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hi,,thank u so much for this information,however i have this question,,my husband applied for ILR in 2008 on 10 years residency(legally)n got refused due to a period of 40 days gap. He applied for his ILR in march on 14 years long residency. I came here in 2007 on spouse visa with no recourse to public fund,i have two kids n i applied for child benefit n i was recieving th benefit in my account,my question is will claiming child benefit affect my husband's ILR on 14 years long residency??kiwigirl25 wrote:Hi All
This thread is all about 14 Year Continuous Residence ILRs, also known as 14 year lawful/unlawful stay (though I note UKBA no longer refers to this category as the latter).
If you've found this thread because you are eligible to apply for your ILR or have already applied and are looking for support. You've made a brave move and prepare yourself for an extension of your long and difficult journey. There is an end now so be patient and try to remain positive. Please don't be too scared to post here. If you have already applied you've declared yourself to UKBA so what's the worse they can do. If you've still to apply you have the right to apply under the 14 year rule so if the UKBA make contact (which I doubt they will) you have this in your favour.
My first advice is find yourself a good immigration solicitor. You can't do this alone. If you were to include the standard documentation or the documentation for other categories you will find the your assigned caseworker will request further information which will hold your application up, or worse case scenario your application will be rejected. If you can't afford a solicitor please do not hesitate to ask for advice as to which documents you should include.
Waiting Times
The published targets for all ILR applications (postal) is 6 months. The 2-3 year wait stated on this board on many occasions is no longer factually correct. 2010 straight-forward applications, on average, receive a response within 8-9 months. Remember you are a paid ILR applicant therefore you have the same rights as any other paid ILR applicant. This right is that after 6 months you can and should complain to UKBA either directly or via your solicitor (I suggest your solicitor as they have plenty of history with UKBA therefore know how to influence UKBA). You may also wish to contact your MP (after the Election). Don't let anyone here convince you that you have to wait 2-3 years.
With regards to contacting UKBA after 14 weeks. They do welcome this on their website but in reality applicants have found this futile. Please do so if you think it will help but expect a scripted response.
If anyone want to start posting personal waiting times like the other ILR categories, please do.
Useful documentation
Caseworker Guidelines -Chapter 18 - Long residence
My bible when applying. Gives you peace of mind that you meet the criteria and what the caseworkers are looking for.
Parliamentary Ombudsman Report (Feb 2010) - http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/pdfs/UKBA-2010-02-09.pdf
This is an official report by the Ombudsman on complaints regarding waiting times for all types of ILR applications. Of interest to 14 year applicants is the finding that 2-3 year waits are unlawful further reiterating that you do not have to wait this longer before complaining.
I will update this thread if any other useful information comes to mind. Feel free to post any information that you think will help. Please note trolling will not be accepted and I will have no hesitation reporting you to the Mods.
As a wise man (or woman) told me:
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.
Do you have legal status/ordinary citizen/ILR yourself? If so, I don't think there is any problem. If you both don't have ILR or DL, then I don't think you can claim child benefit.Marrrya wrote:hi,,thank u so much for this information,however i have this question,,my husband applied for ILR in 2008 on 10 years residency(legally)n got refused due to a period of 40 days gap. He applied for his ILR in march on 14 years long residency. I came here in 2007 on spouse visa with no recourse to public fund,i have two kids n i applied for child benefit n i was recieving th benefit in my account,my question is will claiming child benefit affect my husband's ILR on 14 years long residency??kiwigirl25 wrote:Hi All
This thread is all about 14 Year Continuous Residence ILRs, also known as 14 year lawful/unlawful stay (though I note UKBA no longer refers to this category as the latter).
If you've found this thread because you are eligible to apply for your ILR or have already applied and are looking for support. You've made a brave move and prepare yourself for an extension of your long and difficult journey. There is an end now so be patient and try to remain positive. Please don't be too scared to post here. If you have already applied you've declared yourself to UKBA so what's the worse they can do. If you've still to apply you have the right to apply under the 14 year rule so if the UKBA make contact (which I doubt they will) you have this in your favour.
My first advice is find yourself a good immigration solicitor. You can't do this alone. If you were to include the standard documentation or the documentation for other categories you will find the your assigned caseworker will request further information which will hold your application up, or worse case scenario your application will be rejected. If you can't afford a solicitor please do not hesitate to ask for advice as to which documents you should include.
Waiting Times
The published targets for all ILR applications (postal) is 6 months. The 2-3 year wait stated on this board on many occasions is no longer factually correct. 2010 straight-forward applications, on average, receive a response within 8-9 months. Remember you are a paid ILR applicant therefore you have the same rights as any other paid ILR applicant. This right is that after 6 months you can and should complain to UKBA either directly or via your solicitor (I suggest your solicitor as they have plenty of history with UKBA therefore know how to influence UKBA). You may also wish to contact your MP (after the Election). Don't let anyone here convince you that you have to wait 2-3 years.
With regards to contacting UKBA after 14 weeks. They do welcome this on their website but in reality applicants have found this futile. Please do so if you think it will help but expect a scripted response.
If anyone want to start posting personal waiting times like the other ILR categories, please do.
Useful documentation
Caseworker Guidelines -Chapter 18 - Long residence
My bible when applying. Gives you peace of mind that you meet the criteria and what the caseworkers are looking for.
Parliamentary Ombudsman Report (Feb 2010) - http://www.ombudsman.org.uk/pdfs/UKBA-2010-02-09.pdf
This is an official report by the Ombudsman on complaints regarding waiting times for all types of ILR applications. Of interest to 14 year applicants is the finding that 2-3 year waits are unlawful further reiterating that you do not have to wait this longer before complaining.
I will update this thread if any other useful information comes to mind. Feel free to post any information that you think will help. Please note trolling will not be accepted and I will have no hesitation reporting you to the Mods.
As a wise man (or woman) told me:
Flatter me, and I may not believe you. Criticize me, and I may not like you. Ignore me, and I may not forgive you. Encourage me, and I may not forget you.
It cost £50 to sit the Life in the UK test.Lcity wrote:Hi diggindeep,diggingdeep wrote:Many conglatulations Lcity, KidDXL, lostlove and all others who have been granted.
I would like to know how did you guys produced in order to sit life in uk test.
Did all of you use lawyer and how crucial do you think is to use a lawyer for this application and how much cost should one expect to pay fo this type of application.
Thank you.
I showed them my expired passport as it clearly says on the Ukba website with regards to accepted IDs to seat for KOL.
All the best,
Lcity
Hi, I had the same issue. I left the UK when I was in secondary school for summer holidays on an expired visa and returned to the UK on a new visa. This event was a break in continuous residence. I sent in my ILR application under the 14 year rule in January and have recently received a positive result. so I think the case worker would have used his discretion, perhaps because I was young when the event occurred.awzelleg wrote:Thanks for confirming diggingdeep, that's what I thought. I am already in contact with a solicitor and I will discuss this at length with him.
Please be advised!Colours wrote:Dear Members
As always .. I would like to thank you all for your invaluable suggestions on this forum. I have managed to send my application through a Solicitor for ILR under 14 years of Long Residence rules on 04th April 2012.
So far I haven't received any acknowledgement from the UKBA, but having spoken to the Solicitor he advised me that the application was received by the UKBA on 05th April 2012, it was sent recorded.
However, it is human nature that we all worry and I am no exception. Has anyone applied during the same period of time and haven't had any luck hearing about their applications?
Regards, Colours.
Thanks Colours, and good luck..... keep us posted.Colours wrote:Many thanks Loveislovely for your sincere advise and I am certain a lot of members on this forum will benefit from this !
I was quite engrossed so I couldn't update my timeline, but I have received the acknowledgement letter from the UKBA confirming my application is received by them on 19th April 2012. The UKBA are not working on the same pace in comparison to last years timeline.
Awaiting Biometrics letter, hopefully it should arrive sometime next week.
Regards, Colours.
alexelot wrote:Hello,
Can you please help me to recognize if my clock had been stopped after my asylum case failed in 2001. Since I have changed my address and not notified HO. I have not been in touch with HO for long time, but now I have requested my Subject Access Request and I have it. I am looking for “notice of liability of removal”, “removal directions” or a “notice of intention to deport”. But can not find exactly this documents.
I have a Notice of Decision, where last paragraph stating if I do not appeal I am required to leave the UK no later than 28 days from the date of this notice.
Than I have a notice of appeal. Appeal was dismissed. After that I don’t have any letters from HO sent to me or my solicitor.
Only in 2010 HO was looking for me under Legacy. Now I guess is a little bit late to react.
How can I know for definitely about my 14 years clock?
It is important you find the documents or request another SAR. Otherwise we are speculating.alexelot wrote:1. I get Notice of Decision.
2. I get Notice of Appeal.
Do you think any of this notices can be considered as "stop the clock"?
I have requested my Subject Access Request and I have it. I am looking for “notice of liability of removal”, “removal directions” or a “notice of intention to deport”. But can not find exactly this documents.
I do have SAR. However, I do not have above Notices. Must be my clock is still ticking.diggingdeep wrote:It is important you find the documents or request another SAR. Otherwise we are speculating.alexelot wrote:1. I get Notice of Decision.
2. I get Notice of Appeal.
Do you think any of this notices can be considered as "stop the clock"?
I have requested my Subject Access Request and I have it. I am looking for “notice of liability of removal”, “removal directions” or a “notice of intention to deport”. But can not find exactly this documents.