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Tue Apr 16, 2024 7:58 am

I see. Many thanks for your helpful response.

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Any time spent under EA period is a gap in lawful residence as I already covered this many many times. The new rules do NOT apply to your application either as you already applied and the new rules do not apply. I already explained where the gap is and what could possibly go wrong in your case. Thi...

Update for anyone with this issue,
I was granted the ilr

UPDATE on exceptional assurance and long residence: https://www.immigrationboards.com/indefinite-leave-to-remain/ilr-10-years-lawful-resident-continue-and-section-39e-t281021-125.html#p2154234 An update - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-extension-concession-cec-and-exceptiona...

Any time spent under EA period is a gap in lawful residence as I already covered this many many times. The new rules do NOT apply to your application either as you already applied and the new rules do not apply. I already explained where the gap is and what could possibly go wrong in your case. Thi...

The main issue is that lawful residence is not broken and I am protected from any immigration penalties Being protected from immigration penalties is not the same as having lawful residence. Basically, the fact that you didn't not have valid leave doesn't count against you (hence the protection), b...

The main issue is that lawful residence is not broken and I am protected from any immigration penalties Being protected from immigration penalties is not the same as having lawful residence. Basically, the fact that you didn't not have valid leave doesn't count against you (hence the protection), b...

The home office has clarified that 'exceptional assurance' was only introduced to protect people from adverse action or consequences while staying in the UK during COVID restrictions but it was NOT a grant of any form of leave to remain. So any time spent under it will not be lawful residence in th...

You should have applied BEFORE your visa expired, like most visa holders did. Home office guidance then The latest guidance states that visa holders whose leave expires between 24 January 2020 and 31 August 2020 can stay in the UK until 31st August 2020 without any penalty. Those who are not able t...

It was not available then

The scheme was not open to the public for them to apply for it or better still it didn't exist. It was introduced the week before the end of the break period 31st August 2020

- Applied for the exceptional assurance due to the pandemic on 25th August, but didn't hear back until 24th October when I was informed, that my request will not be granted and was asked to leave. - Left the country (on my own accord) on the 26th of October and came back for a PhD degree on 21st Ap...

My other question is about the updated guidance regarding short term stay visas. Do visa extensions qualify under that, this was an extension of 2nd tier 4 visa and it was valid for 11 months and 10 days and was not an English language program but completion of final year at university? Does this br...

But the home office said it was not broken as my leave that expired in 13/08/2020 was extended till 26/10/2020 under the COVID assurance scheme (which I applied for) which is when I left the country meaning I left with valid leave and entered with valid leave. This was written in the SAR report

Dear all, I have a question about lawful residence. I entered the country in 2013 with a student visa valid from 02/09/13 till 23/11/15. I was then offered a place at university after my alevels so I had to switch my visa which I applied in August 2015 (I was in the UK then). This was rejected on th...

Your problem is that you failed to apply within 14 days for a new visa when you left. If you applied within 14 days for a visa and returned within 6 months, you would have been fine. If your case for exceptional assurance was strong enough, UKVI should have granted you exceptional assurance which t...

Yes that is all good as you would have been protected under Section 3C as long as you had a pending application . The issue is that on the day you left the UK you did not have valid leave as your request for exceptional assurance was rejected two days before that (your section 3C and lawful residen...

Did you apply for a new visa 14 days after leaving the UK in October 2020 ? If not then your lawful residence is broken No, I didn't. But I was told that as long as I applied for the exceptional assurance scheme, I will not be seen as an overstayer as flights to my home country didn't resume until ...

Dear All, I have a question regarding my eligibility as a candidate for the ILR LR Scheme, this is my immigration history: - Arrived in the United Kingdom in September 2013 on a tier 4 student visa, and completed the programme in 2015. - Got admission to a UK university in 2015, and came back to the...