Unmarried partners

[zebra3]

Hello, am new to this board, I thought I will ask a question on here

I have been in the UK just over 10 year and 2 months. since august 1997 years, without a visa, and I have been with my british partner for 8, we have been living together nearly 2 years and we planing to do so and we never claimed a penny as I have always had my partners support, she owns her house and she works full time.
I also have two brothers, one with a british Citizenship and the second one with ILR and they both support me too.

is there a possibility that I can apply to the home office for a settlment under unmarried partners application form or any other way to sort my situation.
or will I have to wait till I have 14 years an dapply under the 14 year rule?

I am from Algeria


Many Thanks
AM

[Wanderer]

It will be impossible to regularise your stay from the UK, your best nay only bet is to return home and apply for UPV within the rules as normal.

[jes2jes]

It will be impossible to regularise your stay from the UK, your best nay only bet is to return home and apply for UPV within the rules as normal.

Impossible? Hmm! So long as the OP can prove that he/she has been here for 14 years (all illegal) of course and no removal notices have been issued against him, it is POSSIBLE.

[VictoriaS]

Just a pointer - the 14 year applications are goping the way of the 10 year applications. Cases which would have been approved a year ago are now being refused, and the Home Office are scrutinising documents VERY closely.

Keeping your head down for four years is, in my opinion, not the best option.

Vicky

[jes2jes]

Just a pointer - the 14 year applications are goping the way of the 10 year applications. Cases which would have been approved a year ago are now being refused, and the Home Office are scrutinising documents VERY closely.

Keeping your head down for four years is, in my opinion, not the best option.

Vicky

Just a pointer - the 14 year applications are goping the way of the 10 year applications
Can you explain or be more specific please! Do you mean the 10 year applications are becoming difficult or taking priority over the 14 year applications?

Thanks

[sakura]

Just a pointer - the 14 year applications are goping the way of the 10 year applications. Cases which would have been approved a year ago are now being refused, and the Home Office are scrutinising documents VERY closely.

Keeping your head down for four years is, in my opinion, not the best option.

Vicky

Just a pointer - the 14 year applications are goping the way of the 10 year applications
Can you explain or be more specific please! Do you mean the 10 year applications are becoming difficult or taking priority over the 14 year applications?

Thanks

I think she means that the BIA people are looking very VERY closely at these types of applications. Probably because more people are applying under these rules than in the past, they are making sure EVERY piece of documentation is real, valid, etc. I think Victoria also mentioned in another post (or was it Amanda?) that they are even asking for P60s and payslips and other things, to check that such students didn't work over the 20 hour limit...any reason to refuse!

[VictoriaS]

That is it exactly. A client came to see me yesterday because he had had his 14 year application refused. Because of a spelling error on his payslips, the refused to accept them as evidence of his residency.

Victoria

[avjones]

My experience matches Victoria's - they are checking very thoroughly.