Well, at least we have got clarity on this issue.

Can I request the mods to make this thread a sticky? This is a frequently asked question and I am sure that others will find this thread relevant.

palaremzi wrote:That should mean as long as the referee is a British citizen at the time of application then he should be OK.

Correct.

If she merely wants to live in the UK, she does not need to prove self-sufficiency. She can just come and live with her friend. I do not think she needs CSI for this either. But if she wishes to settle in the UK (a legal status), she will need to exercise treaty rights by being self-sufficient for f...

Can i apply to sponsor my future wife using EEA permanent Residence card (still vaild for 6 years) on my pakistani passport? No, you can't, as that has been superseded by your British citizenship. Even if you were a full EEA citizen and also got British citizenship, you would be treated as a solely...

He may not, if he is traveling with his Spanish child, who will be the one exercising treaty rights (truly, the child is the father of man). He will need to carry proof of his relationship to the child. Otherwise, I believe he does.

Much better for him to apply for a free EEA Family Permit, though.

Shouldn't that be 23rd August 2015? R u counting 30 days for august or 31 days? or for immigration purposes every month counts as 30 days? I counted 28 days, not including 20th September itself. So that is 19 days in September and 9 days in August. Counting backwards from 31st August, I came to the...

He needs to be exercising treaty rights, not you.

Shouldn't that be 23rd August 2015?

Your mother needs to demonstrate strong ties back home and demonstrate that the ties are strong enough to show that she will return at the end of her visa. As shivanna said, some people breaking the law in the past has made it much harder for the innocent people later. Does she own property in her h...

As an Irish citizen, he gets allowances. He is considered settled on arrival in the UK (no need for PR for him) and his children will automatically be British if born in the UK. But as his spouse, you do not benefit. You will need to conform to EEA Regulations. There are four ways he can be consider...

I could be wrong, but I think that 3C only applies to appeals to the FTT/UTT. JR takes the case out from the appeals system to the courts system and so, I believe that 3C lapses. But I could be wrong.

@sushdmehta, I am a bit hazy on the workings, but would Section 3C not cover the period while the OP applied to First-Tier Tribunal and the Upper Tier Tribunal even though he got a refusal from both?

Thank you for the compliment, Casa

See also

Settlement visa -Mumbai timelines only

Settlement Visa from India : Timeline

You can apply 28 days in advance, but for LR applications, your clock starts from the day that you arrived in the UK, not the date of your visa.

So, the earliest you can apply would be 28 days before 20th September 2015.

I know what you mean about the anxiety. Best of luck.

I doubt that getting a tenant agreement "provisionally" (whatever that is) would be sufficient. Think about it. The caseworker will know that there is so much demand in the UK housing market that a provisional tenancy agreement is not worth the paper it is written on, especially given that the appli...

German law does not even permit me changing names Really!!! I did not know that German law was so strict. I can imagine making it difficult, but not permitting any change at all!!! I digress, but on a point of interest I presume that such a rigid rule does not apply in case of transgender individua...

i am stuck in this system You are not stuck in this system. You can and should leave. i lived my life as same standard as british childrens how can they tell me to return to country where i dont know anyone there no family no friends there? Silly argument. You have lived the first 12 years, the mos...

Which country is your father from? Likewise your mother?

How long was your EEA4 permit granted for in 2014?

There will need to be a good reason to have two names concurrently. Being a celebrity is typically accepted. Have you tried the TV series? Silliness aside, the British passport does allow a possible endorsement "The Holder is also known as ...", but that is used in limited circumstances. From Wikipe...

OP, do you work? Study? Working would be illegal. That is a valid point. What is the source of the family's income? If any of the family members have worked in the past seven years, that would have been illegal. I can see why Cameron was pushing for such income to be seized as the proceeds of crime...

I am inclined to go with the NCS's advice. The Home Office helpline has been known to give incorrect advice. Your children's registration is dependent on your naturalisation. Had you applied together, the applications would have been associated and decided together. As you have already submitted you...

I do not mean any disrespect to the OP and I appreciate that he is not at fault as he was only 12 years old at the time of his coming to the UK, but I am going to strike a discordant note here in saying that his family seem to be (from his description) the type of applicants that have abused the sys...

The EEA Family Permit and Residence Card is a whole sight easier to get than the UK route. That is mainly because it is pretty much guaranteed to be issued under EEA regulations, whereas the British route is comparatively more capricious and liable to change regularly. Many dual British/Irish citize...

@Alil2014, Can you provide more details of the 2014 case? Adnan111 's contention is that the rules in 2014 were different to the rules in 2010. Adnan111 argues that a second marriage in Pakistan become legally recognised in the UK when the first marriage is dissolved, whereas Casa 's and my understa...