I dont think so.UKbound wrote:I've also seen in another article that changes will only apply to new arrivals. I couldn't find that in any of the documentation.
Has anyone found it in any of the official docs?
Once the law is passed in parliament that should immeditly come to effect.
Since this rule is for Citizenship and ILR there is no point in focussing that on new HSMP commers because for a new HSMP candidate it will take another 5 years to reach that stage, so there is no need to pass that law in 2008 end for a person who is going to meet that in 2013
So it must certainly affect all people who had not got ILR by the time the law comes to force
I saw in document that this should law will be passed in parliament by 2008 Nov / December.
So it may come anytime after that.
If it comes on 2010 it will benefit many people here (including me). But I dont think HO will impose this that much slowly. Mostly probably this should be introduced in early 2009