Don't know if anyone is still paying attention, but update is that I am in the states (left on time) and spoke with a solicitor (fastUKpermits.com-- any recommendations on them?) for consultation, who recommended a fiance or marriage visa but seemed to think I had a case for prospective student visa...

OK guys. I have decided that even though I feel justified in getting an "extension" via France and confident in my ability to explain myself, I must submit to the (very English) notion of taking the piss. I had thought that if my boyfriend and I were together, the IO would take pity and be...

Another question: if I present the return flight for the 14th right off the bat, and explain that I am willing to take it but was just trying to avoid the hassle of flying out and back again within 1-2 weeks, why would this result in a black mark if I am perfectly honest about what I am intending? W...

I hear what you are saying, but the problem with the prospective student visa is that it requires proof of funds for the course, which I won't have until I make a loan application, which I can't do until I am accepted. Does it make any difference that I will only be asking for leave until the end of...

Thank you both for your advice. I like the sound of the in-country FLR, however I am afraid that having already been in the UK over 6 out of the past 12 months, and having a denied visitor visa application, my chances for approval would not be good. Also, I have a feeling that if I applied by post (...

Hello, I need some good advice. (Wanderer, or anyone with some useful input?) I am an American who has come to the UK on a series of 'visits' (the first one being BUNAC visa, all visits granted at port thereafter) since September 2006. Since then I have only returned home twice for a total of 7 week...