If I extend my visa until next year, what will happen to my current application for permanent residence? Will that still be valid ie Can we still continue to ask to reconsider and approach Member of Parliament if still refused?
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hi vicvic wrote:Hello all,
heeeeehaaaawwwwww !!
got my ILR today at croydon.
my experience
although my appointment was for 9am I landed early at 8am & was into the building early after the security check. By 8:25am I had seen the guy on ground floor counter who checked if I had all the requisite papers & reviewed my previous contacts with HO in his computer (basically a previous change of work permit) - he also checked by passport to ensure I had the requisite entry clearance & that I had almost done my 5 years. Then went onto 1st floor to pay the £950 and was then on 2nd floor, awaiting my number to be called by a caseworker, at 8:35am.
My number got called by a caseworker at about 9:10am where I had to sit on the other side of a glass counter (& could almost clearly hear the conversations of the other applicants sat on the neighboring counters ---- basically theres an endless row of counters). The caseworker was really nice. It it took me about 40 minutes in all at the counter - while she was going through my application & typing into the computer. i got my passport back with the ILR sticker at about 11:10 am
re: absences
the caseworker looked very keenly on the section 6 (I took all the 8 rows -- but didnt need to attach any new sheet). She then calculated the number of days & added them up. I was out 195 days by her calculation. I explained to her that the annex F clearly states that absences 'consistent with paid annual leave' are fine and that my employer's letter clearly stated that I am entitled to 7 weeks annual leave per year (i work weekends & bank holidays ---- so bank holidays get added to my annual leave allowance ....basically i take them anytime just like annual leave). Also I had another letter from my employer to say that I had been away doing a research study abroad last year & that this was funded by them ...... she then asked to see my pay slips for those months. She then told me that the case will need to be referred to a senior caseworker but told me not to worry as I was paid in the uk (using pay slips as evidence) while I was away during that particular 10 week absence - she then went off with my papers and came back after 10 minutes to say that it had been approved. i didnt get to see the senior caseworker.
i hope i have given you an insight of how they handled my case today. Please post here if you have any questions/ comments & I will try my best to answer them.
good luck to all who are yet to apply ----- & remember to take as much supporting evidence with you as you can to justify your absences.
P.S. - Thanks to you all (& this forum) for your guidance when I was preparing my application. A special thanks to Victoria for replying to my PM ----- as you can see, I followed all of your advice.
its an absence, look at the residence requirement in the annexgoldfish wrote:Does it specify anywhere whether time spent in British Overseas Territories counts as an absence from the UK for settlement purposes? I'm thinking about doing some contracting in Gibraltar, but wouldn't do it if that counted as an absence.
Thanks SYH, I'm looking at Annex F but can't see any references. Can you confirm which Annex you mean and where it is mentioned?SYH wrote:its an absence, look at the residence requirement in the annexgoldfish wrote:Does it specify anywhere whether time spent in British Overseas Territories counts as an absence from the UK for settlement purposes? I'm thinking about doing some contracting in Gibraltar, but wouldn't do it if that counted as an absence.
then do a simple search, write the word residencegoldfish wrote:Thanks SYH, I'm looking at Annex F but can't see any references. Can you confirm which Annex you mean and where it is mentioned?SYH wrote:its an absence, look at the residence requirement in the annexgoldfish wrote:Does it specify anywhere whether time spent in British Overseas Territories counts as an absence from the UK for settlement purposes? I'm thinking about doing some contracting in Gibraltar, but wouldn't do it if that counted as an absence.
The Annex F I have is only 3 pages so not very difficult to read in its entirety. Maybe you could direct me to a current version of Annex F, or perhaps someone else can help?SYH wrote:then do a simple search, write the word residencegoldfish wrote:Thanks SYH, I'm looking at Annex F but can't see any references. Can you confirm which Annex you mean and where it is mentioned?SYH wrote:its an absence, look at the residence requirement in the annexgoldfish wrote:Does it specify anywhere whether time spent in British Overseas Territories counts as an absence from the UK for settlement purposes? I'm thinking about doing some contracting in Gibraltar, but wouldn't do it if that counted as an absence.
You are not listening, go to the bia site and type in search residencegoldfish wrote:The Annex F I have is only 3 pages so not very difficult to read in its entirety. Maybe you could direct me to a current version of Annex F, or perhaps someone else can help?SYH wrote:then do a simple search, write the word residencegoldfish wrote:Thanks SYH, I'm looking at Annex F but can't see any references. Can you confirm which Annex you mean and where it is mentioned?SYH wrote: its an absence, look at the residence requirement in the annex
You lazy bum. You mean you want someone to do the search for you. If you followed the directions, your question would have been answered by nowgoldfish wrote:Can anyone else offer a more efficient approach to getting this information?
I think you should tone down your language a bit since you are trying to be too harsh with some posters on this board. I saw a post which you called someone a knuckle head and Victoria wrote about it. You made it pass as humour which wasn't.SYH wrote:You lazy bum. You mean you want someone to do the search for you. If you followed the directions, your question would have been answered by nowgoldfish wrote:Can anyone else offer a more efficient approach to getting this information?
jes2jes wrote:
Hello everyone: I have a quick question and hope someone can answer this. Does time spent in any of the BOT's count towards ILR or Naturalisation?
JAJ's Answer:
Short answer : No. Time in a BOT will not count for obtaining/keeping ILR, or for naturalisation.
If you mean a Crown Dependency - Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man - then the ILR rules are a very grey area and not advisable to risk it. But time in a Crown Dependency does count for naturalisation.
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... +territory
Your opinionjes2jes wrote:
I think you should tone down your language a bit since you are trying to be too harsh with some posters on this board. ...
Best wishes.