If a person needs to apply for a Tier 1 visa, then that person should keep in mind that there are strict guidelines that need to be factored in and time table that should be followed. If the worker is in the country, then that worker should apply as soon as possible before the current leave runs out. It is suggested that the application should be filed a month before the leave runs out.

Application can be done by post and the date of postage will be used as the date of the application. The payment handling service is the one that will attach the original envelope together with the necessary postal applications. If some pertinent details are missing- like the postmark is illegible then the date that will be adopted is at least a day before the receipt. Often the day of the receipt is the day payment was made.

Another way to send the application is thru a courier. In this kind of set-up the date that will be used is the date when the person paid for the payment handling service. The application by person is currently not offered. What the worker can do is to get the form. Complete it and send the form thru post. For the worker who is out of the country, then the application date that will be used is the date the fee was paid and the moment the biometric details were taken. Information about this kind of application can be accessed online and forms can be downloaded online as well.