Republique, On citizenship, at least we have two options if I am right. I can apply now for BC, that will include my son because he is under 18 or do nothing now then he can decide on his own later to apply for BC after 5 years. My main problem is on the home fee issue. If I can find a way of avoidi...
Mmmmmhhh!! I think in our case that won't change things much. I am qualified to apply for UK citizenship even now if I want, which automatically will mean my child also getting UK citizenship. But, the three years residence condition for him still will be an issue even though won't be an issue for m...
OOPS! I made a mistake. I meant 2010 and 2011 respectively. He will be starting A-level this September, so the earliest he can join university will be September 2010.
He will try in 2010, If he won't qualify then he will have to wait a year till 2011.
Considering his age, and the fact that he did not spend much time in the UK during these years, I would think that he was not ordinarily resident in the UK, and as such he wouldn't be able to meet the residency requirements for "Home" fees purposes. The case you mentioned is not technical...
Did he ever come to the UK whilst at boarding school? Which country was he living, and how often did he come to the UK? When did he come to the UK to live with you? What visa does he have? As for university fees, he will qualify when he has lived in the UK for three years AND obtains ILR. He should...
Vinny, Thanks, I found this case below, I thought its interpretation could be useful in my case, what do you think? Ordinary residence of children Re P (GE) (an infant) 1965 Ch 568 Note: this case was decided before 'Shah' The child had been removed from the UK to Israel by his father without the kn...
Hi All, I am settled in UK with ILR which I got in April, 2005. I have a child who didn't join us when we came to UK. He was attending a boarding school overseas. He join us this year after applying for settlement visa to join us. My question is how his residence period will be calculated? For examp...
