
the cost for the remaining treatment will have to be paid for by the
sponsor and that might turn out to be very expensive. So whenever
you are planning to sponsor anyone it’s better to be
aware of the responsibilities that come along with it.
Shalini also talked about the
changes in the Tier 1 (General) category whereby extensions will
closed in this category from the 6th April 2015. She suggested that
people apply for extension the earliest being 28 days before the
leave is expiring. The Indefinite Leave to Remain
applications in this category will be stopped from April 2018.
She also said that in most
cases where it’s not just a simple case, it’s always better to
take an opinion from the solicitor.
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