Suicidal Overstayer

[AfricanRafiki]

My situation is as follows:

I am South African, born in Namibia 1980. White male 35 years old and single with no kids.
My mother is a British Citizen via Ancestry of her Grandfather. My sister is getting her citizenship through her partner who is a British Citizen via Asylum and her two kids were born British. My brother is a British Citizen by marriage. He is now separated from his wife.

I came to UK first time Nov 1999 on a Working Holiday Visa. After the two years my passport was stolen by a fake college and I remained here with my family until April 2008 when I returned to South Africa. My mother had to support me financially as I had no family there. I came back in March 2011 on a 6 month Family Visitor Visa where I had the opportunity to try and enlist in the UK Army. I was told my visa is a week too short and I would have to return to South Africa and get a new visa. That was financially not possible. I remained here for the length of the visa.

I came now again on a 6 month Family Visitor Visa in the UK which expired June 2015. I have been told there is no way I can stay just because my entire family is British and the fact that I have no family in South Africa does not help me either. Being Bi-polar which is covered by the Mental Health Act also disqualifies me.

My problem is I only have Grade 12 with no other qualifications in RSA and no family or friends to stay with. When I go back I will basically step out the airport onto the street with no home or job and sadly due to being white and the current BBBEE/AA laws it will be almost impossible to find a job or any government help.

My mother had to support me while I was in RSA over the years, but she cannot do so indefinitely as she had to cut back on her employment due to being diagnosed with Fibromialgia and Lupus. While I was employed I needed financial help to get by. I am also bi-polar type 2 and with markings on my body due to failed suicide attempts not really good. Also being gay makes life more difficult for me. I was looking after 2 kids that stayed with me and they got involved with the wrong friends who used drugs and there is a local group called the Wild Wild Guardians that targeted me because of my sexuality and regularly tore my flat apart, assaulted me and caused me to terminate my employment because of blackmailing me with my employers and my employers hated me because of my sexuality.

The problem with this group is they are a specialist unit made up of the South African Police Service, Metro Police, Neighbourhood Watch and a Biker Group. They regularly threatened my life and due to the units making up this group it is impossible to lodge a claim and come out alive. I had to flee the country after a 4 month ordeal and after being kidnapped and thrown in a jail cell with no charge. The UK will effectively sentence me to death if they send me back.

I beg you to please help me. We have spent a lot of money on layers that turned out to be scams or dead ends. Some were very rude and didn't want to help. I know I can't claim asylum as South Africa is wrongfully classed as a safe country. I have proof it is not. I want to explore discretionary leave to remain or something in that line as Skilled Migrant route is not an option. From what I read about Right to Private life, I would be successful. Sadly I have been told it has a very high refusal rate and I since I overstayed I have zero chance. I have tried to solve my immigration issue since January 2015, a week after I arrived. The reason I haven't gone back is I would not survive. As a lawyer told me, 'the UK doesn't care about that.'
I must be able to somehow.

I understand you cannot help directly, but you can just provide advice. I just need someone to help me. I want to be with my family. I am tired of living like this. I will rather commit suicide than go back to die a slow death.

[CR001]

Your post is very long and goes on a bit. People will probably not read all of it and not respond to you.

Whether a country comes into consideration for asylum applications, depends on war, persecution where being gay is illegal for example. SA is none of these.

Users on the forum will likely not understand BEEE/AA, only South Africans would understand this.

How did your mother get citizenship through her grandfather? Was he in the Armed Forces? What about your grandparents, are they British born?

[noajthan]

My situation is as follows:

I am South African, born in Namibia 1980. White male 35 years old and single with no kids.
My mother is a British Citizen via Ancestry of her Grandfather. My sister is getting her citizenship through her partner who is a British Citizen via Asylum and her two kids were born British. My brother is a British Citizen by marriage. He is now separated from his wife.

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I understand you cannot help directly, but you can just provide advice. I just need someone to help me. I want to be with my family. I am tired of living like this. I will rather commit suicide than go back to die a slow death.

You clearly have a lot of issues, some are not of your making & that is unfortunate,

Suggest you break the issues down into smaller units and deal with them one by one.

As well as self-inflicted immigration problems you clearly have mental health challenges and have reached a crisis point.

Suggest you need to find a support group & coping mechanisms for each of these things;
your family will not be qualified and expert in all these areas.

Unless you have absolutely given up (in which case noone will get through to you) then you need to reach out. People will help.

[DaveSA]

Hi AfricanRafiki,

The Police are currently looking into this cluster in force in Springs. Get your email address to me so I can point you in the right direction and hopefully things will work out for you.

Good Luck

[noajthan]

No personal emails in public thanks.

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