Hi guys, Just a quick enquiry for a family friend. They are a family of four (parents with two young kids 6 and 1 year olds) The 6 year old is on a spectrum, hence has a disability. They live in Spain. The kids are Spanish citizens but the parents aren't. They are not EU citizens. My question is: Ca...

There are changes to the Guidance. This was published in May 2020. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/885368/naturalisation-as-a-british-citizen-by-discretion-v5.0-gov-uk.pdf There are new discretions to waiver immigration breaches....can ...

Guys, I need some advice. A mate of mine applied for ILR after 5 years of having refugee status on the 15th of October last year. He received a letter from HO with his BRP on the 4th of January with refugee settlement on it / indefinite leave to remain on it. The letter said he should have received...

Guys, I need some advice. A mate of mine applied for ILR after 5 years of having refugee status on the 15th of October last year. He received a letter from HO with his BRP on the 4th of January with refugee settlement on it / indefinite leave to remain on it. The letter said he should have received ...

If a person fell foul of the 10 years good character because they were refugee running from their home country, then the Good character of illegal entry is not applicable to them. "To meet the residence requirements, you should not have been in breach of immigration law during the residential quali...

Thanks guys for the swift response. His story with the HO in his asylum case is that he moved to the UK in fear of persecution based on sexuality. He didn't claim asylum on entry because he didn't know he qualified for asylum. This was accepted by the HO and was granted asylum when he applied years ...

Hi Guys, I'm seeking advice on behalf of a friend who currently has ILR (Refugee) and due to be eligible for naturalisation in February 2019. The concern goes thus: According to his records with HO, he entered the UK in 2002 (but they have no record of him entering because he entered as a clandestin...

Timatic (the tool used by airlines to check which documents are required) states that France allows Passengers with a with a Travel Document (Convention of 28 July 1951) issued to refugees and a residence permit issued by Andorra, Monaco, Switzerland or EEA Member State for a maximum stay of 90 day...

Thanks a lot Secret Simon.

Hi Guys, I apologize if this is on the wrong forum. I would like to know if a refugee in the UK, who has been granted a 5 year residency and has a Convention Travel Document (Blue) requires a visa to travel to France. The holder has consulted the French consular office in the UK but all they did was...

Cheers for the responses - Vinny and Casa- I appreciate your help.

Probably start all over again. Thanks Vinny for your quick response. I also suspected that he'll have to start all over again, be my mate pointed out that part of the requirements of a Set(M) application is that, the applicant has to have been in a relationship akin to marriage with his partner and...

Hi Guys, I have scoured through the forum but couldn't find an answer to my question, so I'm hoping if I post it, someone might be nice enough to give an answer. Furthermore, I hope this is on the right forum. My best mate currently has a 5 year stay as a refugee. He is due to renew to ILR late next...

Hi, If you have been granted Refugee Status, you will need to apply for a Convention Travel Document (CTD) to be able to travel outside the UK. On the back page of that document, it tells you which countries you can travel to visa-free for a visit no longer than 3 months. I think Eire is one of them...

Piri, Yes you can, I went to New York 2 years ago using my CTD. I had to apply for a visa whihh was about £100 and ho to the embassy in London. As far as I remember (maybe because I had been on several trips to New York before) they treat you with a certain amount of respect, although because of th...

CR001 wrote:All non EU and Non British citizens are required to fill in a landing card as far as I am aware.

IO's are allowed to ask questions, they are just doing their jobs.

Cheers for your response mate.... I guess he has to sock it up and wait till when he gets a full British passport.

Hi Guys, I have scoured the threads on here for an answer to the question I'm posting, but found no answers, so I apologize if it (the questions) has been addressed in a previous thread. If it has, can someone please point me in the right direction. My close mate was given refugee status 3 years ago...

hi, What did you apply for? what form did you fill for application? follow the link https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/452912/Family_Life__as_a_Partner_or_Parent__and_Private_Life_-_10-year_routes_guidance_August_2015.pdf was that the application you made? FLR(...

Alicia_4076 wrote:Thank you Uchida for your advice and Casa for your assistance also

Hi Alicia,
My mate said he sent you an email with the subject "asylum claim" but hasn't received a response from you..maybe you need to check your spam folder if you haven't received in in your inbox.

Hi Alicia,

I've sent your email to him. He'll probably send you an email. I hope it all goes well for you. Casa is right, a lot of spammers might target your email address now, because they use bugs that crawl through these forums for email addresses.

Hi Alicia, I'm sure he'll be willing to help, but as Casa said "Members can only send and receive PMs after they have made 30 posts." - I did send a PM to you, so not sure you'll be able to receive it. Perhaps, you can give me an email address he can email you on, so you can send him your number and...

Hi Alicia, My mate might be willing to help, but he's not keen on sharing his phone number etc online. He said you might find it difficult to convince HO that you need humanitarian protection if you're not being threatened. Their argument will be that, you can live safely in Nigeria if you keep a lo...

Hi Alicia, My best mate is a gay Nigerian man, and he had a very similar experience as yourself (dodgy legal advice which led to a ruined and failed ILR application) He applied for asylum after his previous application and appeals failed, and was granted 3 years ago. His timeline from application to...

Hi Nkechi, The ECS shouldn't give a negative response if your ILR is still valid...It doesn't matter who your employer is. The Employer Checking Service (ECS) is solely for checking immigration status of an employee by an employer. I think an error has been made either by your employer whilst fillin...

CR001 wrote:

Can he make an application for ILR via SET(M) now, on the basis the existing "common law" relationship?

No he cannot, because he does not hold a visa as an Unmarried Partner or spouse to qualify for Set(M). He will have to wait till 2018, there is no short cut or easy route.

Thanks a lot CR001.