A few members might have been following my ordeal with Immigration that have recently yielded no positive fruits for me as my appeal was dismissed.
There is still the option of the seven year concession for me come January but then, I have had to wait close to 4 years to put closure to my current application and I understand that it might take a year or more for the child concession application to be considered as it isn't within the rules.
I am therefore considering seeking entry clearance method by returning to my home country to apply for access rights to my daughter. However, this isn't so straight forward either as I understand that ECO have now started to reject applications based on overstay not to mention the entry requirements which seems hard to meet.
Please see below:
Persons exercising rights of access to a child resident in the United Kingdom
Requirements for leave to enter the United Kingdom as a person exercising rights of access to a child resident in the United Kingdom
246. The requirements to be met by a person seeking leave to enter the United Kingdom to exercise access rights to a child resident in the United Kingdom are that:
(i) the applicant is the parent of a child who is resident in the United Kingdom; and
(ii) the parent or carer with whom the child permanently resides is resident in the United Kingdom; and
(iii) the applicant produces evidence that he has access rights to the child in the form of:
(a) a Residence Order or a Contact Order granted by a Court in the United Kingdom; or
(b) a certificate issued by a district judge confirming the applicant's intention to maintain contact with the child; and
(iv) the applicant intends to take an active role in the child's upbringing; and
(v) the child is under the age of 18; and
(vi) there will be adequate accommodation for the applicant and any dependants without recourse to public funds in accommodation which the applicant owns or occupies exclusively; and
(vii) the applicant will be able to maintain himself and any dependants adequately without recourse to public funds; and
(viii) the applicant holds a valid United Kingdom entry clearance for entry in this capacity.
So my question to you please, are:
1. In your opinion, do you think it is feasible to wait and see how the Child concession application will pan out in the UK or should I return and apply for the above?
If the latter, can you please advise on how to meet the accomodation and maintanance requirement?
Thank you ever so much.