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I would say wait for the SAR file, because she can't apply until November 2010, you can only apply under 10yrs category when reaching 9yrs11months, any time less than that will automatically be refused.sticagus wrote:Correction from Dec 2000, thus it would come to 10yrs in Dec 2010
Since than she has been extending her visas into her adult passport (fist was issued on 20 Dec 2000) - only 1 visa was issued outside the UK (dependant).
if I were you, I would get the SAR and if there is no proof in SAR that she had a visa from jan 2000 to Dec 2000 then don't apply and wait it out till december 2010.sticagus wrote:thanks ILR-2010 for the response. The situation is that she is already eligible (technically) for the ILR as she's been here since Jan 2000, however we do not have proof of visas for the first one year - one would assume/hope that Home Office would have all the visa letters/document copies/landing cards/etc at their fingertips.
I understand that we have no excuse not even to have a copy of visas, however it is unfair to ask for something HO have on their files and can easily check/verify.
Anyways, looks like we have to give some time for SAR file to arrive, nothing received within the next month, might just go ahead and apply
well my friend got his SAR file for 10 year long residence and he used to get his visas in the airport when he arrived. (you can't obviously get one in the airport now! except a tourist one) Anyway, when he got his SAR he found that way back in march 2000, the UKBA had kept his landing cards and on it, they wrote that they had given him a visa. And that was his basis for evidence. it was only from around 2002, they had stopped given out visas in the immigration hall in the airport and they didn't keep a good record of it either.sticagus wrote:Joh, thanks, I appreciate your response.
I would've thought that there are other people on this forum were in the same situation - would be good to know how did they go about it
many thanks