ILr 14 years

Frontier Mole wrote:In a nutshell NO. You do not have the right to work HOWEVER there is a loop hole - being self employed.

2347526 wrote:

Frontier Mole wrote:In a nutshell NO. You do not have the right to work HOWEVER there is a loop hole - being self employed.

Please advice more on this right on self employment as I am currently self employed.

tintininuk wrote:Can you work whilst applying for ILR 14 years illegaly?...what are the rules?

Chapter 18 - Long residence wrote:The applicant’s employment record will often be a significant consideration. The main purpose of the two Long Residence rules is to enable people who have been working here, or otherwise contributing to the economy, to regularise their position. Therefore, caseworkers need to consider what the person has been doing while here, and what economic contribution, if any, he has made. It will not normally be in the public interest to grant ILR under these Rules to someone unless he has been economically selfsufficient for a significant period of the time he has spent here

A person’s conduct includes his or her immigration history. This will not be relevant in most cases brought under the ten-year Rule, because the requirement that residence be lawful implies that the applicant is not an immigration offender.

However, immigration history is relevant to the fourteen-year Rule. Clearly, it would not be appropriate to refuse leave on the grounds of conduct simply because the applicant is an overstayer or illegal entrant, as that would defeat the purpose of the Rule. However, the Rule is not intended to reward people for their success in evading, or failing to cooperate with, the immigration control. Therefore, any deliberate or blatant attempts to circumvent the control, e.g. by absconding, contracting a marriage of convenience or using false documents (this is not an exhaustive list) may well mean that it is not in the public interest to grant leave.