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by sah10406 » Tue Feb 06, 2018 9:32 am
rizwanrasheed wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2018 7:07 am
Would there be any problem if I book appointment after visa expiry date.
No. Sorry but the previous advice is incorrect and very out of date. It dates from before the existence of online applications.
You must certainly apply before your current leave runs out, but you "apply" when you submit the online form and pay the fee, not when you attend your appointment or send your documents.
See Immigration Rule 34G which defines the date of application for an online application:
Date an application (or variation of an application) for leave to remain is made
34G. For the purposes of these rules, the date on which an application (or a variation of application in accordance with paragraph 34E) is made is:
(i) where the application form is sent by post by Royal Mail, the date of posting as shown on the tracking information provided by Royal Mail or, if not tracked, by the postmark date on the envelope; or
(ii) where the application is made on a paper application form and is submitted in person, the date on which it is received at a Home Office premium service centre; or
(iii) where the paper application form is sent by courier, or other postal services provider, the date on which it is delivered to the Home Office; or
(iv) where the application is made via the online application process, the date on which the online application is submitted whether or not a subsequent appointment is made at a Home Office premium service centre.I do not give immigration advice. I refer you to Immigration Rules, guidance, other online content and to your sponsor.
