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vic wrote:So I imagine that none of the active members here know anyone whose ILR had been rejected purely for reasons of excess absences ?
You missed my point, it specifically asks for 3 months absences, because this can cause your application to be rejected but yes you are to list all absencesvic wrote:No longer the case - now the form asks for ALL absences.Also it is telling where on the appication the HO specifically asks for 3 month absences
Maybe such people are not in the UK any more and hence have lost interest in this forum?vic wrote:This thread has run for a while now & Im amazed to notice that no one has been able to quote or refernce any particular case, that they might know of, where ILR might have been rejected purely on grounds of excess time outside UK in the ILR qualifying period !!!!
Hi vicvic wrote:Hello,
I apologise in advance, as this question is not a new one.
Has anyone had their ILR rejected purely for being out of UK for over 6 months during the last 5 years ?
If so, how many days had you been out of the country in total ?
I'm just curious to find out how much time, over the allowed 6 months, are the Case Workers willing to ignore as this question seems to keep cropping up on this forum. (Ofcourse, I have my own ineterest here too - I have been out of UK for about 7 months in all over the last 5 years & none of these were employment/ business related).
What do you think - how reasonable are the case workers in Croydon when it comes to calculaitng leave outside UK ?
Many thanks in advance,
Vic
congrats vicvic wrote:Hello all,
heeeeehaaaawwwwww !!
got my ILR today at croydon.
my experience
although my appointment was for 9am I landed early at 8am & was into the building early after the security check. By 8:25am I had seen the guy on ground floor counter who checked if I had all the requisite papers & reviewed my previous contacts with HO in his computer (basically a previous change of work permit) - he also checked by passport to ensure I had the requisite entry clearance & that I had almost done my 5 years. Then went onto 1st floor to pay the £950 and was then on 2nd floor, awaiting my number to be called by a caseworker, at 8:35am.
My number got called by a caseworker at about 9:10am where I had to sit on the other side of a glass counter (& could almost clearly hear the conversations of the other applicants sat on the neighboring counters ---- basically theres an endless row of counters). The caseworker was really nice. It it took me about 40 minutes in all at the counter - while she was going through my application & typing into the computer. i got my passport back with the ILR sticker at about 11:10 am
re: absences
the caseworker looked very keenly on the section 6 (I took all the 8 rows -- but didnt need to attach any new sheet). She then calculated the number of days & added them up. I was out 195 days by her calculation. I explained to her that the annex F clearly states that absences 'consistent with paid annual leave' are fine and that my employer's letter clearly stated that I am entitled to 7 weeks annual leave per year (i work weekends & bank holidays ---- so bank holidays get added to my annual leave allowance ....basically i take them anytime just like annual leave). Also I had another letter from my employer to say that I had been away doing a research study abroad last year & that this was funded by them ...... she then asked to see my pay slips for those months. She then told me that the case will need to be referred to a senior caseworker but told me not to worry as I was paid in the uk (using pay slips as evidence) while I was away during that particular 10 week absence - she then went off with my papers and came back after 10 minutes to say that it had been approved. i didnt get to see the senior caseworker.
i hope i have given you an insight of how they handled my case today. Please post here if you have any questions/ comments & I will try my best to answer them.
good luck to all who are yet to apply ----- & remember to take as much supporting evidence with you as you can to justify your absences.
P.S. - Thanks to you all (& this forum) for your guidance when I was preparing my application. A special thanks to Victoria for replying to my PM ----- as you can see, I followed all of your advice.
congrats vicvic wrote:Hello all,
heeeeehaaaawwwwww !!
got my ILR today at croydon.
my experience
although my appointment was for 9am I landed early at 8am & was into the building early after the security check. By 8:25am I had seen the guy on ground floor counter who checked if I had all the requisite papers & reviewed my previous contacts with HO in his computer (basically a previous change of work permit) - he also checked by passport to ensure I had the requisite entry clearance & that I had almost done my 5 years. Then went onto 1st floor to pay the £950 and was then on 2nd floor, awaiting my number to be called by a caseworker, at 8:35am.
My number got called by a caseworker at about 9:10am where I had to sit on the other side of a glass counter (& could almost clearly hear the conversations of the other applicants sat on the neighboring counters ---- basically theres an endless row of counters). The caseworker was really nice. It it took me about 40 minutes in all at the counter - while she was going through my application & typing into the computer. i got my passport back with the ILR sticker at about 11:10 am
re: absences
the caseworker looked very keenly on the section 6 (I took all the 8 rows -- but didnt need to attach any new sheet). She then calculated the number of days & added them up. I was out 195 days by her calculation. I explained to her that the annex F clearly states that absences 'consistent with paid annual leave' are fine and that my employer's letter clearly stated that I am entitled to 7 weeks annual leave per year (i work weekends & bank holidays ---- so bank holidays get added to my annual leave allowance ....basically i take them anytime just like annual leave). Also I had another letter from my employer to say that I had been away doing a research study abroad last year & that this was funded by them ...... she then asked to see my pay slips for those months. She then told me that the case will need to be referred to a senior caseworker but told me not to worry as I was paid in the uk (using pay slips as evidence) while I was away during that particular 10 week absence - she then went off with my papers and came back after 10 minutes to say that it had been approved. i didnt get to see the senior caseworker.
i hope i have given you an insight of how they handled my case today. Please post here if you have any questions/ comments & I will try my best to answer them.
good luck to all who are yet to apply ----- & remember to take as much supporting evidence with you as you can to justify your absences.
P.S. - Thanks to you all (& this forum) for your guidance when I was preparing my application. A special thanks to Victoria for replying to my PM ----- as you can see, I followed all of your advice.
Aren't you applying on the 10 years basis? If so, it's totally different.was wrote:
congrats vic
Iam planning to apply for ilr in first week of october plz can u tell me what all document did u take to HO. and what documents they checked particularly. i will be very grate ful if u can post the content of letters by ur employer here or email me on cheekywas@yahoo.co.uk My absenses are 404 days and what supporting doucment do i need to cover this period. plz email me
cheers
was