Dear Vinny, Thanks for your last reply and suggestions. Just to provide you with an update, we received another email from the caseworker confirming the closure of our application and advising that a refund will be issued within 28 days. Now, we have turned our focus to my wife's new application; na...

Dear Vinny, A MASSIVE THANK YOU for the information you have provided, particularly the tips on alternative ways to pursue. I carefully read the "Nationality policy: Naturalisation as a British citizen by discretion" and if I understood it correctly, my wife could apply for naturalisation ...

I'd like to provide an update on my wife's application and ask you a new question thereafter. My wife received an email from HO, advising as follows: "Your current leave is as a dependent of a person who has exemption from the immigration rules. However, for you to apply for indefinite leave to...

Many thanks to meself2 and zimba for your comments and answers. Although you didn't tell me what I had hoped for, I still appreciate your kind assistance. I admit that our applications present a rare case but certainly not a difficult one because everything about us has been continuously reported to...

Hi there, My wife and daughter (17 years old) applied to ILR through the 10-year residency route and did their biometrics on 5 April 2024. They didn't opt for priority service assuming that their application would be processed within a short period of time. It was only after visiting this forum we n...