Thanks for the advice, I think that's probably the only option available to me. I was hoping there might be something I could do that wouldn't involve having to wait for another three years but there doesn't seem to be. Dual citizenship isn't recognised in Cameroon so when I take on British national...

I don't know if I'm entitled to do so having read the following: 'BY DESCENT: Child born abroad, in wedlock, whose father is a citizen of Barbados. Child must be registered with the nearest Barbadian diplomatic representative. Child born abroad, out of wedlock, whose mother is a citizen of Barbados....

Hi, I was wondering if any of you could advise me... I applied for ILR on the basis of 14 years continuous residence (actually it's been 25 years continuous residence since I came here aged 6months) in January 2011. My application was successful and I received my ILR March 25th...I was expecting a m...

Hi, I'm about to send off my SET(O) application form, applying for indefinite leave to remain under the 14year rule. I've been in the UK since I was a baby (I'm 24 now), and have never been issued with a passport. I've never worked either so don't have a P60. I've managed to get together school reco...

She says she has no paper work as she was only 7 at the time and her parents did not keep hold of the paper work. I assume she took for granted that she was exempt from immigration control as she received her National Insurance Number as was working from the age of 18. She left the country 1981 with...

I was wondering if anyone could help: My mother was born in 1957 in Barbados, she came to the country when she was 7 years old (1964). Because Barbados was still a colony of the UK at that point, would my mother have been granted right of abode or british citizenship when Barbados gained its indepen...

Also, An immigration lawyer I spoke to painted an extremely dire picture of the whole situation. He told me that both my mother and I could be arrested and detained until arrangements were made for us to be deported, myself back to Cameroon and my mother back to Barbados. Are there any elements of t...

Thanks for your advice; it's disappointing to hear that it will take so long, but it's what I expected to hear. Does having a lawyer dealing with the case speed up the process at all (I only ask out of interest as paying a lawyer isn't very feasible at the moment)? Also, I've looked at the applicati...

I don't think she got any leave, though she claims to have had right of abode as she came to the country aged 7 from Barbados before it gained its independence. It is my understanding that she had a temporary visa but the pages are conveniently missing from her passport! Thanks for your advice, I've...

I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice: I'm approaching mid-20's now and have been in the UK since I was 5months old (continuous residence, have never left for any period of time). I came into the country on my mothers passport back in 1986 and have never actually had a passport of my o...