Appeal waiting time

[Otenec]

Hi my community,
Please, I need your advice/opinion. I first entered the UK on the 22/11/2010. I had qualified for ILR by 22/11/2020 because I had lived in the UK without gaps and had only spent 492 days away from the UK.
But when I applied in Nov 2021, I had been out of the country for 582 days. I have been refused ILR because the Case Worker took into account my 10 years from Nov 2011 to Nov 2021 and therefore I had excess of time away from the country.

Please, should my qualifying period not be from 2010 to 2020? Why did they decide to use 2011 to 2021?
I am allowed to appeal, please on what ground should I appeal the refusal?
Please help me with an advice.
Thanks very much

[ywlgy]

You should have included a cover letter specifying the qualifying period as 2010-2020. Appeal and you have a good chance.

From UKVI guidance https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... gov-uk.pdf

Once an applicant has built up a period of 10 years’ continuous lawful residence,
there is no limit on the length of time afterwards when they can apply. This means
they could leave the UK, re-enter on any lawful basis, and apply for settlement from
within the UK based on a 10 year period of continuous lawful residence they built up
in the past.

[Otenec]

Thanks so much for this.
Do I need a Lawyer to argue this for me or I could appeal it myself even as a layperson?

Thanks do much for your help.

[AmazonianX]

Thanks so much for this.
Do I need a Lawyer to argue this for me or I could appeal it myself even as a layperson?

Thanks do much for your help.

You can appeal yourself and seek guidance on the forum.

[zimba]

Thanks so much for this.
Do I need a Lawyer to argue this for me or I could appeal it myself even as a layperson?

Thanks do much for your help.

I suggest getting legal advice when you aim to appeal a decision. Court procedures and preparation better be handled by legal professionals

[Otenec]

Thanks again for your support.
Please, could I get a member here to help with advice on my appeal? I will glad to have you inbox me please on email address removed by moderator
Kind regards.

[CR001]

Thanks again for your support.
Please, could I get a member here to help with advice on my appeal? I will glad to have you inbox me please on email address removed by moderator
Kind regards.

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[Otenec]

Hello everyone.
Please, can I get an idea about how long it takes to wait for the court to hear an appeal of a refusal of ILR.
I was refused with right to appeal and I applied within the 14days allowed for me to appeal, I chose to attend court to be heard and paid £140 for that service. It has been 6 weeks now since I applied for appeal and received acknowledgement that my application has been received by the court and would be contacted soon. I sent a reminder to the email address they have on the application site and got reply that the court would be contacting me when my case should come up for hearing.
Please, who has any idea about the waiting time for the court hearing? Should I have opted for the no hearing and only write my reason appeal which is even cheaper?
Please, help as I have become very anxious.
Thanks.

[zimba]

We cannot help you with legal matters and court proceedings as we are not legal professionals. As this is outside the scope of this forum, you are strongly advised to seek proper legal help. It is not recommended to approach a legal matter without getting legal advice

[Otenec]

Thanks.
I was only asking if anyone has had an experience or knows about the waiting time when the court responds. I was not asking for help with it, though I asked earlier if I could get help here earlier and was told this is not the forum for it.
Thanks again.