I am new to this forum. I can see in this forum there are so many experts with great depth of knowledge about various issues and I hope someone could give me an advice about the below.
I received a letter from Home Office about my neutralization application. In the letter Home Office requesting further information to assist them making a decision between 2006 and 2008. They believe I was not in the UK with valid LR and my application could be refused. They highlighted Annex D: 9.7 (b) and attached a questionnaire to fill. The questionnaire has various questions about what i did at this period to legalese, my address at the time, how i supported myself, did i study and any other information to help them make a decision.
I will explain the background and what happened at this periods below.
In the time periods above I was in the UK with an immigration application and was waiting for my decision from the Home Office. Later in 2006-2007 by application was refused and I was detained for deportation. My lawyer challenged this decision and took Home Office to court. The court ruled the decision in my favor and decided that the Home Office was wrongly detained me and there was no ground to believe I will break any immigration law. So I was released and ordered to report to the police station.
After a while I was so depressed about the whole process and because I felt safe to return back home I asked Home Office that I would like to return voluntarily. They accepted my request and I returned back to my home country. While I was released from detention, I also got married to my fiancee and asked her to come with me. She did but she wanted to see if she can adopt to a new county and way of life. It was difficult times for our lives and family. At the end we decided to return back to the UK late 2008.
In the time periods I was a student at the college and have diplomas to support this. I was living in a flat provided by my uncle. Again, I have utility bills and bank statements to this address. My family financially supported me while I was waiting for my decision. This is shown on one of my bank statement between May and June 2008 a translation to my account from my mother. She has also just got records shows various other transaction between the times they asked about. I spoken to my bank here in the UK but they say they can only go back 7 years so I cannot obtain my bank history for these dates.
To be honest with you all, I though this wouldn't have been an issue as I was never an absconder or broke any immigration laws. If I was I wouldn't have been free, got married and returned to my home country on my own will. So this has came as a shock. If I had doubts about this effecting my good character record, I would of waited little longer.
So I have put together a covering letter breaking down all of the events and evidences. As they are concerned more about Annex D 9.7 (b) failed to comply with any conditions imposed under the Immigration Acts, could anyone put me in the right direction about what this means for me with the information I have provided above.
I have came across in Annex B, 9 Technical absences -> 9.7.4.2 which says ;
Can I use the above line in my scenario or am I miss interpreting it ?
Persons detained, on temporary admission or unlawfully at large
under the immigration laws
If, at the end of the period of detention, the
applicant was either removed, or departed
voluntarily, from the UK, discretion should not
normally be exercised to count this period of
"technical absence" as residence.
Could anyone give me any other grounds in which I can ask for their discretion ?
Have I still got any hope for an approval or should I prepare for the worst ?
Kind regards,
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