alam_m wrote:Hi All
I'll be applying for my ILR on the 10yr long residence basis in a few days. I have been in the UK since Sept 2003. Its about 11 yrs. I had completed M.Sc from a British University and currently doing Phd (with scholarship). I have few questions, if any one can clearly answer me pls:
1. in 2006, I had a NI10 conviction, which I was officially convicted in 2007. As a newly passed driver I had 6points, lost my licence and paid around £250 as fine. The points were taken off in 2012. I think the conviction is spent. I had a CRB check last year which showed nothing. I am wondering, do I have to declare it as criminal offence in my application form? I consulted a lawyer, who suggested me not to tick in criminal conviction section but to declare it as '6 spent driving offence points ' in the empty space at the end of section E; would it be a good idea?
2. I have a CCJ against me, which was made in Aug 2014. I have a payment plan and paying instalment monthly. Do I have to declare it as a civil penalty (or in the same section). Would it affect my application.
3. How long the application takes to process by the UKBA now a days?
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Hi All
I'll be applying for my ILR on the 10yr long residence basis in a few days. I have been in the UK since Sept 2003. Its about 11 yrs. I had completed M.Sc from a British University and currently doing Phd (with scholarship). I have few questions, if any one can clearly answer me pls:
1. in 2006, I had a NI10 conviction, which I was officially convicted in 2007. As a newly passed driver I had 6points, lost my licence and paid around £250 as fine. The points were taken off in 2012. I think the conviction is spent. I had a CRB check last year which showed nothing. I am wondering, do I have to declare it as criminal offence in my application form? I consulted a lawyer, who suggested me not to tick in criminal conviction section but to declare it as '6 spent driving offence points ' in the empty space at the end of section E; would it be a good idea?
Please follow your lawyer suggestion.
2. I have a CCJ against me, which was made in Aug 2014. I have a payment plan and paying instalment monthly. Do I have to declare it as a civil penalty (or in the same section). Would it affect my application.
As long as you are paying your debt in instalments it should be fine. It is worth checking online, I cant remember but there is a website where you can see your status.
3. How long the application takes to process by the UKBA now a days?
Based on current trend, If your application is straight forward then it should take between 14-20 weeks. However, HO standard timeframe is 6 months.
the date they are working on. Although she said they working on date order for September applications ..I asked her for a coffee she said no .....she did say that they started September apps just today according to info she has in front of her ...pretty good voice sof didn't trouble her more
and then start September apps ....... August applicants don't panic you should get decisions this week and the following week ....
