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IRL was in old passport,destroyed after renewal

Post by sgartland » Sat Jun 25, 2016 12:44 pm

Hi everyone,
This might sound extremely stupid for which I'm sorry, but i got my indefinite Leave to Remain back in 2008,after being married for a British citizen for 2 years. The following year my country Bulgaria became full member of the EU, so I no longer needed visa to enter the country. My passport (with the ILR in it) expired so i went ahead and renewed it, but I wasnt allowed to keep my old document so it was destroyed along with my remain. My question is now does this mean i've lost my remain for good or theres a way to be replaced or i have to apply for ILR all over again?(at the moment theres no need for it,but with the brexit I am going to need it eventually)?
Any information would be much appreciated,thank you! :)
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Re: IRL was in old passport...

Post by vinny » Sat Jun 25, 2016 12:55 pm

You should apply for NTL (see also 29) before your records are deleted.
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Re: IRL was in old passport,destroyed after renewal

Post by sgartland » Sat Jun 25, 2016 1:07 pm

Is it possible for HO to destroy the records? Oh sorry thank you for writing! Wouldnt ntl require the ILR itself?
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Re: IRL was in old passport,destroyed after renewal

Post by sgartland » Sat Jun 25, 2016 1:12 pm

sorry just read about the 15 year period, thanks for responding so quickly! :)
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Re: IRL was in old passport,destroyed after renewal

Post by sgartland » Sat Jun 25, 2016 1:27 pm

Unfortunately for me I can't apply for ntl, because im an EEA national. I guess i will have to wait for now! But really thank you its good to know that its somewhat retrievable.
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Re: IRL was in old passport,destroyed after renewal

Post by vinny » Sat Jun 25, 2016 1:31 pm

Alternatively, apply for confirmation of PR.
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