I am trying to find out the case reference number ( will post eventually) where the person was served deportation order and had served jail sentence for robbing at gunpoint. The person was granted ILR because he had family here even though he was an overstayer. The Ilr was granted under HRA sec 8. ...

The OP can apply under 14 year long residence. It doesnt matter if the OP was served removal papers .The 14 year long residence is for overstayers category..Please refer to the homeoffice guidelines. In a nutshell if you managed to evade homeoffice for 14 years in UK you will be eligible for ILR un...

it's only been a month. That is nothing.

I am applying for ILR using set O (workpermit holder). I am a kiwi primary teacher, sponsored by a London Local Education Authority (LEA). I've read bits and pieces here about the 28 day rule and I've got a few really simple questions I need clarification on. I am happy to be linked to existing thr...

Hello, I don't mean to hijack this thread but I have a few related queries. Firstly, have these new work restrictions come into place already from 21st April? So a student in a private college will not be able to work at all? Someone told me that these restrictions were going to come into effect fr...

You just need to spend 10 years in any category. So if you switch to a work visa, you can still apply for ILR after 3 years rather than the 5 years as you will be eligible for the Long Residency ILR. My advice would be to try to switch to Tier 2 if you can, because you never know if the Long Residen...

no. I'm not aware of the changes. What if I'm gonna do a one year MA then 2 year PHD so then in total it'll be exactly 10 years of the time that I've been staying in the UK as a student. and I know this is gonna sound rather pathetic since I have no work experience what so ever. What do you mean by...

Hi. I've been studying in the UK for almost 6 years now since 2005. Always have been using student visa since. I'm currently holding a resident permit and doing 2nd year Interior Design(BA) at Uni and the permit will run out by Oct/2012. And what has been bugging me is that I'm not so sure wether I...

Thanks for the suggestions. I'll send it off Tuesday 3rd via special delivery and keep my fingers crossed that the case-worker is sympathetic. Just out of interest, if the response came back negative and UKBA said they couldn't process the ILR application, what would our options be then -local MP, ...

Thanks for the reply. So if i apply for ilr on long residence basis and home office cant decide in during this my Tier1 runs out, i can still file for extension. According to the rules i must apply before my visa runs out to safeguard my appeal rights. Am i understanding this correct or missing som...

the royal family's surname should actually be Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. it was only changed to Windsor by King George V due to anti-german sentiments....

you'll also find that the British Royal family has many links with other European royalty.

Hi people. I needed some advice as I came into the country 2 years ago. I married a British National. I didn't apply for the indefinate to remain or extend the stay as I hadnt completed my ESOl course and thought I couldnt. Now i've finished the ESOL course I am 7 months over. I have a daughter tha...

I am in a similar senario and wondering if someone could shed a light on this. I finish 10 year legal stay in this country in july 2011. My tier 1 is valid till oct 2011. Can i apply for Ilr in July and if home office makes a decision well and good. My only concern is if home office doesnt make a d...

Backer wrote:riz20112011 - I see you are not missing any opportunity to stress yourself.
The government is now preoccupied in reducing people with ILR. For sure, nothing will happen with naturalization until July and probably much after.

how can the government "reduce people with ILR"?

Apologies after talking with my fiancee it appears I have the terminology wrong. The visa has not been cancelled, however her university have temporarily "deactivated" their sponsorship of her visa as she is on Leave Of Absence. I am not sure what this actually entails though. have you read the num...

just woundering is that any kind of law coming in july or not. specialy for those who are due to apply BC at the end of july 2011. will they be apply on me or those who are due to apply in july. thnx regards riz2011 no, all the proposed changes was scrapped when the Conservatives won the election a...

Khan2015, you say you took the "oath" so you are saying that you are a UK citizen....

I had a look at your very first post on this forum back in January 2011 and you were asking people about making a RC application. How could you have got citizenship so quickly?

a visa cannot be deactivated or activated...

in your case:

activated = valid visa
deactivated = cancelled visa.

his visa has been cancelled, to return he wll have to make a new application.

Thanks for you reply. No actually..its was expired at that time.. Any hope?? Regards This means you are technically no longer eligible for ILR. However, there are some cases where the home office may use discretion. You will need to explain how this happened very clearly and carefully. I suggest yo...

thanks alot for your reply sunmoon,, but just one time when i applied for an entention and i recieved some bad news from back home that my father had a Brain Haemorrhage and he went into comma (later on he died after 2 weeks). Therefore my family wanted me to come and see my father ASAP. So, i requ...

I agree with ash786

i think with the cancelled status, the british citizenship did not hold any more. wait for more advise from the gurus just because his passport is cancelled does not mean British Citizenship was taken away from him. It may have a cancelled stamp because the passport document itself simply expired. ...

Hi All, Can someone please guide me. Actually I came to UK in September 2001 and now in September 2011 my 10years will be completed. Through out this time I resided legally in the UK . However, there some gaps in my residence i.e. whenever my visa was about to expire I had send my visa extension on...

I have Tier4 student visa at the moment, i am studying at the language school and my level is upper intermediate. My visa is about to finish in mid may. Afte he new rules does anyone know if I eligible to extend my visa under new rules? I have been in uk 5 years Thanks how have you spent the 5 year...