Thank you for the reply - apprciated.

If this is the case, can you direct me to the source of this information as I require proof that this is the case.


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Hi All, Question - can anyone clarify the following: - If you're nationality is French (French passport holder) and have been living in the UK for over 8 years continously - are you eligible to apply for (SC) Security Clearance? If so - How is the Security Clearance applied for? Advice / referrals a...

Hi, Thanks for the reply and the information - could you advise where you found these guidelines? Do you have a link? That's good to know regarding an allowance of 90 days 12 months prior to application (that should be ok then) BUT she will easily have exceeded 180 days over 5 years. Are you sure it...

Hi All, Can someone advise how long you are allowed to be outside of the UK 12 / 24 months before your ILR application? My fiancé has been in UK for 5 years, ILR application to be made in spring 2010 BUT she is planning a 2 month trip back to her home country from July - September and has already b...

Thanks for the replys so far - Wanderer - what do yu mean by 6 months in every 12 is the rule? .. is this an official rule? ...or a generalisation? I will be travelling with him and my wife (I'm english) - we are actually planning a vaction in europe at the end of March - as far as I've experienced,...

Hi All, Question: My brother in law is over in the UK from Brazil. His tourist visa expires at the end of April. He would like to stay in the uk longer. Is it possible to get an extension on a tourist visa? If not, would the best option available be to fly out to somewhere in Europe (maybe Ireland) ...

Hi All, Does anyone know how the following works in relation to ILR. My fiancé was granted a Defacto Visa in March this year (we’ve lived together for over 2 years). In March 2010 she will be eligible to apply for ILR. In the interim we are planning on getting married i.e. in July 2009, however o...

Seriously if a poster is going to give a retarded response like SYH please keep your comments to yourself, they are not useful. It will be under 28 days so I may leave it to the discreation of the officer, like everything it's a risk. £300 is a lot to spend for an extension for only 14 days but I w...

Thank you for your assistance Victoria. In theory does this mean if my passport is not endorsed as an overstayer when leaving the UK it is fine to apply for future visas? I'm guessing there is a chance it will not be endorsed as an overstayer, particulary with a letter from the college explaining ex...

Thanks Victoria, that is for a full extension though. A new course would have to be paid for etc. Additionally 3 extensions have already been granted over the last 4 years. It's unlikely that another will unless it is at degree level. So what happens if overstaying by 2 weeks to do this exam? Phil

I see, could you tell me Victoria, how would I go about applying for an extension to do the exam? Only need 2 - 4 week extension.

Thanks,
Phil

It's not worth getting into too many details. Essentially course is finished, exams are finished, however this last exam is for the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE). You cannot take it in Jan or Feb, it is only available to take in March. This is a very important qualification t...

Are you sure? I've heard to the contrary.

It's not worth getting an extension for 14 days in order to sit an exam. To get the extension costs around £1500 including booking a new course and extension fees.

Phil

Hello eveyone, I wonder if you can help with the following: Question - If you are on student visa which expires at the end of Feb but have exams to take for your course in mid March, are you allowed to overstay in order to complete your exams? Assuming you will fly back the day after the exams have ...

I'm British and looking to gain employment in Brazil (Sao Paulo) for a year in February 2008.

I've done some research on the internet but I'm struggling to find an agency which deals with these types of visas or information on how to apply directly.

Can anyone advise?

Many Thanks.
Phil

Jes, Thanks again for all your help, it’s thoroughly appreciated. It sounds like you are well versed in thes processes. As advised I have printed out a copy of the FLR (S) Leave to Remain Documents from the Home Office Website, I will go through it in detail. Congratulations! Can you share her story...

Hi Jes, Thanks for your comment, much appreciated. last time round the advice on this board was valuable and feedback from postings helped me to establish a strong reason for my girlfriend to gain entrance through Immigration (she arrived back in the UK last week). I am concluding then that it is a ...

Thanks for this Wanderer, glad you got the extension. I need to do the same in terms of keeping the letter business like, presumably you just state you are the sponsor, proof of finances etc and that’s it. The visa agency will no doubt advise on this. Thanks.

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I can’t find much information about this on the internet, so I would appreciate anyone’s own experience or knowledge on the following. I am in the process of helping my girlfriend to extend her student visa, I am going to be put down as the sponsor, i.e. provide supporting bank statements etc. I hav...

That's a great help. Thanks for this John.

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Thanks for confirming John.

Could you direct me to the website which outlines section 3C so I can print out a copy.

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Question: If you apply for a visa extension, lets say 3 weeks before your visa runs out (you send your passport and relevant documents), if the home office take 6 weeks to process the application and are in possession of your passport the day it expires are you then considered an overstayer? For exa...

I have come accross the following website on the internet today, it is the experience of Alex Fear who's wife was rejected entry to the UK from Heathrow airport, some of his comments may be found offensive but on the whole he is giving a good insight into UK immigration, especially as he has been th...

Thats exactly my own feeling Steadman, regardless of being rejected a new Visa her original visa was valid until the end of February and should still be honoured. She has completed her course from the class hours point of view however I will be getting paperwork proving that she has 3 exams to take ...

Phil, the whole purpose of obtaining a visa in the first place is so that the UK can vet the person and address any admissibility issues BEFORE the applicant even gets on a plane. The decision to allow the person entry into the UK is actually made at this point at the embassy. This means that the i...