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by geriatrix » Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:50 pm
If you haven't submitted the appeal within the time stipulated for it, then you are now an overstayer.
This said, if you haven't appealed the refusal then you may submit an out-of-time application for leave to remain (extension) within 28 days of receiving the refusal. Do note that acceptance of an out-of-time application for processing is subject to UKBA discretion.
Also, any period spent in the UK as an overstayer resets the ILR count for economic migrants, and there is no "grace period of 28 days" as some people refer to it. The mere fact that an out-of-time application is approved doesn't make any period of unlawful stay legal.
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