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was mentioned and I doubt that UKBA would take your explanation as a legitimate reason to use discretion on. They would probably argue that you should have been aware of the expiry of your existing visa, bla bla bla.administrative error on our part
Indeed. This is one particular point sticking out for me as to be not in conformity with the literal meaning of the word 'continuous', but hey this is how UKBA interprets it.Obie wrote:Had you left the UK July 2004, when the visa expired and applied for an entry clearance when you got the letter from the college, as would be expected of you, then you would have qualified.
I'm not sure about this. However I suspect the way UKBA would look at it is that there was no intention from you to switch from Student category to Visitor category you therefore overstayed your visa. Furthermore even if they consider you as having switched into Visitor category to allow your stay to remain legal, you wouldn't then have been allowed to switch from Visitor to Student for your second course as it is not a permitted switch. To do that you'd have to have gone back to your resident country and apply as Student again.jesseb20 wrote:So does it mean the 1-month gap still count as a gap?
Being a British National (Overseas) holder, it does not really help in this case. If British Government really wants to help, they would have let you register as full British Citizen from BNO instead of giving you the BNO passport in the first place. Sadly, but it is true.jesseb20 wrote:Thanks bb21. I forgot to mention that I am a British National (Overseas) passport holder, which I was told counts as a commonwealth citizen. Does being a commonwealth citizen help in this case? Also, inside the passport it does say
So does it mean the 1-month gap still count as a gap?In accordance with the United Kingdom immigration rules, the holder of this passport does not require an entry certificate or visa to visit the United Kingdom.