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Hi all,

I will apply for the citizenship application on the 4th Feb on the basis of marriage to BC. According to the rules, the overstayed applicants are refused. i wanted to know if my case is considered as overstay or not?

i entered the UK as a visitor and the visa granted date was 19/08/10 and expired 19/02/11.
i applied for extension on 18/02/11. the application was refused on 15/03/11 and i left the country on 21/04/11. i should leave 28 days of being refused leave to remain.

i contacted the home office on the 18/03/11 to inform them if i can leave on 21/4/11 as i already booked the flight ticket and I couldn't find flights at that time. I received a reply of acknowledgement and acceptance from the Home Office case work that i can leave on the stated date and then I received an email from the home office that the case is closed as I left the country and made a 'voluntary departure' from the UK.

will this situation affects my citizenship application under the new Good Character requirements if they considered me overstaying??

Your urgent help and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Batasha

Do you have ILR?

Receiving a reply of acknowledgement and acceptance from the Home Office is usually automated.

Hi,

I have got my ILR on 4th Feb 2014. But based on the recent changes to the good character , I am not sure what will be the outcome of my citizenship application if the Home Office considered what happened in 2011 (visit visa ) overstating.

Regrading Milan's question, in 2011 the HO caseworker used to communicate by email and I have all emails with me but I need to know if what I stated in previous post would be considered overstating and then will affect my Citizenship application??

Any Advice pleaseee

Batasha wrote:Any Advice pleaseee

I am going through this list of instructions given to case workers for deciding Naturalisation applications. These are two volumes and I looked at Volume 1 for now cannot find anything that would stop you.

But personally I do not think you overstayed and otherwise in my view your passport would have been endorsed as such and you would not have been able to get ILR in the first place.

Batasha wrote:Hi all,

I will apply for the citizenship application on the 4th Feb on the basis of marriage to BC. According to the rules, the overstayed applicants are refused. i wanted to know if my case is considered as overstay or not?

i entered the UK as a visitor and the visa granted date was 19/08/10 and expired 19/02/11.
i applied for extension on 18/02/11. the application was refused on 15/03/11 and i left the country on 21/04/11. i should leave 28 days of being refused leave to remain.

i contacted the home office on the 18/03/11 to inform them if i can leave on 21/4/11 as i already booked the flight ticket and I couldn't find flights at that time. I received a reply of acknowledgement and acceptance from the Home Office case work that i can leave on the stated date and then I received an email from the home office that the case is closed as I left the country and made a 'voluntary departure' from the UK.

will this situation affects my citizenship application under the new Good Character requirements if they considered me overstaying??

Your urgent help and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Batasha

Hi Batasha

Please let me know of the outcome of your application

Did you seek any good solicitor for advice?
Thanks

Hi Batasha

Have you submitted you Nuturalisation application ?
Could you update us of the outcome
Thanks

Hi,

I submitted my application on February 2015 and still waiting.

I am confused. Does the new Good Character requirement state that breach of immigration laws at any anytime during qualifying period OR 10 years prior to naturalization application. Can any one clarify this please.

10 years.

Batasha wrote:Hi,

I submitted my application on February 2015 and still waiting.

I am confused. Does the new Good Character requirement state that breach of immigration laws at any anytime during qualifying period OR 10 years prior to naturalization application. Can any one clarify this please.

Hi Batasha

I hope your application is success
Please keep us updated of the outcome of your application
Many Thanks

UPDATE......

Approval letter received on 25/06/2015 dated 12 June 2015.

Batasha wrote:UPDATE......

Approval letter received on 25/06/2015 dated 12 June 2015.

Congratulations

Batasha wrote:UPDATE......

Approval letter received on 25/06/2015 dated 12 June 2015.

Congratulations! Did you attach any covering letter or explanation note inside form about your past situation??

Thanks.

Yes I attached a cover letter written by a solicitor to explain my situation which I think helped my case a lot.

Batasha wrote:Thanks.

Yes I attached a cover letter written by a solicitor to explain my situation which I think helped my case a lot.

Thanks Natasha for information. Good luck

Hi,

Heartiest congratulations on getting your Nationality.

Thanks a million for sharing your case on the board.

Good luck.