Gaston wrote:Something's not clear to me..if you think there's even the remotest posibility that it was illegal before Blue Card, why do you advise me to send eveything?
You could not apply for Blue Card without prior having Yellow Card. That's how it was for romanians and bulgarians before 2011, and I assumed you knew it.
I've no idea what CSI or WRS are, and since I know quite few people to have applied for PR and citizenship and succeeded, and nobody mentioned them - don't see why should I get this complicated.
Telling me to gather all the paperwork regardless and send it and hope for good doesn't sound right.
I've read numerous topics/posts on here, where it's been said basically..."the more evidence you send, the easier and more inclined they are to find issues and refuse it". Also more reasons for some square head manager to change rules and make the application more complicated.
This is not me arguing and definetly isn't about the £65, but it is about.."once tried, they know what's coming" and I don't want this.
I've experienced it with Blue Card, 3 times I've sent what they asked me to, it took 5 months, until they changed the case worker and he sorted it and delivered it in a week.
I know you're well intended, but don't wanna risk it. I'll wait for more opinions from different people.
Thank you so much
You've got the wrong end of the stick.
You need to understand that work in UK may be 'legal' in a work context but can still be 'illegal' or unlawful in an immigration context.
I've also explained that doesn't matter so much at this stage - HO are driven by EU law and there is no
good character component to processing a PR application (unless someone - not you - is a terrorist).
If the EU2 national worked without authorisation while they were subject to that requirement, this will not count as legal residence for the purposes of acquiring permanent residence, nor will any subsequent unauthorised work undertaken during the transitional period.
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _clean.pdf
I do not have enough information to judge the full merits of your application so I'm not judging you as an illegal worker. I will leave that to HO caseworker and believe me they play hardball.
You merely intimated some doubts of your own, namely you raised the question of working hours.
Be that as it may, I have advised that some members have reported being refused by not submitting full information.
The caseworker will decide whether or not to confirm your PR based on appropriate an qualifying period that she determines - you don't choose the qualifying period.
To help her do that you need to submit full information and full and comprehensive supporting evidence.
The questions on PR form are all couched in terms of '
send all info since date of entry for each type of activity'.
You will note there is no question such as
"when is your qualifying period?".
(And how would you know unless you were an EU immigration lawyer).
You will also note PR guidance notes that state applications which are incomplete will be refused.
There are no niceties such as getting a call to say "
something is missing can you send it on later old chap"
So its not clear how contemplating minimising information is going to compute and help your case.
On the other hand, gathering all evidence is not
hoping for the best it is actually
maximising your chance of success.
What's not to like, especially with
Brexit looming so you won't get many shots at this.
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Remember to keep scans/copies of all forms, payment forms and documents in the bundle - for your reference.