Miss Oceania wrote:I don't know if anyone has already replied to your post, and i have only just registered here today after doing some double checking on the info I received from the ILR on 22.02.2006 re applying for ILR after my ancestry visa expires in September this year, but I am willing to be a gunea pig for a test case. I had NO IDEA the goal posts had changed re ILR until today! I have a question too, which a quick search of these boards haven't answered.RobinLondon wrote:I'm willing to entertain the idea of being a test case for this, but there are some limitations to my being the guinea pig. Firstly, I have an Ancestry visa, so it may not create the same precedent for WP/HSMP holders. Secondly, I cannot apply for ILR until this time next year, so people might not wish to wait for me.
However, I do have that letter personally signed by Charles Clarke saying specifically that the provisions of my visa will not change and that I can apply for ILR after completing my current visa.
What we need is someone like me who is finishing up his or her current stay in the next few days/weeks/months. Any takers? If not, I'll be ready to give it a go in June 2007.
1. My four year ancestry visa expires in September, will I now have to apply for this to be extended by one year, or do I apply for ILR still and then RE-apply for a further year of ILR in 2007?
This has come as a bit of a shock for me today and I will definitely be throwing my weight behind any movement to have the restrospective element removed. Utterly unfair for those of us who are completing four years this year and a blatant money making scheme to thieve more money from a sector of UK society that by UK immigration legislation HAVE to pay taxes with no recourse to utilise public funds for those four years.
I love this country and have chosen to make it my permanent home but I am now feeling distinctly unwanted!
Here you go!!!!
I know majority of the ppl even doesn't know they are affected or what happened.
They will know only after when they will try to apply for ILR near the completion of 4 years..
That’s why I am constantly saying we need to raise awareness, so that more and more ppl can join our campaign.
My Last below, nobody replies to that..
I even drafted and posted chain mail for proof reading few day’s back....garichd wrote:We need to create awareness so that we can get as many donations.
There are several ways.
1) Chain Mail.
2) Distributing Brochures (mainly in London, Reading, Slough)
3) Contacting/Making announcements at community centres (like Chinese community centres / Indian community centres). I will try to make announcements in reading Hindu temple.
Any other ideas … ?