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You were given Citizenship under deception and the Home Office will surely take it away from you, 14 years or not.albanianrefugee wrote:Dear all
I was born in Albania but when I came to the UK in January 1997 I pretended to be from Kosovo. I was granted ILR in 1999 and citizenship in 2003. I sponsored my mother to come here recently in Albania. She submited my birth certificate and family certificate and was refused visa. She was told that I would be served with s.40 notice and my citizenship taken away.
I've been here for 13 1/2 years. I understand that 14 years long residence applies and Article 8 of ECoHR may be engaged. I have 2 kids born here. Does anyone know how strict is the HO when they apply the long residence exclusion? How prompt are they to serve s.40 notice because I might just manage to get to January?! I have no criminal convictions and I have been in employment and studying during the whole period.
Thank you in advance
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If you have advice from professionals then why come on here for free advicealbanianrefugee wrote:By the way Mochyn obviously you have no idea what you're taking about as the guidelines must be strictly followed by the immigration caseworkers unless it is an exceptional case. Therefore try not to come across so brute. If you have nothing constructive to say better shut up.
Thank you paperpusher. I took advice from two solicitors who are specilised in immigration and a barrister. They said that have tens of cases like mine and it is EXTREMELY unlikely that the HO comes after me. Why do you think I'm someone else?! This is anynimous anyway so why should I?! Thank you for the advice though.
I must apologise, I did skip that particular post where you mentioned they have had numerous times to "catch" you.albanianrefugee wrote:I don't know if you read my emails carefully but I already handed in my birth certificate on 7 occasions PREVIOUSLY and nothing happened to me. First time was in 2001, so why would they come after me now?!
As I said previously the HO guidelines suggest that they must pursue only cases which they are likely to win on appeal so before they come to me they must deal with hundreds of suspected terrorists, people who've been here for only a few years and so on. I don't think (or at least I hope) people with families and children already settled here would be a priority. I know will cost me to appeal but surely would cost them thousands in public funds which would be difficult to justify where they had numerous possibilities to go through this process years ago.
By the way, why did you apply under the 14 year rule?! Did you get your ILR by deception?!
My dear mochyn,mochyn wrote:kiwigirl25, sit down have a cuppa tea and relax.
Keep your pecker up, don't be disheartened
mochyn wrote:kiwigirl25,its only natural you feel like this and I think you will always feel this way until your immigration status is normalised.
You should take heart from the fact that you have complied with the HO rules and as you said you must have friends in high places who want you here.