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From: d4g4h4 on 29 May 2007 08:03 William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > news:1hyvkhv.1dc4iv21nt71hnN%d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk... > > William Black <william.black(a)hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > > > >> "David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)" <d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message > >> news:1hyvj1z.11e2laomxl6yxN%d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk... > >> > >> > Our experience with the UK consulate in NY, and then subsequently with > >> > immigration at Liverpool when we applied for ILR was very effecient, > >> > and > >> > always courteous. > >> > >> Nice to know, we're setting out for there in the not too distant > >> future... > > > > Is this for ILR? > > Yes. > > > You have two different meetings IIRC- one with someone who checks > > everything through- then a bit later with the person who will handle the > > stamp. It took 2 hours from beginning to end, and we actually had to do > > this twice. This was because we weren't prepared for how quickly the NY > > consulate would handle the case. As it turned out, we weren't prepared > > to move to the UK until three months after the settlement visa had been > > approved, which meant that we couldn't make the full two years of > > residency prior to getting ILR- so we had to go to apply for a three > > month extension. I wasn't delighted about it (as it was �250 a pop), but > > at least the experience there was good. > > We have a five day window to get our application in as we got held up in > Bombay, but we've already been told we should be ok. > > Not cheap now either, they've put the price up to just under a grand and > have actually stated that it's a revenue earning measure. No doubt, they're making it expensive. Personally, I think that's fine providing the service they offer is good, so I'll be interested to know what your experience is- and hope it's a good one. > > We were complimented on having put all the douments, indexed(!) in a > > binder. Something to consider if that's required for your visit. > > That's interesting. > > It's a hell of a paperchase if you don't have a job (I'm self employed but > don't actually do very much), have paid for your house and don't take out > loans... This is something we planned for from the start, so I made sure that that some of the utilities were in his name. We were obviously both on the council tax. With the bank statements, that should be enough. I'm self-employed too BTW. > The best one so far has been BT. The Immigration Service list of preferred > documents has, at the top, the phone bill. On ringing up BT I was > informed that you can't have a phone bill in more than one name these > days... Yes, that shouldn't matter. The only document we had in both our names was the council tax. > Still, getting a National Insurance number has been the most long drawn out > and difficult thing so far. Oh how we laughed when there were all those > news stories about how easy it was for illegal immigrants to get an NI > number... Not. Oh, we found it quite easy- we applied in Bury. The chap who filled out all the paperwork actually commented that he quite enjoyed chatting to us- I got the impression that a lot of people turning up at the office are quite beligerent- both from his comments, and the language and tone of a lot of the people in the waiting room. -- (*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website "Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient." Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007
From: William Black on 29 May 2007 08:11 "The Reid" <dontuse(a)fellwalk.co.uk> wrote in message news:qv4o53t28r753pco48jh5r2agip4dnqn7r(a)4ax.com... > On Tue, 29 May 2007 12:51:17 +0100, The Reid <dontuse(a)fellwalk.co.uk> > wrote: > >>>I carry back-up cards. >> >>they may be stolen or invalidated > > what would you do if banditos stole all your stuff and left you > standing naked at the airport? Call a policeman over. (This is an airport after all) Inform him of what has happened. After the smoke clears you then ask to borrow enough money to call the nearest British consulate... And a blanket... -- William Black I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Barbeques on fire by the chalets past the castle headland I watched the gift shops glitter in the darkness off the Newborough gate All these moments will be lost in time, like icecream on the beach Time for tea.
From: jeremyrh.geo on 29 May 2007 08:13 On 29 mei, 13:57, d4g...(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote: > Open a nationwide account Open a nationwide account, you say? Is that right? A nationwide account? :)
From: d4g4h4 on 29 May 2007 08:40 <jeremyrh.geo(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > On 29 mei, 13:57, d4g...(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor > (*)) wrote: > > > Open a nationwide account > > Open a nationwide account, you say? Is that right? A nationwide > account? :) Yes! :) How much do you want a bet they'll raise the charges tomorrow! :) -- (*) ... of the royal duchy of city south and deansgate http://www.davidhorne.net - real address on website "Abominable, loyal, blind, apparently subservient." Pres. Carter on Pres. Blair- May, 2007
From: The Reid on 29 May 2007 08:41
On Tue, 29 May 2007 12:57:38 +0100, d4g4h4(a)yahoo.co.uk (David Horne, _the_ chancellor (*)) wrote: >> they may be stolen or invalidated > >And so might all my cash- what a silly argument. keep a 100 E note where the sun dont shine >> we spend up to about �3000 at a guess. > >It's quite possible that you are paying up to �150 for the privilege of >doing so. > >> >you could easily be >> >paying �50 for the privilege- I'd enquire from your bank about the >> >charges, or have a look at your statements. >> >> so what should we do instead of cards? > >Open a nationwide account for the express purpose of travelling abroad- >then fill it up before you go. You will pay a fraction of what you >currently do. Regardless, it's your money, you should really get a >better idea of the costs here- it's partly because people often don't >bother to check how much they're getting fleeced that the banks get away >with it. Carols an accountant, she hates doing money stuff on her own time. How do I draw from the Nationwide ac? Debitcard? -- Mike Reid Cutty Sark appeal"http://www.cuttysark.org.uk" email me at "http://www.fellwalk.co.uk" |