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by seselwa5 » Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:00 pm
i want to know what kind of category of settlement i can use to come back to uk at the moment i am in my home country.i am married over 2 years now,use to be a member of the hm forces till april 2013.but i overstayed 48 days then i left without applying for my ilr.please can somebody tell me what is the best entry route?
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by geriatrix » Sun Aug 25, 2013 4:08 pm
You cannot apply for ILR from outside the UK.
For anyone to be able to help answer your queries, please share:
How long did you serve in HM Forces?
When were you discharged from HM Forces?
Are you a commonwealth citizen?
When did your most recent leave expire?
When did you exit UK?
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by seselwa5 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 5:52 am
i am commonwealth,i served just 4 years,i was discharged 17/04/2013 and after that they gave me some leave till the 28th of may, but due to money not comin in on time i overstayed 48 days then decided to leave and apply out of the country.i left england on the 15th of july.
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by naomi85 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:47 am
you've probably gone through this,
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... e/ecg/arf/
theres loads of info in there, hope it helps
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by vinny » Mon Aug 26, 2013 12:06 pm
seselwa5 wrote:as a ex hm forces soldier who married a british citizen,what is the correct route of entry to come back to uk to join your spouse and child.they are with me now in my homeland on holiday. and i want to come back with them.i just left the army april 2013 my last leave expired may 28th 2013.the left uk july 15th.
what route shall i use?
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by vinny » Mon Aug 26, 2013 12:10 pm
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by geriatrix » Mon Aug 26, 2013 12:34 pm
Vinny, not sure if this will work as OP's leave expired in May 2013.
ARF5 wrote:4. holds a valid United Kingdom entry clearance for entry in this capacity
Spouse visa, 5 years to settlement?
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by Amber » Mon Aug 26, 2013 12:53 pm
What about getting to the UK and then applying for ILR under 276O?
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by vinny » Mon Aug 26, 2013 12:53 pm
I was thinking that he may be able to apply for entry clearance under
276L/276M.
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by seselwa5 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 12:54 pm
if you are given the spousal can you switch to ilr as you get to uk
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by vinny » Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:05 pm
See also
6.1 Settlement pre/on entry.
So, the question is have you served in HM forces for at least 4 years?
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by seselwa5 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:25 pm
so does that mean that i just come back to the uk with my family and apply on arrival or do i still have to get a spouse visa before coming over
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by vinny » Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:31 pm
If you served in HM forces for at least 4 years, then you
may apply for entry clearance (probably get
ILE) under
276L-M.
Not a spouse visa.
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by geriatrix » Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:39 pm
Thanks Vinny.
I was probably mistaking the reference to "entry clearance" (in (my) quote) as "existing valid visa". Oops!
Settlement 6.1 pre/on entry does make it crystal clear.
If requirements (i) (ii) (iii) and (v) are met entry clearance for settlement may be issued, and if the entry clearance is presented to the Immigration Officer on arrival the applicant will be admitted to the UK for settlement.
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by seselwa5 » Mon Aug 26, 2013 1:58 pm
so what other steps should i look into.my family is coming back to uk on the 15th of october
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by geriatrix » Mon Aug 26, 2013 2:06 pm
vinny wrote:If you served in HM forces for at least 4 years, then you
may apply for entry clearance (probably get
ILE) under
276L-M.
Not a spouse visa.
Contact the British Embassy/High Commission for further information.
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