Could you pls tell how did you draft your covering letter? I have a similar situation of payment failure once in my visa application in 2005. Thanks. Here is the letter, feel free to modify it according to your circumstances. Case Officer UK Border Agency SET (O) Indefinite Leave to Remain PO Box 5...
Dear All, At the time of my marriage with my wife we both were on student visas, therefore we obtained a COA from HO in order to register our civil marriage in 2008. Now I have recently received my ILR in 2011. My wife is still on student visa. She has been in the UK since 2005. The question is: - C...
Dear Vinny I just wanted to thank for your help as I have received my passport back from HO - the ILR is stamped 01 March 2011. I posted the application on 24 Jan - so it took exactly 5 weeks. Subsequent to our discussions I drafted a letter myself explaining what we discussed on this forum. Couldn'...
Further to my last post here are the complete stats: Date SET (O) Application posted: 24 jan 2011 Acknowledgement Letter dated: 25 Jan 2011 No date for payment taken as payment by banker's draft Documents received in post: 7 March 2011 ILR in the passport dated: 01 March 2011 (Liverpool) Feb has 28 ...
Hey guys, Posted my application today - 24/01/2011 The wait begins... Hey guys just received a call from Home Office liverpool office, they wanted to confirm the address to send the documents back (as i had given a different address for correspondence) - the lady after confirming my name started th...
Dear Vinny, Your posts have given me a lot of confidence and I think it is backed by the legislative text, guidlines and case precedent. I hope and wish the case officer sees the things from same view point as you explained above. It costs a lot of money but I guess I still need some solid legal rep...
Consequences of failing to pay the fee specified for an application 16(1) Subject to paragraph (2), where an application to which regulation 3, 4, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16 refers is to be accompanied by a specified fee, the application will not be considered to have been validly made unless it has ...
Dear all, After my first post I have been doing a lot of reading around my case. I would be interested to find out your views if the following are reasonable arguments or not. Information on section 3C looks really promising to me. I understand for section 3C to be applicable the application must be...
Dear All, I came to UK on 24 Dec 2000. I am applying for ILR under 10 year rule before the end of January 2011 (my current leave runs out on 30 Jan 2011). I have received my SAR file today from Home Office. All the data seems to be in order, except for 1 thing. During 2005, my visa was expiring on 2...
