Why not apply with paper form? You do not choose qualifying period; caseworker reviews application, supporting evidence and decides whether to confirm applicant has acquired PR or not. Wife may have acquired PR as early as 2012. Are you sure wife does not have ILR from back in the day ? Check old p...

Hello. I have been reading the threads on this forum & I have to say MANY THANKS to you all - some great advice. Most of my questions / concerns have been answered, but I still have a nagging doubt & hope that someone can put my mind at rest. Background: My wife is Finnish and has been in th...

If you have some period that does not qualify it will simply be ignored. So no issue in declaring it. There is no concept of 'good character' on the EU migration route and no 'punishment' for, for example, not having CSI as a student (except that the period won't count towards acquiring PR). Thanks...

Member ohara is now a proud citizen so telling the truth on his various application forms evidently 'worked' for him. Thanks for the good news.... we have been stressing about the student days back in 2001, without CSI, and was worried that it would affect the PR application for the qualifying peri...

Yes, I stated that I entered in 1991. I actually put in the dates when I was at school, a student etc on the form because at the time I didn't know I didn't need to. I knew that my time as a student would not have counted to my PR qualifying period as I did not have comprehensive sickness insurance...