Could you please confirm, what was the visa start date of extension, was that 9 dec 2004?
Thanks
dypstar wrote:britbanker wrote:Sorry to hear about your refusal, it must be terrible to wait so long only to be disappointed like this.dypstar wrote:I have been a silent reader of this board for some time now.
My ILR application was refused.
Time line:
Application Sent: 28 August 2003
Biometric: 16 Sept 2003
Refusal letter: 02 January 2014
My first entry visa was valid from 1 Sept 2003 to 31 Oct 2004. I applied for renewal on 30th Oct 2004 (a day before expiration) which was granted on 9 Dec 2004.
The only reason for refusal was that I submitted out of time application which wasn't actually the case. The visa on my passport clearly shows 31 Oct as the expiry date but the case worker didn't bother to check my visa page and just assumed that the visa expired on 1 Oct 2003!
Has anyone experienced this kind of mistake from HO?
I will appreciate any advice on how to get this resolve. HO email addresses, phone numbers etc will be appreciated.
Could you clarify a few things please, as it wasn't immediately clear from your post-
1) Did the Home Office specifically state that you have been refused on the basis of an out of time application? and if so did they particularly state the first renewal that you mentioned above in your post?
2) You say the case worker assumed your visa expired on 1st Oct 2003, is that a typo.. assume you meant 1st Oct 2004?
3) Did you apply for a SAR file before your submitted your visa application?
4) What was your visa history? ie Student visa, PSW visa, Tier 1/2 visa etc
Cheers
Nik
Thanks for your response
1. It is not a typo, HO specifically stated that I was refused based on out of time application (30 days). The refusal letter stated that my visa expired on 1 Oct 2004 whereas the expiry date on my passport was 31 Oct 2004. I just don't know where they found 1 Oct.
2. I did not apply for SAR before submission
3. 5 years student; 2 years PSW, 3 years Tier 2 General (expires in 2016 -renewed a month before ILR application)
Thank you