Hello All, I need urgent guidance on my case. I was granted 3 years discretionary leave to remain 05.05.2010 2nd grant was issued on 6.6.2013 and due to expire 6.6.2016. Discretionary leave was originally granted based on Article 8 - spouse of British Citizen and with 5 kids (all British) The proble...

Hello All, Please I need urgent advise as I am due to submit my ILR Application. I originally had my FLRM application refused in 2008 and was granted 3years discretionary leave after appeal through tribunal. I applied for extension in 2012 and was granted a further 3 years discretionary leave which ...

Good morning my lovelies! I know there are a lot of people who have been waiting for months and years even, but for the sake of the forum I want to share my success. I have received an email from my solicitor telling me that my application has been successful and that I was granted 30 months FLR on...

Congrats to those who have got their dlr, so genuinely pleased for you all. We have had a letter from ukba today asking for upto date council tax letter and bank statements and bills going back to 2009 ! I don't have all my bank account statements , and have sporadic bills since 2009 as its all in ...

Good morning my lovelies! I know there are a lot of people who have been waiting for months and years even, but for the sake of the forum I want to share my success. I have received an email from my solicitor telling me that my application has been successful and that I was granted 30 months FLR on...

Good morning my lovelies! I know there are a lot of people who have been waiting for months and years even, but for the sake of the forum I want to share my success. I have received an email from my solicitor telling me that my application has been successful and that I was granted 30 months FLR on...

Good morning my lovelies! I know there are a lot of people who have been waiting for months and years even, but for the sake of the forum I want to share my success. I have received an email from my solicitor telling me that my application has been successful and that I was granted 30 months FLR on...

Good morning my lovelies! I know there are a lot of people who have been waiting for months and years even, but for the sake of the forum I want to share my success. I have received an email from my solicitor telling me that my application has been successful and that I was granted 30 months FLR on...

Hi all My husband was granted his FLRM a few months back (after a 7 month wait!) having switched from a fiancee visa. He applied for his FLRM after 8 July 2012 and the visa was granted under the new rules. However, given that he applied for his fiancee visa a full month before 8 July 2012, should h...

@Cookie...don't worry looks like it's being worked on. All the best. Thanks This Year, good luck with your application and welcome to the forum! @ Cookies There is no cause for you to be worried nor annoyed, even thou the solicitor was wring to have advised you to submit photocopy of documents, thi...

Hi All, I have been following this forum since 2010. Applied in Feb 2012 based on private life / parent of BC plus overstayed since 2008 :? I have been here sine 1996 etc. I received a request for further info in early May this was after I wrote a letter of complaint to Mr Whiteman in feb 2013. Sti...

Hi everyone I got a letter from the Home Office today requesting my daughter's and partner's ORIGINAL passports and our daughter's ORIGINAL FULL birth certificate! I am so angry at my solicitor, he told he that copies were fine and I remember asking him if he was sure as I read that they want ORIGI...

I called my solicitor regarding my new FLR(o) application and I asked him this: Me: "What are my chances for this new FLR(o) article 8 to be accepted"? Him: "I don't know, you should be happy with any sort of leave you get, even 3 months leave just so that you can back on the track&q...

@Cookie...don't worry looks like it's being worked on. All the best. Hi everyone I got a letter from the Home Office today requesting my daughter's and partner's ORIGINAL passports and our daughter's ORIGINAL FULL birth certificate! I am so angry at my solicitor, he told he that copies were fine an...

Hello every1 What does LTR on compassionate grounds mean? PM contacted me again saying that ukba are looking into my case which falls on compassionate grounds for LTR but that's not what I applied for . Ground of my application. Domestic violence from father back home.....(With picture evidence of ...

Morning everyone.. I thought I'd share my story... I applied for an extension back in Aug 2012. I recieved the biometric letter in Feb and I submitted it mid Feb.. and I am still waiting! My case is slightly more urgent than most.. I am getting married, well I was due to get married last Oct, postp...

hi my extension is based on family life in the uk.my husband and two children are all british citizens @ EB1227 Thanks for sharing the information, do you and your partner work in the UK? Am assuming you were married before your initial grant?I can only but assume the only cause of your delay is th...

Hi Everyone Thanks for all the replies, The application I put in was for a extension, I did'nt think it would take this long this time around as everything should be straight foward and my circumstances have not changed. but i should have known from the last time when it took them 3 and a half year...

Hello all, I have been following the report on this site for a while now and here is my timeline. Application and payment sent through lawyer Late Dec 2012 Ack letter Jan 2013 Bio letter sent 12 April 2013 recived by the old law firm I used 18 April 2013. They did not inform me that I was sent a Bi...

Hello everyone, Please, can anyone provide me the contact phone number or fax for HO, to which I can direct my Pre Action Protocol enquirers to. This is because the required 14 days has elapsed and I have not received any acknowledgement from the HO, although I am sure they received the PAP. I am h...

@rec212 I saw all your post since you were refused,I need you to answer my questions please.Did you have a british wife and british children? The reason is that I was on 5yrs visiting visa and was granted a resident permit And also my cousin she was an overstayer for 10yrs but she had a twins who H...

Hi Everyone I am new to this fourm here is my timeline Application sent -june 16 2012 ack letter june 26 2012 bio taken-aug 23 2012 still wating I have phoned the home offfice several times and they just say the same thing you have to be patience and wait,So I contacted my local mp and they phoned ...

Hi Everyone I am new to this fourm here is my timeline Application sent -june 16 2012 ack letter june 26 2012 bio taken-aug 23 2012 still wating I have phoned the home offfice several times and they just say the same thing you have to be patience and wait,So I contacted my local mp and they phoned ...

Hi Everyone I am new to this fourm here is my timeline Application sent -june 16 2012 ack letter june 26 2012 bio taken-aug 23 2012 still wating I have phoned the home offfice several times and they just say the same thing you have to be patience and wait,So I contacted my local mp and they phoned ...

Thank you for all the kind words and sympathy. Its places like these a lot of us find peace and solace. So basically I applied on the article 8 route via family life and private life. I sincerely regret not making my application before the 14 yr route was abolished. Dwelling on If's and buts doesn’...