NuNo1983 wrote:Hello everyone,
My wife is planning to apply for PR Card. She entered UK in 2009. She have been working since then until now. The only thing is she never applied for WRS as she did't know that she have to do this. Will this affect her application? Can HO refuse it? Can she be prosecuted, fined or anything else? The WRS registration schem finished in April 2011. Is this mean she have completed her 5 years qualifing period in April 2016?
Can you please help...
Thanking you in advance.
No, no affect at least not if wife submits evidence including time spent working since May 2011.
Success is never guaranteed for any number of reasons.
Prosecuted and fined doesn't happen - although employer could have been prosecuted and fined for employing unregistered workers.
Yes, if relying on being a worker then the earliest possible qualifying period is May 2011 - May 2016.
If there are consequences in terms of citizenship then that remains to be seen as such applications will only just be working through the system (from any applicants able to apply to naturalise in 2016 - for example, those with a British spouse).