Dear all, I have been in the UK for the last 19 months as a student. I am above the age of 18 years and am currently living with my parents who have ILR already. My father is in disability benefit and my mum is his full time carer. I am their only son so would like to secure my duty to look after t...

GSOtodd wrote:runs out? What do I do. WOuld I be able to appeal because I won't have time to get the paperwork into the HO for Tier 2 extension in just one day. Will the 28 days apply? What would I do?

1. Do not think or spend too much time thinking about probabilities like these.

Hi All, I am a masters student in Manchester University and have submitted my dissertation as a masters thesis.I am suppose to receive to my masters result in third week of June 2011 and my expected graduation ceremony is on 11th July 2011. My student visa is valid till 1st July 2011,So I was suppo...

thankz in advance for ur advicezz......I made an appeal on 07-04-2011....home office refused my application because they did not accept my brother as my legal guardian...i got the hearing date of 16 of may.....my question is what documents do i need to send to the tribunal is it just the document w...

Hi, i am writing on behalf of my brother who got married last year to someone from India. Basically his wife came to the UK in January but left him in March. She has been to the police and has falsely accused him of being violent. My brother is really stressed out and upset, as far as he was aware ...

Hi , I submitted application on 13th april 2011 and my visa expired on 17th april 2011 Today I got a letter from home office staing that my application is invalid due to older version of the tier 4 student extension application form , the new version was updated on 6th april 2011 which I was not aw...

Dear all I am intending to apply for ILR under 10 years Long residency rule. I came to UK as a student in Aug 2001 and did my undergrad and postgrad degrees in 5 years time. My wife, also a student since 2005, is currently undertaking her PhD degree and since 2006 I am here as her dependant. Our cu...

Note the information sought in the FOI: Dear UK Border Agency, This queries relates to the policy of UKBA on 10 years long residence application. Do you have any formal confirmation on the timetalbe of the 10 years long residence to be withdraw form immigration rules? Yours faithfully, Peter Leo An...

1. March 2011 Thanks and one more thing? Was it before or after Student policy Statement?? 1. The date was 15 march 2011. Hi All, Thanks for opposing me all of you guys, but fact is fact .According to FOI act the home office can only tell you regarding any figures you need i mean if you want to kno...

By reading and listening the PM speech, i have gathered the following important information. 1. In his speech he mentioned the " Cross Party Balanced Migration Group" and said that wat has been suggested and argued by this group, will be considered significantly. 2. I do not think that the Long Term...

10. I also know that somebody sent an e-mail to the HO under the FOI act and asked about the 10 years rule. The HO replied sying that in near future, they do not have plans to change the long residency category. Can You tell us the exact date of the HO reply?? 1. March 2011 Thanks and one more thin...

Hi All, Need your advice on the above topic ( I am due for my ILR). As we all know that we are not entitled to "Public funds". I had claimed Single Occupancy Council tax benefit (25% discount on council tax) and my council Tax clearly states it. I am not sure - whether it means that I have claimed ...

Aryan2013 wrote:

ash786 wrote: 10. I also know that somebody sent an e-mail to the HO under the FOI act and asked about the 10 years rule. The HO replied sying that in near future, they do not have plans to change the long residency category.

Can You tell us the exact date of the HO reply??

1. March 2011

Hi ash n all, thanks for your reply u might dont know me but before 1 year infact i was the only person on this universe who had told my frds that Tier 1 General is going to be finished very soon but everyone was giving such examples like you just have given me. one thing i would like to make it cl...

Hi Thanks for the information... I hav a legal valid visa for the next 1 yr so i am sure that shouldnt be a problem. Thanks again Hi I am also in the same position like you shoba but the thing is that my 10 years are going to complete in march and i can apply in feb-12(28 days before) but as you ar...

THANKS U FOR YOUR REPLY. i have checked my passport for any stamps n i have checked it thoroughly but couldnt find any stamp for that trip. when i applied for that visa i wasnot told to make sure that my passport get stamped. i thought it would be obvious to the authorities concerned to stamp it. H...

My previous BRP card was retained by UKBA and they issued me with a new one. Now when I apply for 10 yrs long residence I do not have any evidence of my last leave in the UK. Will they have my previous leave in their system. When I enquired they told me that a person cannot hold two BRP cards even ...

Hi I have lived in this country for nearly 10 years. My first 5 years was on student visa nd then i married my husband and became his dependent making the other 5 years dependent on my husbands visa. My husband is on HSMP. I want to know if i can apply for 10 yrs long term residency using my 10 yrs...

Shahbazattari wrote:Hi all

I think this would be the hottest issue for the students as new rules restricted the student stay in UK upto 8 years. Can anyone please find out new ways to get indefinite visa for students.

thanks

1. Wen u say 8 years and the new rules, wat do u mean by that.

Hi, I live in UK.I got my tier 4 visa from june 2010 until oct 2011.My visa is cancelled because my college was asking for more money which i couldn't pay on time and i missed 10 of my classes as i was very sick. but i have informed my college over the phone but i didn't have any written documents ...

hahaha ... I think none of the UK Universities starting courses JUNE/SEP/JAN... don't know which university @ash786 was talking about!!! I think, you better get help from a good immigration solicitor- good means real good . 1. Do not comment on sumfin u dont know and have not got a clue. 2. People ...

hahaha ... I think none of the UK Universities starting courses JUNE/SEP/JAN... don't know which university @ash786 was talking about!!! I think, you better get help from a good immigration solicitor- good means real good . 1. Do not comment on sumfin u dont know and have not got a clue. 2. People ...

bettynja wrote:hi, will i be able to apply for ILR after 7 years of being in the UK continuosly, and with a valid visa. i have never travelled out.

1. Lol. Which category are we talking about here.......

1. Stupid rules to make it difficult for students. 2. Unfortunately, there is no way out of this issue and you course needs to start 21 July and if afterward then your application will eb refused. 3. My suggestion is to speak to your uni advisor and see if you can start the course before you visa e...

hi guys, i am applying for 10 yr ilr . in 2002 i went to france and i can vaguely remember that i went there for 9 days. on the schenghen visa it says duration of stay:15 days. the confusing thing is there is no stamp anywhere on the passport that shows when i entered france and when i left. guys ,...