If you didn’t receive the refusal decision until you recently called them, then you could try appealing anyway, explaining the circumstances. Let a judge decide whether or not to accept your appeal.

Overseas marriage and civil partnerships A marriage or civil partnership which has taken place overseas is recognised where: the type of marriage or civil partnership is recognised in the country in which it took place the marriage or civil partnership was properly conducted to satisfy the requirem...

Where did the marriage take place? Was it acceptable as a lawful marriage there?

The erroneous NTL has a lot to answer for.

Try appealing.

If you were a spouse (via marriage) of a British citizen at before your initial entry in 2016, then you were a family member of a qualifying British citizen as a spouse and not as a durable partner. Did you also enclose your marriage certificate with the applications? When and how long were your abs...

CHI 3.2. The applicant’s parents must each be either applying at the same time as the applicant or have permission to be in the UK (other than as a Visitor) unless: (a) the parent applying for or with entry clearance or permission to stay is the sole surviving parent or has sole responsibility for ...

NTL just confirms Indefinite Leave. It doesn’t confer anything. Therefore, it’s not equivalent to Indefinite Leave to Enter or Remain. If you didn’t have ILE nor ILR, then it was endorsed in error. Then it’s unlikely that you may benefit from it. It may be more helpful if you explained your backgrou...

No.

Subject to 32D.

Try to satisfy CHI 3.2. The applicant’s parents must each be either applying at the same time as the applicant or have permission to be in the UK (other than as a Visitor) unless: (a) the parent applying for or with entry clearance or permission to stay is the sole surviving parent or has sole respo...

I believe the father’s ‘consent’ letter demonstrated parents’ joint responsibility rather than mother’s sole responsibility. Hence, it may have undermined the mother’s claim to sole responsibility. A person with sole responsibility would not have needed such a letter from anyone else.

Why would a person with sole responsibility require anyone else’s consent? The Sole Responsibility test difficult as i read here. Do you think sole responsibility is enough? Father was away from child life (11 Years)? A letter of consent is evidence of the sender giving permission to the receiver r...

Why would a person with sole responsibility require anyone else’s consent?

Ahmd_64 wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 30, 2023 12:08 am

She mentioned and attached consent from him with application.

Doesn’t the father’s ‘consent’ letter undermine the mother’s claim to having sole responsibility?

Tier 2 partners are different from spouse visa holders under Appendix FM. The qualifying period may start from when the initial Tier 2 partner’s entry clearance was issued.

Unfortunately, cannot include dependants in SET(LR) applications. In child’s SET(F) application, request them to wait until mother’s ILR application is decided. If mother’s ILR application fails, then child’s ILR application may also fail.

The start of your 5-year qualifying period was when they granted the initial FLR(M) on 23 May 2019. Safe to apply for SET(M) between 21 April 2024 and before expiry of leave.

Thanks vinny. My child already has a British passport so its not the case. Although, I got the point that Subject Access Request might be a valid option in these cases but will involve a lot of headache. If the British passport got stolen or lost, then they may treat a subsequent application as a f...

Yes.

Child first passport rejected. Parent got ILR (before child was born) and becomed Bristish citizenship.

Child first passport rejected. Parent got ILR (before child was born) and becomed Bristish citizenship.

Making sense of sole responsibility for child visas in immigration law.

Parenting under immigration and family law Sole responsibility is outdated and at odds with the Children Act

See also Making sense of sole responsibility for child visas in immigration law.

What route did you get ILR?
What are your family members categories now?

Did you keep your boarding cards and tickets?