ILR application without entry stamp on passport

[chrischris]

hi all,

I am planning to apply for the ILR in November this year.

My problem is that I entered the country from Ireland and my passport was not stamped at arrival; and this happened all the times I entered the UK via Heathrow while I was resident in Ireland.

I was issued my visa (HSMP) in July 2007 but I did not enter the UK till November 2007. How do I show that I have been here since 2007? I did not start working till February 2008.

Will this be a problem if I apply next month for the ILR. I'm hoping to do an in-person application.

thanks.

[geriatrix]

Do you have any documentary evidence to show your presence in the UK around that time? If so, that will be sufficient.

If you cannot find any, you'll have to take a chance and hope that the caseworker is reasonable enough to take the facts into consideration.

[chrischris]

Do you have any documentary evidence to show your presence in the UK around that time? If so, that will be sufficient.

If you cannot find any, you'll have to take a chance and hope that the caseworker is reasonable enough to take the facts into consideration.

i can lay my hands on my flight ticket and bank statements from that period - i've had the bank account since 2001. i suppose i can go to the mobile phone company to get some statement about the pay-as-you-go number i got, i am still using the same number.

i'm not sure if all that would be enough though.

[geriatrix]

i can lay my hands on my flight ticket and bank statements from that period

Sufficient, IMHO.

[chrischris]

thanks.

[geriatrix]

hi everyone,

i've been searching the forum but i still need some clarification on section 11 please.

I came in on a HSMP in 2007 and got two tier 1 extensions (the first extension expired months before i qualified for ILR).

I'm a bit stumped about section 11 on the form. I'm not sure if I should pick 11G (i.e. Highly skilled migrant in the UK for 5 years) or 11L (Tier 1 general migrant).

If i pick 11L, it says I should provide documentation to prove that I met relevant requirements.... what exactly does this mean please? Is this all the documents I submitted for the hsmp-to-tier 1 application?

The second issue I have is. I just discovered I lost one or two of my P60 forms. And my PEO appointment is in two weeks. Will this be a show stopper?

thanks..

[geriatrix]

If you applied for HSMP approval after 07-Nov-06, you are a Tier 1 (General) migrant and have been so since 2007.

[paulprd]

Hi ChrisChris,

I have similar background, entry via Dublin, Ireland. Can you please post your experience at the PEO with respect to your ILR.

Also, please see the link below where I have posted my query.

http://www.immigrationboards.com/indefi ... 57058.html

Thanks & Regards,
PaulP