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The right of abode in the UK is only available for British citizens and some Commonwealth citizens. It is entirely possible that Likes_Dogs is neither.Rover8098 wrote:sorry to hear about your issues, but I'm confused. You say your mother is a British citizen, so why have you not applied for the 'right of abode' for the UK and overstayed instead?
This is not entirely correct, I'm afraid. There are immigration desks (on casters) at all four of the Heathrow terminals, and I assume at other airports as well. They are staffed on a part-time basis. My passport has been examined on the majority of flights I've taken in the last year or so - I fly about ten times a year. It wasn't checked last week, on an early morning flight from T1, and this was the first time in ages.As for your query regarding whether they check your passport when you are departing the UK, no, they don't. There is no immigration control at UK airports (well, atleast not at Heathrow or Gatwick) when you leave the UK - it's only when you arrive - also, presuming that you are an US citizen, when you return to the US, they won't stamp your passport?? (or do they?) - if the answer is 'no', then there is no trace of you ever having left the UK, hence no trace of your overstay...
- so you should be free to apply for a UK visa from the US to return.
I think you'll find that in fact no one scans your passport at the ticket counter. The check-in staff will have a look at your passport to make sure you have a visa for the country you're flying to and that your name matches your ticket, but that is it.Photogirl wrote:Message for Likes Dogs-
I am in a similar predicament in that my visa (fiancé) is about to expire, but I am not ready to leave, and I don’t think I can get an extension as I’ve already had one. I know they scan passports at the ticket counter, but I don’t know where that information gets recorded. I am also a US citizen. What ever happened in your case? Have you returned yet to the US?
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How did they know you overstayed? Are you also from the US?