Fare Evasion Conviction and ILR

[gaurav76.5]

Hi

I was convicted of fare evasion on underground and was fined by court in Aug 2012.

Now according to new act all the offences are deemed to be spent after a year. I was going through the UKBA website about criminality requirement and got confused.

Can someone tell me if I have to wait for to apply for ILR and have to declare it or not.

My ILR is due in May 2014

Thanks

[greenvilla]

do the pnc check

[montysingh]

do the pnc check

Greenvilla is correct mate, do the PNC check but it can take upto 5-6 weeks to arrive,

By the way the new act does not apply to immigration unforutunately

[gaurav76.5]

I got my ILR approved today

[kpk1234]

Congrats

Can you detail your experience please?

[gaurav76.5]

I had my ILR application approved today. Here are the details :

5 year continuous stay on Tier 1 (General) - First Tier 1 applied on 23rd march 2009 and extension done on 6 June 2012
Was convicted of fare evasion on London Underground/ Rail on 2 Aug 2012. Was told by everyone that it leads to criminal record and will have to wait till Aug 2014 before I can apply for ILR. Did some research and found out it's non recordable offence and wont have any effect on ILR. However for peace of mind did go for Basic disclosure and PNC which came out absolutely clear.

Documents submitted :

Set O Form mentioned the Fare Evasion as the criminal conviction
12 month Payslips
12 month Bank Statements
PNC and Basic Disclosure Certificate
Fine Letter from Court
Employer Referece Letter
5 year P60s
Bachelor Degree
Life In UK Test Result

Appointment was at 9:10am
Reached and entered the building at 9:20 am
Case Registration and Biometrics done by 10 am
Decision was made by 11 am
Document handed back by 11:45 am ( there was delay because of some internal quality check)

Please do let me know if you need any more information. Best of Luck to remaining applicants..