A question about the requirement that birth certificates be originals: I will apply for ILR via Ancestry and need to prove my grandmother was born in the UK. I have an official 'extract from the registrar of births, deaths and marriages' which I used to get the ancestry visa originally, but this is ...

I was going to do the ILR (ancestry) application by post but have seen there will be a price rise, so thought I'd book the premium service instead but the earliest I can get is the day my visa expires, will that be a problem?

Hello,

Just wondering how representative the online 'life in the UK' practice tests are of the real thing?

Thanks.

physicskate wrote:I get it, this is stressful. But you aren't thinking logically. How on earth can they expect everyone to arrive the exact day their visa becomes valid?

Agreed, but I have no way of knowing how officious they are.

So, thanks for your advice.

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I have read all of the documentation, though, I can't say I understand it all. What I took it to mean is that for Ancestry visas, the measurement of 5 years ran from the date of issuance of the visa to the date of the application for ILR. So, in my case, having entered the country a week after the v...

I will soon be Applying for ILR via UK Ancestry but am not sure if I meet the 5 year requirement. My visa is valid from 15/04/2010, expires on 15/04/2015 I entered the UK on 22/04/2010. I have not exceeded the 180 day allowance in any of my years in the UK. If the continuous residence requirement co...