How to request for return for a passport with valid LTR.

[sameer2012]

Hi,
All of you guys.I am here to collect some information for my friend.He recently applied for Retained right of residence on the basis of his divorce from eea national.His 10 years long residence will complete in March-12.Still he got 6 months to get his passport back with further 5 years LTR.
His main question is that if in case his passport would not come within next 6 months or before march-12.can he request home office to send his passport back so he could apply for ILR on the basis of long residence.His current LTR expires in Dec-13.so if he request for his passport so i think there should be any problem.his brief history is as below;
1. Came to uk 23 march 2002
2. Married to eea national in feburary 2008
3. Decree absloute issued on 24th may 2011(after 3 years of marriage)
4. Send his passpoort & other supporting documents for RoR on 12th september 2012 .
5. 10 years long residence completes in march 2012.

he is eligible for ILR via long residence because he comes under immigration control and home office confirmed that as long as he can prove that he spends 10 years lawful residence in uk he would ber eligible for ILR on 10 years long residence basis.
I hope i mentioned all the circumstances about him.seniors please help me in this regard.thanks

[geriatrix]

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