I need your help desperately... I went to the home office this morning to apply for the ILR based on long residence in the UK but was told I would not be able to obtain the ILR status and was advised to post my application for further investigations.
I've been in the UK for 10 years on a student visa, but on 31st January 2004 my visa expired and i carelessly completely forgot about it until it was brought to my attention by a cashier at the bank a week after my visa expired. I therefore gathered the necessary documents I needed (bank statements, letter from school) and sent my application to the Home Office the week after with a covering letter explaining what had happened to me. I believe the gap is for about 2/3 weeks.
The home office issued the visa at the end of March that year.
That was the only time this had happened to me during the 10 year period.
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My visa was then renewed for a further year during that time.
However, this careless mistake is haunting me again, affecting my chances to obtain the ILR status.
What can I do? I'm really desperate.
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Thank you very much for your answers.