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Route to ILR, over ten years but with a gap
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:32 pm
by confusedaboutvisa
Hi all,
Can anyone help please?
I was on a student visa Oct 1999 to June 2001.
Then returned to home country
Returned on student visa Oct 2003 until December 2007 (but leave to remain valid until Jan 2008)
Then returned on work permit March 2008 to Oct 2010
On unmarried partners visa valid from Oct 2010 to Oct 2012.
As far as I can see, the only way for me to get ILR is to wait until Oct 2012 as the gap from June 2001 to Oct 2003 is too long? I just wanted to see if anything was possible as I'm afraid of the new rules coming in April about family migration.
It was never a problem previously but the rules are getting worse now and it's getting difficult to open bank accounts and take bank loans!!
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:40 pm
by vinny
A single gap of over six months is
too long.
Re: Route to ILR, over ten years but with a gap
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:26 pm
by 2012
confusedaboutvisa wrote:Hi all,
Can anyone help please?
I was on a student visa Oct 1999 to June 2001.
Then returned to home country
Returned on student visa Oct 2003 until December 2007 (but leave to remain valid until Jan 2008)
Then returned on work permit March 2008 to Oct 2010
On unmarried partners visa valid from Oct 2010 to Oct 2012.
As far as I can see, the only way for me to get ILR is to wait until Oct 2012 as the gap from June 2001 to Oct 2003 is too long? I just wanted to see if anything was possible as I'm afraid of the new rules coming in April about family migration.
It was never a problem previously but the rules are getting worse now and it's getting difficult to open bank accounts and take bank loans!!
1. I think it wud be 2013 and not 2012 to apply.
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:29 pm
by confusedaboutvisa
vinny wrote:A single gap of over six months is
too long.
Thanks!
That's what I thought, guess I will just have to wait and cross my fingers in April.
Re: Route to ILR, over ten years but with a gap
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:34 pm
by confusedaboutvisa
2012 wrote:confusedaboutvisa wrote:Hi all,
Can anyone help please?
I was on a student visa Oct 1999 to June 2001.
Then returned to home country
Returned on student visa Oct 2003 until December 2007 (but leave to remain valid until Jan 2008)
Then returned on work permit March 2008 to Oct 2010
On unmarried partners visa valid from Oct 2010 to Oct 2012.
As far as I can see, the only way for me to get ILR is to wait until Oct 2012 as the gap from June 2001 to Oct 2003 is too long? I just wanted to see if anything was possible as I'm afraid of the new rules coming in April about family migration.
!
1. I think it wud be 2013 and not 2012 to apply.
I am on spouse visa from oct 2010 so 24 months is oct 2012.
Re: Route to ILR, over ten years but with a gap
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 10:39 pm
by 2012
confusedaboutvisa wrote:2012 wrote:confusedaboutvisa wrote:Hi all,
Can anyone help please?
I was on a student visa Oct 1999 to June 2001.
Then returned to home country
Returned on student visa Oct 2003 until December 2007 (but leave to remain valid until Jan 2008)
Then returned on work permit March 2008 to Oct 2010
On unmarried partners visa valid from Oct 2010 to Oct 2012.
As far as I can see, the only way for me to get ILR is to wait until Oct 2012 as the gap from June 2001 to Oct 2003 is too long? I just wanted to see if anything was possible as I'm afraid of the new rules coming in April about family migration.
!
1. I think it wud be 2013 and not 2012 to apply.
I am on spouse visa from oct 2010 so 24 months is oct 2012.
1. Sorry about that as u title was "Route to ILR, over ten years but with a gap".