Interesting.. so anyone who has more absences and do not qualify for ILR.. can now just claim passport stolen!! I am really surprised that they decided it on the day- A stolen passport will always mean a Postal application because of the number of checks that are required to verify the absence ...
Just wanted to share recent personal experience, which may help others. Had my ILR prepared by Mulberry Finch immigration laywers. Very straightforward application, except that my original passport used to enter UK was stolen after 9 months of entering. An so begins my PEO experience in Croydon ...
