My experience so far: NCS or Postal: NCS Which NCS: Southwark Date of submission or posting: Friday 8th October 2010, received in Liverpool after the weekend on 11th October 2010. CRITERIA - 14 years Long Residence + 1 Year ILR Date of debit of debit/credit card:14 October 2010 Date of receipt of ac...

It is quite unfair for them to take the application money very quickly and then dump the application in the hold.I don't believe that they can take this long.Surely something is terribly wrong.

Do you think that the MP will make the HO decide the application faster?I have heard some people saying that it does not make any difference.

Still waiting for a reply

I submitted my 10 year rule ILR application in January 06'and have not received a decision yet.My legal representative has written numerous letters and told that there is an extremely huge volume of such applications.Has anyone had such an experience before and what was the outcome?Although i was in...

Jeff Albright wrote:Just to let you know that i have got your email and seen your post. I will reply when I get more time. It has been pretty hectic over here...

Jeff,
Please reply to the above posting.

Your stay is legal as long as an appeal is pending. If it is unsuccessful you will either choose to leave the UK within "n" number of days or appeal again. If you appeal again your stay is again legal whilst it is being considered. If your final appeal is successful all the time you were ...

Hi John, I came across the new IDI policy instruction on long residence and although i'm not entitled to make the 10 year application ,i think my time spent on appeal will count towards the 10 year Rule.Please read this and comment. 2.2. LAWFUL RESIDENCE 2.2.1 Time spent awaiting the outcome (or app...

Hi Jeff, I came across the following info. regarding making an application while an appeal is pending.It seems that i was entitled to make ILR 10 year rule in the old instruction because my appeal was still pending and hence still 'lawful'.My lawyer made a fresh application based on length of reside...

Thanx Jeff, I fully understand your explanation but find it difficult to leave the UK after 10 years of 'lawful' residence i.e with dismissed appeals.The contribution i've made is great and have severed ties with country of origin.Don't you think that it would be rediculus if for example i applied u...

Thanx Jeff,
You have said that the period will be counted as lawful IF the appeal finally succeeds.My question is, I'm i lawful (legal) whilst awaiting for the outcome?

I just wanted to know whether it is true that after you get a refusal to vary leave(i.e If you had a valid visa applied in time to vary e.g student visa) then you automatically become unlawful as far as the immigration rules are concerned.Does this automatically 'stop the clock' in calculation of th...

The instructions given to IND staff include :- CONTINUATION OF LEAVE WHILE AN APPEAL IS PENDING Paragraph 17 of Schedule 4 to the 1999 Act provides for leave to have effect while an appeal under section 61 or section 69(2) is pending. If an application is made in-time, if the application is refused...

as long as you have made an in time application and the appeal is allowed then yes all that time will be considered as legal, However the appeal has to be allowed and a visa needs to be endorsed on your passport. I went through the same thing and still managed to get my ILR HHH99, Thanx for your re...

If you had made an 'intime' application to vary leave and leave was refused then given a right to appeal.Is the period of pending appeal considered as lawful residence?Can you qualify as a lawful resident for example on 10 year rule if this appeal is pending and have been in UK for more than 10 year...

Thanx John for your professional reply.I need to know whether there is any member who has pursued his case to the high court level,Granted on review and sent back to the AIT.What was the outcome?I believe that the High court Judge who does review will only allow if there was 'an error of law' by the...

I have just had my appeal reviewed and granted by high court which the AIT dismissed because they viewed my removal from the UK as 'proportionate to the proper purpose of immigration control'.The high court Judge has therefore ordered that the AIT reconsider it's decision on appeal and take into acc...

Hi guys,
I just needed further advise regarding my case.If i lose the appeal, what options will i be left with to pursue.Could i insist on the length of residence (i.e 10 years)and family ties as strong factors at the hearing?
Please respond.

Thanx John I have read and understood Chapter 1 Section 3c of 1971 act .I would like to enlighten chess that, based on the above chapter, I'm still 'legal 'and 'lawful' as my student visa is automatically extended until i get the determination.The Chapter clarifies that anyone on appeal can put forw...

Chess, Sorry for not correcting you on my situation.I believe that i wasn't and haven't been an an ''overstayer''and hence ''illegal''because the original application i made to the home office was for variation of leave which i had made in 2001, BEFORE the expiration of my student visa and got the r...

Hi, I came to UK in October 1995 on a student visa.I studied until 2001 with successful visa renewals and had a Diploma in IT.I was misled by a registerd lawyer to look for a professional full-time job and apply under the seven year managed migration rule, which the homeofice refused in January 2003...