What could this mean - ILR ?

[William Blake]

Hi All,

Five months ago I submitted to the Home Office a request for a second review of my application for Indefinite leave to remain which was initially refused.

I had a letter from the Home Office today asking me to send them my recent passport. It just says with reference to your recent request for a reconsideration please send your current passport. What could this mean ? I am currently here legally on a valid work permit and they would have a record of this. They don't need the passport to refuse ILR do they? So does this mean they are considering granting me ILR ?

What are the possible reasons why they would ask for the passport in a situation like this ?

[Filipinas]

From reading your post and the way they are handling it- you seem to be right that they might have reconsidered it and are requesting for the passport so that the stamp be issued. That was the case with my then single sister in law who was refused a tourist visa- and when the appeal and review was done, the HO requested for the passport to be sent to them- now she is here.

Either that or they would want a complete review and would like to have your passport handy so that when a decision is reconsidered your passport is ready for stamping. Either way it seems more favourable for you than anything else- cause if they are denying you the chance they would just send you a denial/rejection letter.

Good luck,
Filipinas

[kapeed312]

Hi,
Why was it refused the first time?