4. I read that EEA(PR) form is not mandatory, ie, that a simple letter asking for the PR should be enough. Has anyone applied this way? And do you have a draft example to have a look? Has anyone seen a draft of a successful letter applying for PR? I assume it would just need to mention identifying ...
If it was true that in 2011, according to direct.gov.uk, family members of nationals of Turkey could claim certain benefits, and it is not true now, does anyone know what law or regulation changed this?
Very similar language is on the nidirect.gov.uk site, and a 2011 archive of direct.gov.uk, but I have not yet found similar language or clarification on the current gov.uk site. Archive from 2011 http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/+/www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeople/FinancialSupport/Disabil...
Thanks CR001 One of the resources I found which led me to this question is this page, excerpted below: http://www.focusondisability.org.uk/coming-to-the-uk.html Who can get disability benefits and child benefit? Even if you are defined as a person subject to immigration control you are not excluded ...
I understand that a disabled Turkish national under immigration control can claim DLA or PIP due to reciprocal agreements with Turkey (even if the visa says no recourse to public funds). I have also read that family members of EEA nationals and nationals of countries with exceptions (such as Turkey)...
But the family member's "own right of access to the labour force" built up after 3 years residence wouldn't be lost because the worker switched categories, would it? Page 33 says: Rights gained by family members under article 7 can only be lost on the following grounds: public policy p...
Thanks Vinny and CR001 Something I noticed in that internal guidance document: After three year’s lawful residence a family member will get their own right of access to the labour force, set out in the first indent of article 7 and with it a right of residence protected by European Union (EU) law. W...
Is there anything similar to paragraph 196E which might apply in the case of a Turkish Worker dependant? I noted that on this page, the description of the document includes the phrase indefinite leave to remain: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-extend-uk-visa-as-family-of-tu...
If the spouse of a settled person with ILR gained by Long Residence was admitted to the UK as a PBS dependant, but their last leave was dependant of a Turkish Worker (ECAA1), would they be able to apply with SET(M), would they have to use FLR(M) or would it be something else, since the last period w...
The ILR was granted in this case. Either it wasn't a problem after all, or it simply wasn't noticed. An immigration advisor recommended answering No to question D7 because it would not have been considered overstaying. I have my doubts whether that is technically correct, but there were no questions...
The ILR was granted at the PEO without any questions about the visitor visa. Thanks to all who helped with answers. It was mentioned in the cover letter, so that might have answered any questions if they had any.
Thanks secret.simon and vinny. Vinny, you said I "may" be ok. Is it a questionable thing? The application will be submitted at the PEO. Would it be good to write a cover letter, saying that during the first visit, the desire to stay and learn English developed, and with it the need to retu...
You may wish to read Page 13 & 14 of the Long Residence guidance with care. This paragraph from page 13 seems to indicate that continuous residence was not broken, because the C Visit visa was valid when departing from the UK, and the Student visa was valid when re-entering: If the applicant ha...
Also, does anyone know if it was possible to switch from a visitor visa to a student visa without leaving in 2006? I know it's not possible to switch from visitor visa now, but an immigration advisor said it doesn't look good that the visa wasn't switched without leaving. The advisor said because of...
I have seen a few posts saying people have gotten ILR based on LR with a first visa which is a visitor's visa (C-Visit). Based on these posts, I thought an application should be ok, but two different immigration advisors have said this could be a problem, especially because there is a 4 months gap a...
On Set(LR) There is a question about staying beyond your period of leave. If one has an in time application rejected, as mentioned earlier in this thread, with the application being corrected an sent back within 28 days, how should the following question be answered: D7. Have you ever stayed in the ...
I found the answer to my own question. The application was sent with only what was asked in the the application itself, so with no documents as evidence of dependant living with spouse. A few weeks after sending the application, then providing biometrics, the Home Office sent a letter, labeled ICD.4...
I'm not sure if ECAA1 (Ankara Agreement, Turkish Employed Person / Turkish Worker visa) is actually under EEA or not, so wasn't sure whether to post here or General Immigration. On the ECAA1 application , it has sections for filling out dependant (partner) information, but the application itself mak...
Does anyone have any experience of this issue? I'll give some details on how it could happen. The Turkish Employed Person visa has several stages. The first stage, a visa is issued for up to 2 years, but it is based on how much time is left until a person has been employed for 3 years. So, if a pers...
If a person applies for and is granted ILR based on Long Residence, and their visa (and their spouse's) has been issued for a period of less than six months (due to long processing time, and 1 year window of eligibility), can the spouse of the ILR recipient apply for Further Leave to Remain with FLR...
Just a quick question as I'm in same situation. This income threshold of £18,600 should be in last 12 months when you apply or you can choose 12 months from last 15 months as was in the case of Tier 1 (General)? I think it's different. The complex requirements, including savings, are outlined in th...
Yes they can, provided the ILR LR applicant gets his ILR on the day. If main applicant does not, spouse can't apply to switch to FLR(M). Thanks. So if one schedules 2 PEO appointments for the same day, and one depends on the other, and the first is either refused or delayed, what is at risk if the ...
Can the spouse of an LR ILR applicant who applies at a PEO apply with FLR(M) on the same day? Or does the spouse have to wait for the ILR to be actually granted to apply (and perhaps apply the next day) ? or wait for a BRP to be issued before even setting up the appointment?
Thank you sushdmehta. I did not see the edit of your response until just now. That's encouraging. I've tried to read the immigration rules Part 7 276B(v) carefully a few times, and it does seem that the language "any period of overstaying pending the determination of an application made within ...
OK, thanks both. It looks like this post by vinny has the details about the change in April 2014 which makes it irrelevant when the original PBS dependant visa was applied for with regard to LR based ILR dependants.
