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The New Overstayed Law
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 9:44 am
by happygirl0580
Hi guys
please a friend of mine needs a help. He arrived in London 2002 via Dover with someone documents luckily for him got away with it till he got married with EE in 2007 and got his 5 year after his PR he applied for BC June 2014, he is scared of the new Overstayed law. The question is would this new law affect to get his BC? PLEASE HELP
Re: The New Overstayed Law
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 11:26 am
by ryan1512lon
You should wait until 2017 to send his application....
In circumstances where an applicant entered the UK illegally, an application for
citizenship should normally be refused for a period of 10 years from the date of entry, if
it is known. If it is not known, the period of 10 years starts from the date on which the
person first brought themselves to or came to the attention of the Home Office.
Re: The New Overstayed Law
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 12:56 pm
by fwd079
happygirl0580 wrote:Hi guys
please a friend of mine needs a help. He arrived in London 2002 via Dover with someone documents luckily for him got away with it till he got married with EE in 2007 and got his 5 year after his PR he applied for BC June 2014, he is scared of the new Overstayed law. The question is would this new law affect to get his BC? PLEASE HELP
So has he already applied in June?
Personally I think its going to be a discretionary decision by Case Worker, however on PR since past five years
might just play in his hands, but now he just has to wait and see.
Re: The New Overstayed Law
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:16 pm
by ryan1512lon
Oh, so he has already applied...
In that case I agree with fwd079 the case worker will have to use his discretion.
Has he mentioned that on his application?
Re: The New Overstayed Law
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 8:24 pm
by happygirl0580
ryan1512lon wrote:Oh, so he has already applied...
In that case I agree with fwd079 the case worker will have to use his discretion.
Has he mentioned that on his application?
thanks for your reply no he did not mention it in his application because he applied before the new law. he has been so worried since the new law came out in December.