14 years Illegal immigrant

[2347526]

Monthly update on the progress of my application.

1. It has been 19 months now since I forwarded my ILR application.

2. No correspondence received from the HO.

[lolik12345]

I have been reading your story from begining and I think you will get your ILR,I just have this feeling and normally I always right.You have been waiting for 15 years and so easy you want to go to your country?don't give up and wait. they lost your passpor,.so they should provide you travell document and letter with ILR.That was wrong advise to go back to your country and wait for desicion there,if you will go back forget about UK.Just leave this situation and the answer will come shortly.Be strong in mind ,I know it hard, but 15 years is long period to leave everything and go back.I wish you all the best ,and maybe you will get your ILR by New Year!GOD BLESS YOU!

[Alpacino_13]

2347526,

Hope you are well....I have been reading your posts and thought of few things to bear in mind:

1. You need to be patient
2. You shouldnt have told the HO about wanting to "Depart" from the UK.
3. Stop ringing them twice a week (THEY WILL DEFO MAKE YOU WAIT) !!
4. Loads of people have been served with notices of deportation/removal but the HO have loads of discretions to waive such a thing.

PS: Also, unfortunatly, you cant change the subject to "15 years illegal immigrant" lol

Good luck mate

[taylondon]

I live very close to Turkish Community, I hear so many different cases from a lot of people.

This Cypriot - Turkish lady arrived in uk in 1993 to visit her sister without a visa ( UK was not requiring visa from Cypriot Turkish people by then) she stayed as a overstayer until 2008 and applied ILR around 10 May 2008 under the 14 years rule. She had a solicitor
by 30th of May she wanted visit her solicitor and ask if there was any process, solicitor told him '' ohh your ILR has arrived last week, I was off-sick and my assistant just forgot to call you, apologies''

so She had her ILR within just 2-3 weeks. I think that depends on every single individual. She is a 60 years old woman with no criminal history. she has never had any trouble with anybody, she was not a asylum seeker, she arrived UK legally, she kept her original passport with arriving stamped date on it, she was able to proof the date she arrived the UK, she registered to GP and dentist within 2 weeks after she arrived , she then regularly visited her dentist and made thousands of visits to her GP and obtained letters from both of them them. she was able to proof the dates of registrations and visits, she did not mention anything about her work on her application because she was not allowed to work, she was illegal immigrant in a way. She basically sent very few documants with her application.

and she got her ILR in 2-3 weeks. I also think that each time you ring HO enquiry line, the agent(s) put notes on your file regarding with what you asked and what they answered, and the caseworker can see all those. That makes your computurised file bigger and bigger, making it more complicated. They might not like you to call them oftenly. But you might get your local MP involved. HO has got a completely seperate department to just deal with MPs enquiry, HO even got a seperate telephone line for MPs immigration enquiries.
If your MP calls them or write them, they would have to answer your MP within a certain time

[jko]

You need to actively purse the HO for a decision regarding your application by contacting your local MP to contact the HO on your behalf. I applied to the HO for ILR based on 14yrs long residence in 2006. I did not receive a decesion from them despite the numerous letters sent to them by my solicitor, the only letter I got from them was a standard letter that my application was in a que and any time I call their customer service they always tell me my application is awaiting 'further consideration'. I contacted my local MP this year who wrote them to find out what was causing delay with my application. Within four weeks of the MP's letter to them, they replied back that a decision will be made regarding my application by the end of December,2009, this was in June. Two months later (August), I received a letter to send proof of address and to complete 'immigration status questionnaire' and three days after sending the documents back (September), I was granted ILR. So dont give up. Good luck.

[2347526]

Thank you all very much for your advice and support. I do not know what to do, I really do not know what to do.

[jayc]

u will get it in Jan,2010 or thereabout . U will received letter to comfirm few items soon.

[Wright]

Thank you all very much for your advice and support. I do not know what to do, I really do not know what to do.

You need to dig deep. Deep within you there is enough resources and stregth to carry you through. You have been waiting for ages. Make yourself busy and participate in church and charities activities. Don't stay at home thinking about it all the time.

[2347526]

Monthly update on the progress of my application.

1. It has been 20 months now since I forwarded my ILR application.

2. No correspondence received from the HO.

3. I keep myself busy by reading a lot of books. I read to increase my knowledge in subjects that interest me. But I cannot ignore the fact that my in-laws want an answer by the end of the month on the progress of my case otherwise they will end my engagement of nearly 6 years. If I can get a letter just to tell me that I will get a decision on a month, two months etc, to send to them, will help me to save my marriage. They will not accept the standard reply of July 2011. I have 12 days left to see the outcome of my marriage. I will give anything, pay anything to save my marriage. I am that desperate.

[2347526]

u will get it in Jan,2010 or thereabout . U will received letter to comfirm few items soon.

Hi jayc

When will I get this response. Will I get it this week as I have to answer to others for my responsibility. Please do not take my actions as a sign of rudeness or being ungrateful but I have to answer to others otherwise my marriage will be ended. I thank you for any information that you will provide. Thank you very much.

[2347526]

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[Wright]

Sorry to hear about that. But in life you got to do your best and then be content with that.

The only things you can control in life is your emotion response to situation. Sometimes you can't control what other people believe even your fiance and relatives.

So you got to be pragmatic may be you would have done the same if you were in your fiance position.

Try to read about other people who have been in worse situation and how the deal with their lot. There are people who have been wronged accused and served so many years in jail. While in jail there loved ones died and most of their friend abandon them but somehow they keep going.

Others they were actually executed but until the end keep their dignity and sense of pespective. Example are some prisoners of war in hitler camps and people like Nelson Mandela.

So it is not the end of the world. Things will get better nothing last forever. got to be strong for your own sake. At least you will proud that you didn't left the system crush you spirit.

[WCC]

I can only share my experiences:

My parents were over stayers in this country for nearly 25 years and we applied for ILR under the 14 year rule as a family (I was born here).

It took 3 years for a response from the Home Office (HO), which was a rejection of our application.

We appealed this in July 2008 and by November my dad had received his ILR, but myself and my mother were rejected (we applied as his dependents)and told to apply separately .

(Stupidly my Solicitor told me to apply for ILR, instead of British Citizenship - which I wasn't aware of as being an option at that point in time). Our applications were sent off April 2009 and it wasn't until a few days ago when we've received our ILR.

Application wise it has taken 9 months for this to be over for me. Time wise (from me being finished with my college education and being stuck at home since) it has been 18 months.

For my mother it has been over 40 months since the original application.

I strongly believe that it was our letters to our local MP that aided us in receiving our ILR.

We'd go through a period of 5+ months with no response from the HO until we sent letters to our local MP (who then contacted Phil Woolas on out behalf).

On two occasions of doing this we'd receive a reply from the HO within a week.

The first occasion we were given a questionnaire to complete (like with jko).

The second occasion we received our ILR.

Maintain contact with your local MP and stress the point that you've been waiting for an exceptionally long time and are struggling to cope.

Perhaps what I've said has already been mentioned/done but I can only provide you with my experience.

I've read your thread on multiple occasions during the last couple or so months and feel very angry on your behalf. DON'T GIVE UP!

[mochyn]

It all depends on your MP.
When I contacted mine due to a refusal, my reply was to contact an immigration lawyer.

My MP who I went to for help was no help at all.

Every case is judged on its own merits

[sajidzaidi]

I am amazed to see your battle. Really amazed

[groispois]

2347526,I been reading your story and I must say you are very strong.My friend is going through the same thing as you.She applied for her ILR under the the 14 years rule in May 2008.She received her acknowledgement letter in August 2008 after she had to call them herself for the letter and was told that her passport is in newcastle and that it will be pass to a case worker.In January 2009 she went to see her MP who wrote to the UKBA.She received a reply from her MP in February 2009 stating that her case is at Liverpool and a that her case is assign to a team leader MR xxxx in department 9 and that the latest she should receive a decision is July 2010.Then in August she wrote to the UKBA and she received a reply from them in October 2009 saying that her Liverpool case unit has had an implementation and that the latest she should receive a decision is on March 2010.Her Solicitor wrote a letter in September 2009 and on 27th November 2009,she received a METHOD OF ENTRY QUESTIONAIRE which she had to fill and was asked by UKBA to send her recent passport photos and P60 if she was working.She was told to reply within 28 days and if possible within 14 days which she did within 14 days.Since then she hasnt heard anything from the UKBA.I know a chap on this forum who applied under same rule in October 2008 and was sent a MEHOD OF ENTRY QUESTIONAIRE in middle of November 2009.His Ilr was granted on the 7th of December 2009 and he received his passport on the 13th of February this year.It seems like UKBA is taking 3 months to reply to any individuals who applied for ILR under 14 years.This is the ful story so far and if any news I let youu know.Some people has been unhelpful in this forum once they received their ILR which I think is selfish.I keep you inform,goodluck hope you get ASAP.

[kiwigirl25]

iSome people has been unhelpful in this forum once they received their ILR which I think is selfish..

I understand your frustration but I think that statement is a little harsh. I've been reading your posts because I am in the same situation as your friend and I personally think that people have been very helpful and supportive. Once you get your ILR that's it, there no other information to depart with apart from "hurrah I've got my ILR". They don't know what happen for it to suddenly be granted or when your friend can expect to receive a reply.

I, like your friend and others like us, will sit here and wait until the door bell rings and it's the postman with a letter from the UKBA with my decision. Until then I don't think I will get any correspondence what-so-ever from UKBA and I think all the other 14 year applicants are in the same situation. All we can do is support each other.

My advice for your friend is to contact an immigration solicitor or try her MP again. It's frustration, depressing and all the negative emotions in the world if anyone on this board could change that I think they would

[2347526]

Update on the progress of my application.

1. It has been 26 months now since I forwarded my ILR application.

2. No correspondence received from the HO.

[sajidzaidi]

this is the most depressing case. See if you can bring this up in media without putting in your name. this is really too wiered

[kiwigirl25]

this is the most depressing case. See if you can bring this up in media without putting in your name. this is really too wiered

I agree, depressing and also bizarre.

Time to contact your MP and insist they raise this case with the parliamentary ombusman. The others that were in the same situation as you received news a long time ago. New 14 year applicants have heard within 8-9 months. Something is not right here at all. Have you heard anything at all from UKBA since submitting your application?

[2347526]

I agree, depressing and also bizarre.

True. As I have no control over the HO decision making process, all I can do is wait for the decision/outcome in this limited time. I have tried everything and everything I have tried. I have decided to take it as it comes. Thank you for your support.

[cope2]

I agree, depressing and also bizarre.

True. As I have no control over the HO decision making process, all I can do is wait for the decision/outcome in this limited time. I have tried everything and everything I have tried. I have decided to take it as it comes. Thank you for your support.

i would have left a long time ago. this country is going down the toilet real quick.

[Blackwater1]

You have been here for 14 years and know how to survive for sure.Why on earth you are thinking of it and get worried?The best advice would be to enjoy every day of life, may be one day you will get a surprise of a lifetime in the morning by post which you dreamt for Stop visiting this forum as it would be more depressing for you.