In the bad old days of Immigration Enforcement, visits to the homes of suspect sham marriages applicants were referred to as "toothbrush visits" Check the bathroom - one toothbrush... one only person living here... sham marriage interview. Same for only clothes in the wardrobe from one party to the ...
Receiving a reply on or before 21 June 2024 would frankly be amazing, there is a high tendency for the Home Office to not meet stated deadlines. It is just a case of waiting.
If by the end of June you have not heard anything I would be inclined to chase them up.
Measuring financial stability and understanding annual accounts is not the strongest skillset of many caseworkers. BUT on the upside that does not always mean they look at the information negatively either. If the business is not in profit you need a commitment from the parent company to continue to...
Until a decision is made on your current application, which will probably take many months, you will not have the right to work.
Was your previous FLR application FLR HRO?
FLR HRO route applications are generally complex and a difficult immigration path to follow.
What is the basis of your claim?
FLR (M) interviews as your lawyer said are highly unusual so the reasons behind the request are likely to be considered serious by the Home Office. Having a lawyer with you is pretty pointless as they are basically there to record the questions and answers only. They can not answer for you and if yo...
You are here fraudulently and you know you are. You are seeking information to continue your misrepresentations and you are surprised you are being berated? The minute you submit the German passport you will move into obtaining leave by deception territory and can look forward to criminal charges. N...
It is much clearer now - thank you for explaining the back history. Your children have never been on FP and will not be able to transfer to you as dependents on your FP. You are actually an indirect dependent on their continued leave in the UK and not the other way about. You have been granted leave...
There is one simple question - what route are the children on now - not the FP route. Does any of the FP route guidance apply to them - NO. Child 2 was born in the UK and that gives them an easier route to British Citizenship but unless they are currently on FP leave the 7 year rule does not apply. ...
Residence requirements for a child on the Private Life route PL 3.1. Where the applicant is aged under 18 at the date of application the following requirements must be met: (a) the applicant must have been continuously resident in the UK for at least 7 years; and (b) the decision maker must be sati...
Since you arrived in the UK in October 2015, you would be eligible for ILR Long Residence in October 2025. Presumably, your ex-husband would be eligible for the same either at the same time or earlier than that. Since Child 2 is born in the UK, they don't need ILR. If you renew their dependent visa...
NO - there is no 7 year route for either child. As neither child is here on FP leave. Please for your own sanity leave the whole idea of the 7 year route alone - it doe not apply in these circumstances. The mistake was made when your ex-husband moved the children onto skilled worker dependents. That...
Sorry to be incredibly blunt - at no point will your children now come under the 7 year child route. They stepped out of that possibility as soon as they became skilled worker dependents. They can only benefit from the 7 year child route if they are currently on Family Life route. They aren't on tha...
You can try to do it without official court paperwork, however the forum has numerous examples of failed attempts when then has been attempted. It is your choice depending on how risk adverse you are and your ability to absorbe the costs of the refused applications. The other point is the elder chil...
If believe it would have been better if the children stayed on the FP route
From gov.uk
You can include time you’ve spent on any other visas which lead to indefinite leave to remain. You must have had a visa based on your private life for at least one year on the day you apply.
You need six continuous months of payslips from your current employer and six months of bank statements that show your salaries being paid in.
You can apply as soon as you meet the requirements, so it all depends on the gathering of the evidence once you have completed your six months of employment.
The issue here is that the only person relying on Family Life route is you. The father and the children have stepped away from whatever route they had before and are on the skilled worker route. So there are no acquired 7 year child rule that now lead to ILR. The children and your ex-husband will be...
Ok your story is not exactly consistent. You applied for German citizenship for a child born in ZAF. And at that point you were living under ZAF citizenship in South Africa? Then you somehow end up in the UK using German citizenship for EUSS? When exactly did you reacquire ZAF citizenship? When did ...
I think you forget that the you have to have legal residency to apply for ILR. You are not here with legal residency! You have to supply your passport - if you supply your ZAF passport then it is obvious you don’t have EU citizenship… If you supply any German passport- then you have supplied a false...
Fairly common questions for additional COS requests. The Home Office has tightened the process increasingly over the last two years.
Some sectors such as care and construction industry will be asked those questions and more before additional COS are granted.
It is just par for the course now.
You do know that applications go through a PNC check? If you don’t declare it then you run the risk of refusal and a ban for deception.
Non custodial sentences and below rarely invoke a refusal so there is no point in not declaring it.
