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Very interesting,ILR based on 10 Years

Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2014 8:54 am
by immigrant2014
Hi

Please help me on below.

My student visa refused, I was given appeal right, I went to appeal to First Tribunal, Then Upper Tribunal, Finally to Court of Appeal, I did not get success and lost the appeal.

After refusal of appeal from Court of Appeal, I made a new Tier 4 Application to Home Office within 17 days of decision of Court of Appeal.

UKBA refused my application with only one reason saying that that I have overstayed more than 28 days.

My solicitor sent them a Pre-Action Protocol Letter mainly based on this:

‘In accordance with sections 3C (2)(c) and 3D(2)(b) leave is extended while an in-country
appeal is pending. An appeal is pending from the time that it is instituted until it is finally determined, withdrawn
or abandoned…..’



My client status is covered by the new rule which commenced on 01/10/2012 as follows;

‘90a. From 1 October 2012, all applications for further leave to remain will fall for refusal if a

student has overstayed for more than 28 days, unless there were exceptional circumstances

which prevented them from applying within the 28 day period.


UKBA accepted my solicitor argument and agreed in writing that I was on 3C or 3D leave for all the period during the appeal. UKBA agreed that they have made a mistake and I have not overstayed more than 28 days. UKBA offered reconsideration of my TIer 4 application. Then in short I got the Tier 4 visa.

After getting Tier 4, some months later, I made a application as Tier1 Entrepreneur Dependent. I was granted leave.

My question is, as I lost appeal in court of appeal, then made a new Tier 4 application to UKBA which I got visa on, has this court of appeal decision broken my continuous 10 years leave?

Can I make ILR application after completing 10 years in UK?




Point to be noted: It was Tier 4 application which tribunals and Court of appeal refused. Then I made new Tier 4 and UKBA granted.

Please provide me some quotes with your comments from UKBA guidance for long leave of 10 years.

Re: Very interesting,ILR based on 10 Years

Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 1:25 am
by vinny
I think that you may be okay under Long residence. Your solicitor seems knowledgeable. What does s/he think?

Re: Very interesting,ILR based on 10 Years

Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:04 am
by immigrant2014
Hi

My solicitor says it is fine, I can get ILR under 10 years leave once my 10 years complete.

I have read here on different places about break in long residency.

As I lost appeal for Tier 4 but then I got visa on new Tier 4 application, has this broken my long residence?


Thank you.

Re: Very interesting,ILR based on 10 Years

Posted: Sat Jan 25, 2014 11:31 am
by vinny
Seems okay under 276B(v).

Re: Very interesting,ILR based on 10 Years

Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2014 1:03 pm
by immigrant2014
Hi Vinny,

Thank you for your very useful input.

As per 276B

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... les/part7/


(v) the applicant must not be in the UK in breach of immigration laws except that any period of overstaying for a period of 28 days or less will be disregarded, as will any period of overstaying between periods of entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain of up to 28 days and any period of overstaying pending the determination of an application made within that 28 day period.


Above in my understanding means, that after losing Tier 4 Appeal, I made a new Tier 4 application within 28 days, UKBA took about 3/4 months to grant me Tier 4 visa, it means all this time will be considered as legal and not over stay as per above. As I made the application within 28 days of refusal from Court of Appeal.

It means all my stay is legal and counts towards 10 years. Could you please confirm this?


Thank you.