First of all, as far as I know, ILE is not an immigration status you can keep within UK. It stands for Indefinite Leave to Enter - if a person entered UK, why would they keep that? For a child, it's most likely transitioned into ILR, assuming mother is on ILR as well. The expiry date on the ILE is ...
@meself2 child is 5 so no 2 year residence requirment for citizenship. Additionally, OPs spouse got ilr a few years ago then left and returned already on a returning resident visa previously. Thank you so much for replying! Here's my understanding of the above: 1. Can I apply/register for my child'...
I am looking for guidance regarding renewing Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) and obtaining a British passport for my 5-year-old. Could MODs please provide some advice? 🙏 Background Information: i. My 5-year-old was born abroad and received her Indefinite Leave to Enter (ILE) in January 2023. She ent...
4. What is the process for my child to get her UK passport once she is in the UK? As the child was born abroad before your naturalisation ceremony, the advice in this thread stands. Once the child is in the UK on an ILE/ILR visa, the can be registered as a British citizen on Form MN1. Once the regi...
Of the above-mentioned choices, the most suitable ones in my case are: Option 1B or Option 2. Here’s my reason, as to why I think option 2 could be more appropriate: 1. Although my wife and I were settled in the UK, but because she has been away from the country for over 2 years, she automatically l...
https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/child#apply-separately The above link takes me through to 4 logical options of which I am including the two relavent ones in my case: Option 1: 1A. Non-British child of a parent who has permission to be in the UK as a partner or spouse of a British citizen or perso...
My Question: Is this the correct category of application for my child? :?: https://www.gov.uk/uk-family-visa/child#apply-separately :?: Yes . TYPE OF VISA / APPLICATION: Non-British child of a parent granted or currently applying for permission to enter and stay in the UK, as the parent of a child ...
Returning resident visa is correct. However, child’s application depends on the outcome and probably should wait until definite. Child may apply to accompany her, either under Part 8 or Appendix FM , depending on mother’s status. Hi, @vinny, @Simon, My wife's Returning Resident application has been...
Returning resident visa is correct. However, child’s application depends on the outcome and probably should wait until definite. Child may apply to accompany her, either under Part 8 or Appendix FM , depending on mother’s status. 🙏 Thank you for your response. My concern is that if I apply for my c...
4. What is the process for my child to get her UK passport once she is in the UK? As the child was born abroad before your naturalisation ceremony, the advice in this thread stands. Once the child is in the UK on an ILE/ILR visa, the can be registered as a British citizen on Form MN1. Once the regi...
***I tried posting supplementary questions on my earlier post but the thread is locked so asking all questions here again to give full context *** My wife, an Indian national had held Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) from March to August 2018, but travelled to India during her pregnancy in August 20...
@secret.simon, thank you for your response. My spouse previously had ILR and due to the pandemic has exceeded the 2 years limit for staying away from the UK. She herself is going through the returning resident visa process, so the follow-up questions are: 1. Should I wait for my spouse to receive th...
I was on ILR when I left the UK in Aug 2018 to be with my parents during my child’s birth and was expecting to return to the UK in early 2020, but due to the pandemic my plans were delayed and now, I’ve exceeded the two years limit on my ILR to be away from the UK. My husband is a naturalised Britis...
Hello, My child was born in India in Feb 2019 and I became a naturalised British citizen in March 2019, i.e. one month after my child’s birth. My daughter now holds an Indian passport but I’m planning to bring her to the UK to live with me, so my questions are: 1. What is the correct route for her t...
Dear Mods/Members, I am planning to join my husband in the UK with our soon-to-be-one daughter, I travelled to India for her delivery and have been away from the UK for 1.5 years. My question is what documents do I need for my daughter to travel to the UK now? Some additional information: 1. My husb...
Hello, I’m in a precarious situation. I have a baby on the way and I need to sort my naturalisation and British passport soon and hence the below question. Will truly appreciate any quick response to my post. Question: I’m applying for naturalisation based on 5 years on Tier2 + 1 year on ILR. I have...
Now the issue is my wife's current leave expires on 14th March , so we have booked her test B1 Trinity college London English test (http://www.trinitycollege.com/site/?id=3220) for this sunday but they said that the certificate will not be delivered until 7 days.Can we use provisional test result t...
Now the issue is my wife's current leave expires on 14th March , so we have booked her test B1 Trinity college London English test (http://www.trinitycollege.com/site/?id=3220) for this sunday but they said that the certificate will not be delivered until 7 days.Can we use provisional test result t...
Hello, Can someone kindly comment if my ILR Set-O application is at risk of being rejected??? I am currently on PBS dependent visa and will be applying for ILR (5 year residency) in April 2018 as primary applicant. Within Set-O application form section 6 (Immigration History) it asks for details of ...
I am about to apply for ILR for my wife and am not sure which application forms should I use, can someone answer my question please? My position: I completed my five(5) years of continuous stay in the UK last April (April 2017) and moved from Tier-2 General to ILR. However at the time my wife, who w...
