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Hi everyone,
I hope somebody can help with my Problem as my head been all over the place nobody seems ro give the honest straight answers.

I have been here since 2005 and over stayrd during the period of 2010 and 2014 until I applied for an asylum and lasy year got my ILR.
My Question is"do I have to wait 10 years to apply for citizenship" ??
Is there any discretions that can be applied?? I have a cleaned record/History just over staying seems to be the hurdle. Please advice.
Thanks a lot.

Please do not spam multiple forum topics with the same post!!

Mate dont call it a Spam
Its the level of stress that caused me to post a message on few different platforms so if somebody reads it and send an honest fair reply.
If you cant help/advice then dont be horrible either.
Thanks.

Hi Mass,
I wrote a reply for you on General Discussion but i think its been deleted by the Moderators.

Hi BoyTed,

Will you please send it again share your views. It will definitely help. Thanks

Hi please do through the issue of good character. The ten years to be spent are recognised from the day you were granted a decision and not from the day you entered the country.

Mass wrote: ↑

Tue Jun 16, 2020 10:44 pm

Hi everyone,
I hope somebody can help with my Problem as my head been all over the place nobody seems ro give the honest straight answers.

I have been here since 2005 and over stayrd during the period of 2010 and 2014 until I applied for an asylum and lasy year got my ILR.
My Question is"do I have to wait 10 years to apply for citizenship" ??
Is there any discretions that can be applied?? I have a cleaned record/History just over staying seems to be the hurdle. Please advice.
Thanks a lot.

Hello
I'm exactly in same situation &same year I got status &last year ILR.I can understand it very well how stressful this waiting period is.Some people here really have issues with refugees .This forum is about helping each other.If some people are so hostile same as HO to refugees or others then such people should look inside themselves to see where they stand in humanity .I think they stand in the lowest level.
If you haven't been working during 4 years of overstaying &you can prove that somebody was helping you then a discretion can be applied as there is a chance of it.But if HO knew that you have been working illegally then better you wait.In my case I was working &have overstayed as well hence I'm not applying as I know they would refuse.Please keep posting here your future experiences .Good luck.

Mass wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 17, 2020 1:10 pm

Hi BoyTed,

Will you please send it again share your views. It will definitely help. Thanks

Hello Mass,
Iam in the same boat as i overstayed from 2004 till 2012 when i was granted FLR and second extension and the in 2018 got ILR.
I had to wait till 2022 but got advised if the over staying is the only factor HO may Apply discretion anyways i applied December 2019 i got a questionnaire from Caseworker last mont asking me 8 questions check below the questions asked and was given two weeks to complete and send back which i did and sent back.
Hope this has been some help.

Information Requested

1.What steps did you take to regularise your stay during the period in question?
 
Please provide copies of any available correspondence

2.Where did you live during this period and who else lived there?
Please provide all addresses in full

3.Who was responsible for paying your accommodation costs (rent, utility bills etc)?

Please provide any available supporting evidence, eg utility bills, tenancy agreements, rent statements, mortgage statements etc

4.When and where did you work during this period?

Please provide evidence eg letters from employers, P60s/P45s, statements of account if self-employed

5.When and where did you study during this period?
Please provide evidence eg letters from colleges, certificates/qualifications

6.What benefits did you receive during this period?

Please provide evidence eg notification or award, schedules of payment

7.Did you receive funds from any other source during this period?

Please provide evidence, eg bank statements, receipts.  If supported by partner/family member, original evidence of their ability to fund such support will also be required

8.Is there any other information that you wish to provide that may be relevant to your application and the assessment of your ability to meet the good character requirement?

 

I don't recommend applying for British Citizenship unless you have 10 full years of 100% clean and compliant immigration history.

If you apply before, 2 things may happen:

1 - They refuse you outright and you lose your application fees. You will be embarrassed in front of your referees when you need to tell them your application was refused because you are not a good character.

2 - They send you a questionnaire asking you to tell everything including the names of people who lived with you, gave you shelter, gave you work... You need to list everybody by name and address. If you lie on that form, you may expose yourself to a further 10 year ban for deception.

Recommendation: don't open the can of worms. Wait 10 years since last time you were illegal before applying.

Hi,

My Question is I sought asylum back in 2014 now its been 10 months since I got granted ILR based on Refugee. I over stayed between 2011 until 2014.
Can I apply for citizenship or HO will refuse my application based on character requirements?
Please help

Thanks.

Topics merged. Your question was already answered when you asked in June.

CR001
Thanks for your reply but you never answered my Question, seems like you are holding some sort of grudges against me but as you seem to know a lot about the rules it will be much appreciated if you had a word to say or give you honest opinion as I only get one shot and I would like to yet it right.
Thanks.

CR001 wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 01, 2020 7:21 am

Topics merged. Your question was already answered when you asked in June.

I have tried to see the answers but I can't see any.
If anybody can see the answer that has been given to me back in june. Please share the link or copy/paste.
Appreciate everyone's help.
Thank you.

Hello BoyTes,

Hope you are well,

Have you had an outcome yet on your application for naturalisation??
Thanks.


Hi BoyTed,

Will you please send it again share your views. It will definitely help. Thanks
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Hello Mass,
Iam in the same boat as i overstayed from 2004 till 2012 when i was granted FLR and second extension and the in 2018 got ILR.
I had to wait till 2022 but got advised if the over staying is the only factor HO may Apply discretion anyways i applied December 2019 i got a questionnaire from Caseworker last mont asking me 8 questions check below the questions asked and was given two weeks to complete and send back which i did and sent back.
Hope this has been some help.

Information Requested

1.What steps did you take to regularise your stay during the period in question?
 
Please provide copies of any available correspondence

2.Where did you live during this period and who else lived there?
Please provide all addresses in full

3.Who was responsible for paying your accommodation costs (rent, utility bills etc)?

Please provide any available supporting evidence, eg utility bills, tenancy agreements, rent statements, mortgage statements etc

4.When and where did you work during this period?

Please provide evidence eg letters from employers, P60s/P45s, statements of account if self-employed

5.When and where did you study during this period?
Please provide evidence eg letters from colleges, certificates/qualifications

6.What benefits did you receive during this period?

Please provide evidence eg notification or award, schedules of payment

7.Did you receive funds from any other source during this period?

Please provide evidence, eg bank statements, receipts.  If supported by partner/family member, original evidence of their ability to fund such support will also be required

8.Is there any other information that you wish to provide that may be relevant to your application and the assessment of your ability to meet the good character requirement?

 
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