"Social and Cultural ties to your native country"

[Bryce]

Hi all, I'm a New Zealander soon to apply for ILR in person. On form SET(O) there is question 7.12: "Please state what ties you have with the country where you were born" and in the answer box there is the heading "Social cultural or family ties". It seems to me somewhat like a booby-trap question...

My mother, sister and nephews and all my oldest friends still live in NZ. I call myself a kiwi and still love many aspects of the country. But I wonder how much or what I should put down – it feels like a setup for the UKBA guy to jump up and say "aha! you don't love the UK enough!" if I am honest.

Since I'm going for an in-person appointment I may well get a verbal grilling.

Any experience or advice?

Cheers

Bryce

[sh1981]

Hi all, I'm a New Zealander soon to apply for ILR in person. On form SET(O) there is question 7.12: "Please state what ties you have with the country where you were born" and in the answer box there is the heading "Social cultural or family ties". It seems to me somewhat like a booby-trap question...

My mother, sister and nephews and all my oldest friends still live in NZ. I call myself a kiwi and still love many aspects of the country. But I wonder how much or what I should put down – it feels like a setup for the UKBA guy to jump up and say "aha! you don't love the UK enough!" if I am honest.

Since I'm going for an in-person appointment I may well get a verbal grilling.

Any experience or advice?

Cheers

Bryce

say the truth.

[uksettlement]

Hi all, I'm a New Zealander soon to apply for ILR in person. On form SET(O) there is question 7.12: "Please state what ties you have with the country where you were born" and in the answer box there is the heading "Social cultural or family ties". It seems to me somewhat like a booby-trap question...

My mother, sister and nephews and all my oldest friends still live in NZ. I call myself a kiwi and still love many aspects of the country. But I wonder how much or what I should put down – it feels like a setup for the UKBA guy to jump up and say "aha! you don't love the UK enough!" if I am honest.

Since I'm going for an in-person appointment I may well get a verbal grilling.

Any experience or advice?

Cheers

Bryce

Well they know that in 5 years you can't make uk your home. Also, they are just asking if you have lived in other countries. I don't think the intension is to grill you on this question at all. I say this also because I had my PEO appointment this week and no questions were asked.

[Muscovite]

Hi all, I'm a New Zealander – it feels like a setup for the UKBA guy to jump up and say "aha! you don't love the UK enough!" if I am honest.

Only in your head, mate, haha! No, seriously you'll be lucky if they check your absences let alone this little section. I'd bet even if you put a list of escort services with phone numbers there they wouldn't have noticed.