ILR for family route will take 5 years, just like PBS

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/ ... ement.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/jul/13/immigrant-relative-claim-benefits Family members from outside Europe who come to join close relatives settled in Britain are expected to be denied access to welfare benefits for up to five years under further plans to cut annual net migration to be detailed o...

The guidance used to say "Where an application for settlement is to be refused only because of lack of continuity of residence but is likely to succeed if re-submitted within a year a suitable extension should be granted on the same conditions as before with a letter indicating that the case for set...

Can someone please advice? I am applying for ILR next month but there's no sign of my SAR file even after two months. Thanks Send this (as a printed letter) to the UKBA DPU Dear Sir, On xxx I made a request for all data that the UKBA holds on me. I subsequently received a letter confirming my reque...

But the email I received back from the UKBA advised me - unexpectedly - that BOTH days leaving and days returning to the UK would be counted as absences. So I made do with my own filenotes from UKBA phone helplines and hoped would not be raised as an issue. I have no confidence that those who answe...

nsunkada wrote: Also does anyone know when they will implement rules once consultation is closed?

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=78276

1. As long as there is no gap between the ancestry EC and the "additional visa" (FLR?) you can apply now. In fact it's probably wise to do it asap before the settlement rules change.

2. 300 days since 2004 or in the past 5 years?

I have an extensive travel history and did a SAR request, and all they could come up with was the very first landing card I filled out. So given that the e-borders system is not counting all flights (and even fewer 5 years ago), I wonder if the UKBA really has the precise departure/arrival informati...

Make a complaint to the Information Commissioner

http://www.ico.gov.uk/

3.1. Discretion in cases where continuous residence has been broken In addition, time spent here in this capacity may exceptionally be aggregated, and continuity not insisted upon, in cases where: ... there have been longer absences abroad, provided the absences were for compelling grounds either of...

There is no interactive form available since they introduced the new salary requirements. Since the form is now roughly twice the length of the previous one, UKBA probably considers it low priority/too complex to update.

Thank you! This is very useful information. So in your view would i be right in saying that the consultation for changing settlement rules will take place between May 2011 and Sep 2011 and any outcome/recommendations from this consultation will be implemented in April 2012? Is this the correct inte...

sojan wrote:Also EU state that 5 years continous resdency should grant permanent residency.

The EU law doesn't apply to the UK (and Ireland and Denmark), as they opted out of the provision.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... iew=Binary

See page 43.

http://www.number10.gov.uk/wp-content/u ... -Plan1.pdf

Page 23.

Points-based system appeals to be effectively abolished Misleading title! For information, section 19 , that the article refers to, does not remove the right of appeal as such .... but restricts applicants from introducing new evidence(s) in the appeal that were not part of the (initial) applicatio...

I am applying soon for ILR (UK ancestry) via PEO appointment. If for some reason they don't make a decision that day, and they eventually reject the application after the visa is expired, will I still have 28 days to apply for FLR (BID)? Or will I have to leave the country and apply for ancestry ent...

http://freemovement.wordpress.com/2011/ ... 9-rumours/

Absolutely ridiculous. I have never heard anything like it. How would she like it if she fell in love with a non-EU national and their spouse visa was refused? I doubt she would just up and leave. Can't believe that. Smells of illegality or against human rights to me. The article is confusingly wri...

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1384983/Camerons-slash-migrants-family-visas-risks-coalition-split.html In future only the children or parents of immigrants in the UK will be allowed to travel – putting an end to abuse of the system by cousins, uncles and other more distant relatives. Mini...

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3557566/Illegals-given-visas-for-bribes.html Civil servants at the UK Border Agency are accused of opening the door to dozens of Nigerians whose visa applications would otherwise be refused. It is said they gave them "indefinite leave to remain" in this coun...

Does the new guidance only apply for those who entered more than 28 days after granting of visa, or to all applicants? e.g.

Visa valid from 28-09-06
Entered UK 30-09-06

Eligible to apply (PEO) from 31-08-11 or 2-09-11?

Also, does anyone have an idea.... how long the consultations usually run for? Once done, what is the usual time gap when they introduce these policies in place?? Consultations last between 6 weeks and 3 months, after which there's a govt response to the consultation, and then usually another few m...

In general, most European countries are required to grant PR to non-EEA nationals after 5 years of legal residency http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32003L0109:EN:NOT Duration of residence 1. Member States shall grant long-term resident status to third-country nationals who...

From the immigrants' perspective 1 - stop inconsistent caseworker decisions based on vague, poorly worded guidance, where everyone sweats about whether they're going to lose 1000s of pounds based on a bored functionary's whim (Exhibit 1: guidelines on allowable absences for ILR). 2 - Cameron says he...

I'm eligible to apply for ILR in September. As I will soon exceed the qualifying age, I would like to apply for a German working holiday visa after that. Thinking ahead to citizenship, will the presence of a still valid German visa count against me in terms of intention to live in the UK? Is it mere...