He may get a refusal for false representation/non-disclosure of a material fact in the past, his current visa may be curtailed and he may be requested to leave the UK. He may be banned from returning to the UK in most of the categories except as a spouse of an EU/ILR/UK citizens. Jumping ahead, if ...

Thanks both, I'll let him know and I think that it could serve as a cautionary tale to others.

There is the off-chance, if the checks aren't that thorough, that the differences might not be noticed!

Thanks Casa, that helps.

Precisely. Presumably it will affect the new one and will not be treated as a separate and distinct matter? Thanks.

Hi Casa, I'm sorry, I had assumed that there was a general policy on non-disclosure, rather than it being specific to the category. He's on Tier 4, switching to PSW. The criminal record is in Canada and he's Canadian. But he wouldn't tell me what it is :roll: He doesn't think that it's significant e...

I was asked by a friend for some advice and not being to able help him, have agreed to help him seek more information on it. As such, a lot of the details are unknown to me. He is going to submit an application for a new category. The period for the category he was on before is expiring. In his prev...