Hello all,
I am in need of some advice regarding applications for ILR and any more info is appreciated.
I have been in the UK now for 10 years (as of November 2007) studying (undergrad, masters, and phd) and I have been to a PE office yesterday to apply for settlement as my visa expires end of this month. Once there it turned out I have gaps in my visas and the lady checking my application and documents said my application would be refused if I went along with it then and said to post it with a covering letter. The gaps are three days it took to get an appointment at the PE office last year to extend my visa(31sOct2006-3rdNov2006) and 1 day (30thSep2003-1stOct2003)when I was asked to go back and get another document when I was applying for an extension at the Croydon office in London. I explained this but she sais they would refuse it anyway and better do it by post because they'll have my file.
(I should note that in both cases I asked the staff I was dealing with if it was ok that the application was going to be "late" and they said yes. For the appointment at the PE office last year , she said the only thing was that I was going to loose the right of appeal if my visa extension was refused, but that was it)
I am just wondering is this normal? And would it be different if I sent it by post? Do you know of any cases like this? Can anyone advise me of what I should do? My visa expires 31st of December so I will have to send it before then.
The documents they ask for settlement are current passport, old passports, application form set(o), photos, the UK life test pass, and police registration. Do you think I should provide more document if I send it by post?
What should I include in the covering letter? and how long does it usually take doing it by post?
Sorry for the lengthy text, I'd be really gratefull for any advice about this.
Many thanks,
kahina.
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