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New application forms are out this month for all categories. I also heard that it is not possible to apply under the LONG RESIDENCE rule at the PEO and only postal applications are accepted.

Anyone else heard this ? Thanks.

thanks Vinny

This case does not apply to me as im staying in the same course. Just changing the collge. Thanks.

Please can someone comment on this ? Thanks.

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I made SAB request and they dont have any landing cards on me. I entered in 1998. I have my passports though. Will this be a problem when applying for ILR under the long residence rule ?

Thanks.

Hello My college has closed and I am going to register in a new college from January. I attended the old college from August till December. I might not be able to provide attendance records. Will this be a problem when informing the BIA of the college change ? The old college has been taken off the ...

this happened to me as well. Get your file from the BIA just in case. or make sure the embarkation stamp is there. if the embarkation stamp is there then you have to mention the absence and the fact that the immigration officer did not stamp on re-entry.

hi So are you saying that if the BIA dont have any info on my entry that it is not possible to get ILR? Even if I have the passport with stamps from 1998 and proof that I was here. Proof being school registrations, certificates, etc. Are the BIA supposed to hold info on entry clearences from 1998 ? ...

Hello I got my File from BIA and they dont have information on my entry date and entry clearence. They just have details on applications made from 2002. I entered the UK in 1998. Will my application be refused because there isnt any info on the system ? I have the stamps on my passport though. Is th...

Victoria Wrote: Not if he didn't! If a student visa has been stamped in the passport and he has entered on that, the WHM is cancelled. Not if it was an in-country switch from another catagory. You enter on WHM and convert to student visa whilst in UK, this will count as continuous. Then you are alr...

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It doesnt matter anyway. The 10 yr might be removed in April 2008 after the new points system comes into force.

If not in April, it will definately be taken off the immigration rules. My 10 years comes up next year and I am not looking forward to ILR.

Good luck.

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Congtrats. Can If possible have the contact details of the solicitor that dealt with this ? Thanks.

Hello I got my File from BIA and they dont have information on my entry date and entry clearence. They just have details on applications made from 2002. I entered the UK in 1998. Will my application be refused because there isnt any info on the system ? I have the stamps on my passport though. Is th...

The 10 year rule might be abolished. Imagine the number of people who entered the UK 10 years ago from now. They want to reduce the number of migrants / population. Students: The college/uni will need to get a sponser license. Not all colleges will be able to get this. Points will be given according...

Where have you heard that the long residence rule will be abolished next year ? Is this a rumour ? Or do u have some sort of written proof ?

You have transcripts from the college that was raided ?

What's the name of the college ?

If you have transcripts, that means the college was not bogus, so why was it raided ?

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If a visa was issued by the JECU London, will the BIA have this information ?

Is JECU Lodon the same as UKvisas ?

Thanks.

hey I was just inquiring about the rules. My 10 years is actually next year in July. Just wanted to know if it was possible to apply for ILR. So SIGGI will find out next summer. Anyway if the government changes the rules in April, I am just gonna have to forget about it. The Long residence rule migh...

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There are rumours going around that the 10yr long residence rule will be taken off the immigration rules in April 2008. This is in line with the new points system. Every April they tend to look and modify immigration rules I guess.

Anyone else heard about this ?

siggi

I have been a student since 2002. Worked part-time and paid taxes. My parents left the country in 2002. So its not an abuse of diplomatic previleges. Its the long residence rules mate.

Why do you sound so harsh ?

hi no this was in 2003, no proof of tickets ! i do have the embarkation stamp from the country i visited. Do they always scan the passport ? Will this be enough ? it was only for 4 weeks. I have been absent for 2 months and 2 weeks in 10 years. How will they know when I came back into the country ?

hey wow look at all these replies. thanks people ! HO says its possible as long as the gaps are minimum. I am worried about the fact that in 2003 my passport was not stamped when I came back from holiday. Arent they supposed to stamp it. Would HO have info on when you came back into the country ? Ca...

thanks avjones does it count even though i was a dependent of a diplomat ? My passport says "Visa exempt". AND when I came back from holiday in 2003 the immigration officer did not stamp my passport. will this cause a problem in terms of "time spent outside the UK" ? The only sta...

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thanks for the reply. the immigration rules say, "visa exempt" counts towards legal residency. I also phoned the HO and they said it counts.

Hello I entered the country as a "visa exempt" official in 1997 as my parent was a diplomat. When I got my own passport, the entry clearence was transferred to new passport here in the UK issued by JECU London (now Ukvisas). Before parent left it was converted into a student visa in 2002. ...

hello Thanks for the reply. Yes I had leave. It was a holiday. But in 2003 when I came back to UK, the immigration officer at Heathrow did not stamp the passport. I only have the embarkation stamp from Lanka. Then in my other trips it was stamped. Will this be a problem ? Does not stamping mean ther...