If your friend has ILR (as an EEA citizen was that granted in the 60's or 70's?) then the application was made (presumably) as someone NOT exercising their Treaty Rights but as someone holding ILR. If your friend had not lost ILR e.g. for an absence of more than 2yrs, then there is no need for them ...
Did you see the case of Inga Lockington? It was widely reported and on BBC Radio 4. If you search you can find lots of reports on her refusal and the HO response following the publicity. A link to a follow up report from the Guardian is shown below. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/01/fo...
I had my application for BC refused in March 2016 on the basis that I had not provided evidence of the necessary document to demonstrate “you are not subject to conditions of stay in the United Kingdom" and that “since 2015 EEA applicants for naturalisation who have acquired Permanent Residence...
Hi Kathof, I do not think that a retired Police Officer is acceptable. Reading through the list of acceptable occupations I noted, when making my application, that an "Officer of the armed services (active or retired)" was an acceptable referee. I therefore took this specific reference to ...
I had a BC application rejected on what I now know was false grounds. However I intially believed the HO caseworkers rejection letter was correct and let things ride for over a year. I then realised that there would be an issue with dual nationality and decided to reapply. I consulted with two immig...
What I find increasingly concerning is, despite the protestations of Home Office Ministers, the application of any system even if not designed as part of a 'hostile environment' by the Home Office will be carried out incompetently. As a starting point the processing of an additional 3+ milllion peop...
Hi, I also had an application rejected in Mar 2016. I intially acepted the reason for rejection, but this year found out definitively that the HO were wrong. Two immigration advisors both then advised me that I had left it too long and could not ask for a review. I have therefore, reluctently made a...
Eligibility criteria: 42yr Res +41 yr ILR, 41yr married to BC Method of application: NCS Southampton Date of receipt by UKBA: 20/07/18 Date of debit of fees: Date of receipt of acknowledgement: Date of Receipt of Biometrics Letter 25/07/18 Date of Biometrics Taken 27/07/18 Date of receipt of approva...
