what application form SET(o), (m) or FLR`m`

diversitypeople · Post by **diversitypeople** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 1:59 pm

Hi everyone I am confused about what application to use for settlement to stay in the uk. I am a jamaican national married to a uk citizen for over 8 years, however i have been overstaying for 5 years after originally coming here on a student visa. I have been to 3 different lawyers who have all recommended 3 different forms ( set `o` or `m`) and (flr`m`).. any guidance or help would be appriciated..

hamid84 · Post by **hamid84** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:26 pm

It't not as easy as you are thinking. Since you have over stayed, you will require to produce hell of documents.

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diversitypeople · Post by **diversitypeople** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:31 pm

i understand that its not easy, i have all the required documents from first arriving in 2000 up until now..

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:53 pm

And you'll have to go home to apply....

diversitypeople · Post by **diversitypeople** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:57 pm

I was informed that I will be able to apply from the uk but its a 50/50 chase which i am willing to take instead of going back.

Wanderer · Post by **Wanderer** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:29 pm

diversitypeople wrote:I was informed that I will be able to apply from the uk but its a 50/50 chase which i am willing to take instead of going back.

You can't apply from UK as an overstayer unless there are maybe children involved of extreme compassionate circumstances. I'd say the odds there 1/99 not 50/50.....

You could apply under Human Rights but it would be a long expensive battle with no guarantee of success.

jei2 · Post by **jei2** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:33 pm

You need FLR(M).

You can't apply for settlement - SET(M) - just yet.

You can apply from the UK. But as already pointed out if you submit an in-country application you're likely to be refused unless you have some factors under Article 8 that would help your case.

But expect to hunker down for 2 or 3 years while you wait. Most likely for a refusal.

Better to return home if you have just had a straightforward period of overstaying and get back in 12 weeks or so if you've done everything right.

Now that you're hearing more or less the same thing from everyone here, I hope that it will help you to make your decision instead of finding another 2 lawyers who can't even tell you which is the correct form to use.

diversitypeople · Post by **diversitypeople** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:20 am

So even if i've got a child here with my wife who's now 6, would i still need to go back??
Thanks for all your replies really greatful, as for jei2 comments i was a bit bemused myself as to why all the lawyers would give me different information... puzzling.

jei2 · Post by **jei2** » Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:39 am

diversitypeople wrote:So even if i've got a child here with my wife who's now 6, would i still need to go back??
Thanks for all your replies really greatful, as for jei2 comments i was a bit bemused myself as to why all the lawyers would give me different information... puzzling.

All the lawyers???

I think you'll find there's a few more in the UK than that!

As I've said you don't need to go back to make an application. You can just stay here and wait for a potential refusal after 3 years. Which seems to be the decision you're going to make anyway.

Good luck.

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what application form SET(o), (m) or FLR`m`

what application form SET(o), (m) or FLR`m`