Thank you to everyone who has posted a reply to my question. I have decided to wait until the end of the 12-month period, which is next month, to resubmit my application and pay the required fee once again. I really hope that I will be successful this time. The bureaucracy is complex and frustrating...

Thank you for your question, CherryPlum. Also did your friend get ILR due to marriage to a BC - because there is a loop hole there for a married partner applying My friend did not get her ILR due to marriage - simply on the basis of 10-year long stay. This was also the case for my ILR application an...

Thank you for your questions, John. How long did your friend have to wait for her ILR ..... from date of ILR application to grant of ILR? And for you, same question .... how long? I have asked my friend how long she had to wait for ILR and am waiting for her reply. In my case, the ILR application wa...

A few weeks ago, I received a letter from UKBA informing me of their refusal of my naturalisation application. It states: " I refer to your application for naturalisation as a British citizen under section 6(1) of the British Nationality Act 1981. An applicant under this provision is expected to mee...