Thanks to everyone for the advice, I feel a bit more relieved now! Does anyone know about Biometric Residence Permit? Came across this while looking on the UKBA website and got a bit confused. Wondering now if he should apply for that instead.

Hope someone can give me a bit of advice on this. My husband is sending a new application for permanent resident, the problem is that the company where he works wants a letter from a solicitor confirming he's allowed to work. We can't get a letter unless we pay the solicitor around £1000 to take the ...