Nicola0mc Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Hi we are considering applying for our own visa - my partner comes under the skilled workers. Just wondering if we apply for PR ourselves does anyone know roughly how long it takes from start to finish? Also so what sort of costs roughly we should expect? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikkiwd Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 hi, it took us 8- 9 months but we failed our first skills assessment which added a couple of months onto our time. From start of visa process to visa grant it has cost us around £4500 for our family of 4 (without using agent). Theres a lot more money required for the actual getting there and settling in on the other side though. It is do-able to do the process yourself, do plenty of research first and ask questions on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Depends on the visa you apply for, it will take the same length of time wether you use an agent or not as you are the one who has to get all the documents together and fill in the forms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatpack Posted October 20, 2013 Report Share Posted October 20, 2013 Nearer £6k for us, I used an agent for the TRA assessment that cost £1.5k. If you do plenty of research then agents are not needed IMO. I did all the legwork, the agent just told me what to do. My sig below gives my time line although after my IELTS we did nothing for nearly 12 months, from starting TRA to visa grant was around 6 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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