We haven't seen any detail of the new visa yet. We just received a phone call for us to submit the passport.
We keep trying to contact the UK embassy Shanghai port but it is so difficult to get on hold of someone.

Because he enters UK with a temperally visa, we are worried that he would need to clear this visa. Also register as British means he has to give up his Chinese passport, which we are reluctant to do at the moment. The timing is so bad. If we are more patient and wait another 2 months, everything ...

Hi A follow up news, the appeal is successful. However the detail of the new visa is not clear now. Now they request us to submit the passport as soon as possible. We had little issue in this. The port is at Shanghai, China, but we had already taken our son to UK now on a short period family visa(6 ...

Thanks. I will go for appeal. Finger cross now and hope the case can be heard soon and result is in my favor.
I will update the result when I have further news.
Thanks again guys. You are invaluable.

For appeal, do you mean appeal against the decision and still ask for ILR?
Can I try appeal and registration at the same time? Will they conflict?

I have to thank both of you for following the case till so late. You guys seem to be more professional than a solicitor.

I'm never aware of this two years issue. If I know, I will take my son back to UK for some period in between.

Thanks Obie, that's clear to me now. So if I appeal on this ground, the 2 years rule may be the new ground of rejection. My friend who closely studies the home office online system suggests that I can appeal with the reason that the online system doesn't distinguish between settlement and in view of ...

Sorry about being maybe overly cautious. What is the difference of "Leave to enter" and "Leave to remain"? These words are too professional to me. Can I understand the previous refer to the application made outside of UK and the latter refers to that in UK? So is my son falling to the cateloge of ...

My son is applying for leave to enter as he is out of UK now.

Hi Obie, You probably are right. Now days, the standard for a ECO is how much cases he can process every day and how much cases he can rejected easily. Either case ensures he can make most profit for the home office. Back to topic, I still have some confusion. See 309: 309. Leave to enter the United ...

Dear Obie, I wish so much you were the ECO. This is my first instinct thought that the ECO did not consider the fact the child was born in UK. The Rule 304-308 should be considered and is almost perfect for my son's application. However there is a condition caught me: 305(v) (where an application is ...

Any one knows if there is a chance for appealing to get limited leave to remain?
Or I was completly in the wrong catelogue.

Make a flesh application means I have to pay the visa fee again, which nowdays is simply a robbery under the law. At this stage, I don't want to change my son's passport yet as we both have not swithed and not decided to switch yet. I wonder what's the chance to win a limited leave to remain by ...

Thanks for your reply. Non limited leave to remain is given. It's a complete refusal. It only allows us to appeal or reapply. The parent relationship is very clear. Both parents are staying in UK with valid permit and stay in married. The letter doesn't question anything and the decision is purely ...

Hi, I need some advice now. the background is I'm granted ILR through 5 year Tier1(g) in June 2014. My wife is granted PBS dependent in Aug 2014. Now I'm applying for my son's settlement visa from abroad. His application is refused for the reason my wife is not settled in UK(immigration rule part 8 ...

Thanks Amber.
I think it's safer to go for PBS dependent extension though it's far more expensive.
In your view, no further change will happen on PBS dependent, wont' it? The change on PBS Tier 1(G) has no impact on the dependent route now and future as well?

BTW this forum is great.

Yes, your answer is very clear. I'm just a bit confused/unsure with the words in the home office document as I quoted in the reply.
If you can explain what their words(bolded) really mean, I will be more confident.

Thanks for your time. I'm really appreciated your help.

Regards,

Dear Amber, Thanks very much for the reply. However the FLR(M) guidance notes quoted: "You must not use this form to make an application for an extension of stay in the following categories: • As the partner of a serving member of HM Armed Forces under Appendix Armed Forces of the Immigration Rules. ...

Any help?

Hi, I'm a Tier 1(general) visa holder and will be qualified for ILR in this May. I'm recently studying the application for my wife to extend her stay in UK as an independent. I've read extensive threads and documents and am aware of the new rule change in April 5th. My wife has got her first PBS ...