Temporary Admission but still liable to to be detained!

[Slinky180]

I am British citizen female aged 24. My boyfriend of 5 years (age 29) entered the uk illegally 9 years ago. Six years back, he was caught drink-driving and asked to go to court however he didn't turn up to that. He has been living watching over his shoulder for the past nine years and all his other friends who entered illegally well after him have now obtained visas or leave to remain. This is obviously very frustrating for him and he can only put it down to the driving offence.  He is in fear of returning to India as there are problems back home. As a result, he  has been emotionally affected and also suffers depression (although he has not been prescribed for anything by GP). He wrote to the uk border agency last year about all of this. Recently the police came searching for him and he was not home. We don't know the reason they came searching but can only assume this is linked with the driving offence. He then received a letter from the uk border agency which notifies temporary Admission to a person liable to be detained..subject to residing at current address and reporting to the local police station every week. It also end withs a note saying that, though he's been granted temporary admission, he is still liable to be detained and that this does not grant him leave to remain in the UK. He has decided to go to the police station as he doesn't want to live in fear of being sent back and hopes that they will give him a visa. However, I am terrified that they will send him back to India. I know that you may think that the solution here would be for me to marry him, but we both DON'T want him to obtain visa/leave to remain in the uk via this route. I love him very much but as an Asian girl, getting my parents approval of our marriage is very important to me, and if they find out he is an illegal immigrant, they will assume that he has 'seduced' me for this reason only. He too doeot want my parents to think that since he sincerely loves me and wants to be able to ask for my hand in marriage as a legal citizen of the Uk. I was raised in the UK since the age of two and he has been very accustomed to life in the uk therefore we have no plans to settle anywhere other than the UK. But right now, I really want advice as to what he should do. Some people are advising him against reporting to the police station as there have been cases where they spontaneously detain people when they have gone to report weekly. And some people say he should go ahead and report weekly otherwise, if caught in the future he will have absolutely no excuse and get sent back. I don't know what to do! I'm aware that his case is slightly different due to the drink-driving offence and is placing a huge strain on his case! What do we do? Please advise! Thank you for reading, sorry for the very long post! 
God bless.

[ferrarilondon]

first of all it is a wrong section where you posted your question, secondly if your bf does not report to Police on Weekly or fortnightly bases , arrest warrant can be issued which can lead to detention and immediate deportation as India is not classed as trouble country ( war zone , Political unrest etc ). He should seek immediate advice from a OISC registered Immigration adviser and do accordingly .
Don't listen to people here and there just tell him to seek advise. Also I understand your position being an Asian girl and pressure from your parents etc but i have seen several cases like yours end up being hapily ever after if choose the right route.

[Greenie]

your boyfriend needs to seek advice urgently on his immigration matters as well as the criminal matter.

From the sounds of it he failed to turn up to court which is in itself a criminal offence. This is treated very seriously.

It is not clear from what you are saying whether he has actually applied for leave to remain in the UK or whether he has just written to them? I any event he doesn't not qualify under the immigration rules for leave to remain as your unmarried partner as he is an overstayer. Any application would have to be considered outside the rules and his poor immigration history and criminal offence (and the fact that he apparently jumped bail/failed to attend court) are likely to have a negative impact. I suggest that he reports to the police as required otherwise he is going to make things even worse for himself

You say you have been together for 5 years. Have you been living together for any of that time?

[krazydude]

I think your boyfriend needs to consult a good lawyer regarding this as there are two things at hand here - first the immigration issue and second the criminal offence.

Simply put, strike one is the fact that he entered the UK illegally, strike two not showing up for court (disregard for the law). Make him understand that he does not get strike three which would be not meeting his weekly reporting obligations. Things would be just down-hill for you guys if you want to be together as a couple in the UK without legal hassels to deal with.

[mulderpf]

If he abided by the law in the first place, he would not be in this mess right now. By listening to advice from friends saying he shouldn't report, it will just make matters much worse, not better.