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(How to define "a resident of GB") Tier 4 apply Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

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(How to define "a resident of GB") Tier 4 apply Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

Post by alex132 » Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:25 am

I am holding Tier 4 student visa and I have a Korean Driving License.

When I try to search for https://www.gov.uk/driving-nongb-licence
It ask:
1 Are you:
a resident of Great Britain?

I googled "resident of GB", it said:
For the purposes of our policies, a UK resident is defined as a person who has their main home in the United Kingdom, who is registered with a medical practitioner in the UK, and who has been resident in the UK for 6 months out of the last 12.

I want to know how gov.uk define "resident of GB", I arrive UK more than 1.5 years and TIer 4 student visa. Am I a resident of GB?

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Re: (How to define "a resident of GB") Tier 4 apply Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

Post by sah10406 » Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:53 am

alex132 wrote:
Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:25 am
I googled "resident of GB"

I want to know how gov.uk define "resident of GB"
"Resident" does not have a specific meaning in immigration terms, and especially not in other areas of life like driving. It means different things in different contexts.
I do not give immigration advice. I refer you to Immigration Rules, guidance, other online content and to your sponsor.

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Re: (How to define "a resident of GB") Tier 4 apply Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

Post by vinny » Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:05 pm

What happens if you pick the obvious option?
1. Are you
a foreign student studying in Great Britain?
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Re: (How to define "a resident of GB") Tier 4 apply Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

Post by sah10406 » Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:13 pm

vinny wrote:
Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:05 pm
What happens if you pick the obvious option?
1. Are you
a foreign student studying in Great Britain?
Seriously.
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Re: (How to define "a resident of GB") Tier 4 apply Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

Post by vinny » Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:46 pm

I don't think the three given options overlap.
a resident of Great Britain
a visitor to Great Britain
a foreign student studying in Great Britain
That is, if you are a foreign student, then you are not a resident of Great Britain, etc.

I think the definition they use for a resident of Great Britain is:
Exchange a foreign driving licence wrote:1 Are you a resident of Great Britain?

You’re normally a resident if you have a permanent address in Great Britain that you’ve lived in for at least 185 days.
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Re: (How to define "a resident of GB") Tier 4 apply Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

Post by alex132 » Wed Feb 14, 2018 3:52 pm

vinny wrote:
Wed Feb 14, 2018 12:46 pm
I don't think the three given options overlap.
a resident of Great Britain
a visitor to Great Britain
a foreign student studying in Great Britain
That is, if you are a foreign student, then you are not a resident of Great Britain, etc.

I think the definition they use for a resident of Great Britain is:
Exchange a foreign driving licence wrote:1 Are you a resident of Great Britain?

You’re normally a resident if you have a permanent address in Great Britain that you’ve lived in for at least 185 days.
Yeah, I had lived in GB for 1 year and have Permanent address in GB.

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Re: (How to define "a resident of GB") Tier 4 apply Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

Post by vinny » Wed Feb 14, 2018 11:00 pm

I'm unsure how they define permanent address for a foreign student.

You cannot use a Korean driving licence after being in the UK for over 12 months.

Try to exchange it for a British driving licence.

Let us know how you get on.
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Re: (How to define "a resident of GB") Tier 4 apply Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

Post by alex132 » Thu Feb 15, 2018 9:58 am

The main problem/question is:
How we define:

1 Are you a resident of Great Britain?

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Re: (How to define "a resident of GB") Tier 4 apply Driving in Great Britain on a non-GB licence

Post by sah10406 » Thu Feb 15, 2018 11:54 am

As advised above, why not simply chose the 3rd option, "a foreign student studying in Great Britain", which you clearly meet?
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