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by inna » Tue Sep 08, 2009 11:47 am
I'm yet to hear anything - I even went to visit the Home Office in person, but that was a complete waste of time.
The security guard said they "were closing at 5pm, but would see everyone in the line".. yet I had to line up for 90mins and just as I was next in line to see someone, they said they weren't seeing any more people (despite it being about 4:05pm).
The security guard said that the one guy at the door could answer any questions - I gave him a quick run-down of the story. He said "there was no way I could leave the country", I asked what about if it was an emergency like a funeral, he said "the only way to leave the country is to give up your current appeal and submit a new application from Australia".
I asked about a temporary visa, like Heathrow Immigration told me, and he said "there is no such thing" - I said it had already been 9 weeks from appeal, but he said "9 weeks is not a long time - it has lots of paperwork and needs to passed to a caseworker" - I said 9 weeks was a long time, especially considering it has already all been appealed in court... and I asked how long it would take - he replied "I don't have time for all these questions as there are other people waiting."
Terrible service. I had to cancel my flight to Australia.. now it seems I just have to wait indefinitely.