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Urgent! Query Regarding my Psw Visa.

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Urgent! Query Regarding my Psw Visa.

Post by arsalan.akhtar » Tue Oct 25, 2011 4:06 am

Hi,

My student visa has been expired in 1st of October but i have thought my visa is going to be expire on 31st of October and i did not aware that because i did not see the validity. Actually I mixed up with my last expiring date of my student visa which I have applied last year in October.

Today on 24th of October, I came to know that my student visa has been expired when i went submit my application case and while filling application form. I know that is really stupid of me but I need advice from you guy to help me in this matter and help me get out of it.

I have spoke to one lawyer which is in London, he asked me to scan documents and send them to him. I did that and i am also going to send hard copies of my documents to him as well. He told me that, you still have time to apply because u still lies under 28 days.

Kindly guide me what should i do? whether i am on right track.

Waiting for you reply.

Regards,

Arsalan Akhtar

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Post by arsenal49 » Tue Oct 25, 2011 10:42 am

You do not essentially need to pay lawyer for this.

Technically, as he pointed out, you can still submit an app.

Make sure you apply/make a "valid" app on Thursday and certainly no later than the end of Friday of this week.

Make an app via Royal Mail as teh date you post an app is the date of application. This application date must not be more than 28days longer than the day your visa expired.

You need to write a covering letter mentioning that you have overstayed but that the caseworker should use discretion in your case because of your clean past immigration history.

Mind you, you will not get the right to appeal in case your application is declined.

You will be termed as an overstayer, if your application is sent back to you without visa. You will also incur a one year ban because you will have now over stayed for more than 28 days.

A lawyer can perhaps helps you in that he writes a letter on official letterhead etc. to ensure caseworker does not make a mistake and refuse you app just because you are an over stayer.

It was a bad over sight on your behalf because, in future, if you apply for ILR, your qualifying period may need to be reset until you receive the PSW visa as you are no longer legally allowed to stay in UK.

All the best.

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Post by arsenal49 » Tue Oct 25, 2011 11:22 am

Thanks for replying arsenal49.

I am writing you this from my University which is Glasgow Caledonian University and I did Master`s in Business Administration (MBA) degree. I spoke to one of my consultant and he said, you are over stayed now and we are not going to help you in this situation. I am afraid they might not write me any cover letter or some thing which will help me. I am really stunned to see the behavior of people in the international office of my university.

Well, after all, they are not licenced solicitors so perhaps they cant legally advise you given your tricky situation. If you go by the legal route, you WILL NOT need worry about this cover letter anyway

Anyhow, suggests me whether I will go with the lawyer or apply myself?

I would personally go for lawyer if i put myself in your shoes. I wouldnt want to mess up this ultra-important application!


In-case, if I will go with lawyer he will guide me better rather then I will do another blunder in spite of that he will charge me for that but It will make my case stronger and less changes of rejection, as you have told me , there wont be any chance of appeal. As per my thinking and understanding I think lawyer is a better choice even though he will charge me because that`s all I deserve after that vigorous mistake. Furthermore, only good thing is that, I still have time till Friday but before reading your reply i was panicing like anything but now I am bit relaxed and trying to focus.

Remember itwhats done is done. No point in pointing fingers etc at own negligence or whatever. Think calmly about your next plan of action and implement it. All is not lost. Just to further relax you, here is a quote from Rocky Balboa
"Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It is a very mean and nasty place and it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain't how hard you hit; it's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward. How much you can take, and keep moving forward. That's how winning is done. Now, if you know what you're worth, then go out and get what you're worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hit, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you are because of him, or her, or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that!
Rocky Balboa
Speaking to his son in Rocky Balboa (2006)
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University has not give me my MBA degree as yet but I will get it on 24th of Novermber on convocation. Although, they issued me Transcript and Degree Confirmation Letter. Obviously, I will attach these two important documents with my application form, please let me know whether these two documents are sufficient enough to get the psw visa or still there is a chance of rejection even though lawyer will file and send my case to home office?
When i submitted my app, i submitted my degree certificate so i can't advise on the relevancy of these docs. i am sure some one else will point you in right direction

In the end, I have started maintaining £800 from 15th of July to 15th of October and got the statement from the bank which is Barclays. Is I have to face any problem regarding bank statement because I am over stayed in UK in the month of October and I am attaching the statement of same month?

No, the statement has nothing to do regarding over staying etc. Just make sure it covers 90-day period and its on official letter-headed paper.

Please reply me on this, i really appreciate that.

Any more questions, just fire away and i will try to help to the est of my ability

Regards,
Arsalan Akhtar

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