Hi, So my tier 5 expires on May 7 and I am heading back to Canada (my home country) on may 6. I am in a relationship with a British citizen and want to be able to spend time with him before I have to go home and do long distance for a good year. The reason I have to go home is for university and...

I am a US citizen currently on a UK Tier 5 visa that ends on January 14th and have been accepted into a 2 years Master's program at a UK university that starts on February 4th. I am confused about changing visas since I am not technically "switching" as it is not allowed for tier 5 to tier 4...

Hi guys! I am a 27 year old Australian currently on the Tier 5 visa which expires at the end of September of this year. My work has offered to sponsor me (my job is on the skilled list) and they are in the process of getting their sponsorship license so they can start applying for my...

Hi All, my partner is just coming to the end of his tier 5 visa and wants to switch to being my dependent (I am in the UK on an ancestry visa). I had contacted multiple lawyers last year asking for advice on the switch and all of them advised that it was totally doable from within the UK. Not to...

Tier 5 YMS visa after Tier 4 Hi everyone! I am now a MA student in the UK and will finish the course in the coming September (excited!) I have two questions here: 1. Is it okay to apply for YMS visa before my student visa expires? Tier 4 only allows me to work <20 hours every week but I am...

Hi all, I am Laxmi (Indian citizen) and doctor by profession. Currently I am on Tier 5 Government exchange programme in UK. I have got CertificateOfSponsorship for my Tier 2 General visa application(upto 3 years). While applying for visa I realized I need to claim 10 points for English language...

Hi all, I've searched through the forums but I cant seem to be able to find an answer to this question here (Or on the gov.uk sites). My visa expires on 23/4/17 (Roughly 3 months today) - Tier 5 Youth Mobility Scheme. When do I absolutely have to leave the country by? For example, could I...

Hello, I am a Canadian that moved to UK back in June 2015 on the YMS. I moved in with my boyfriend right away, however, I moved into his flat whilst we were waiting until 8th July when our flat was ready, meaning I have emails to show we were going to live there and I would presume that anyone...

Hi everyone, I am currently on a student visitor visa but I am going home to the states in a week. I want to come back during the summer to intern/find a summer job. I got accepted to a PGCE course in Oxford that starts in September, so I know I can apply for a tier 4 student visa but that...

Hi, I’m a US citizen who finished their master’s degree in UK on a tier 4 visa and wants to stay in the UK. I’m interested in doing so on an internship on a Tier-5 visa and I’ve read the requirements, but I’m a bit confused by some of the stuff I’ve read. I’m unsure what internships I’m...

Desired outcome: I would like to stay in the UK and renew my tier 5 to a tier 2 visa to remain in the UK and continue working for "a company" Situation: I am a USA citizen with a tier 5 sponsored visa. I am currently under a Tier 5 sponsorship with a company. My tier 5 visa expires in...

Hi guys, I'm just over a year into my Tier 5 Visa and my workplace has agreed to sponsor me. I had a few questions that I was hoping to get some answers to: (1) Do I need to leave the UK and go back to Australia to change from the Tier 5 to the Tier 2 visa? If not, is it a case that I need to...

Hi, This forum is fantastic and so pleasing to arrive at after all the stressful hours of starting to fill our form out and gather the correct supporting documents. My partner and I moved to the UK 19 months ago from NZ. I am his sponsor as I hold a UK Passport. We have lived together for...

Hi all, I'm applying for a tier 5 visa. After submitting and signing the application, I tried to book an appointment but keep getting the same message: "Booking system currently unavailable. Please try again later". I have been trying for 2 days, sent an email asking for support and was told to...

Hi there My partner and I are New Zealand nationals and have been living in the UK for one year. My partner is currently on an ancestry visa and I am on a youth mobility visa. Later this year I am going to apply for a new visa to stay in the UK as a dependant of my partner. My question...

Hi, I am an Australian, who applied for Tier 5 (youth mobility) visa in the United states. I have paid for everything, and got my biometrics done. But last minute I had to leave the country I was applying in (USA). this means that I did not send in my application within the two weeks after my...

Hi guys, I have a Tier 5 Youth Mobility Visa and my potential employer is based in London. However I will be required to travel to Dublin for approx 3 days a week for the first 8 weeks onto a client's site. Does anyone know if I need to apply for a separate working holiday Visa for Ireland...

Hi beautiful people I applied for a 2 year job position as a senior photographic assistant for a well known photographer in London and I got asked when I'm free for an interview. It's a dream job, I am in complete disbelief, giddily happy, but my biggest hurdles is...I need a damn Visa because...

Seems like many others, I'm in the same boat of being currently on a tier 5 youth mobility scheme and having my company want to sponsor me for a tier 2. If anyone has been successful in this, any tips would be great. From what I understand: - Company needs to do a resident labour market test...