Re: ILR application

[darren-b]

so you should apply within 28 days before your visa expires? does it make sense joe? Im baffled now Thanks

No, it's 28 days before the end of the 2 years qualifying period. Though you also must apply before your visa expires.

There is a suggestion that the BIA will put your application on hold if your visa expires prior to 28 days before the end of the 2 years qualifying period.

I dunno who to believe is anybody here being refuse for ILRif so what to do then

I've heard of people being refused ILR for reasons like they applied after their spouse/FLR visa expired and not enough evidence that they were still in a relationship. So basically for not following the process.

[Ann07]

[QUOTE=darren-b;103771]No, it's 28 days before the end of the 2 years qualifying period. Though you also must apply before your visa expires.

There is a suggestion that the BIA will put your application on hold if your visa expires prior to 28 days before the end of the 2 years qualifying period.

Thanks for that I got married here so i'll start counting now wahhhhhhh never been out of the country yet.

[joebloggs]

[QUOTE=Ann07;103776]

No, it's 28 days before the end of the 2 years qualifying period. Though you also must apply before your visa expires.

There is a suggestion that the BIA will put your application on hold if your visa expires prior to 28 days before the end of the 2 years qualifying period.

Thanks for that I got married here so i'll start counting now wahhhhhhh never been out of the country yet.

you've not followed the procedures thou, its on the website and written in the visa app forms "You must not send us your application more than 28 days before the end of your two-year qualifying period.". Mrs Daddy, you've sent your app at least a month sooner than you should have

but if you did that last yr, you could well have got a refusal, but with the recent change to the spouse visa from 24 to 27 months, they will either not start to process your app til at least jan, or maybe they already have, and at worse, face a small risk a refusal. read the rules

of course people are refused, one of the reasons people are refused is because they apply too early or too late, the reason you don't hear much about being refused for being too early is because most people come here within 28 days of the start date of their visa, so they should face this problem.

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=9&gl=uk

thread on being refused ILR for applying too early..

thou you should be ok, if its many weeks or months when you came to the uk after the start date of your visa, your refusal rate increases if you do not apply for FLR or they do not give you the concession of holding your app til you've been in the uk 2yrs - upto 28 days.. but these problems should be a thing of the past soon

[Mrs Daddy]

[QUOTE=joebloggs;103785]

you've not followed the procedures thou, its on the website and written in the visa app forms "You must not send us your application more than 28 days before the end of your two-year qualifying period.". Mrs Daddy, you've sent your app at least a month sooner than you should have

but if you did that last yr, you could well have got a refusal, but with the recent change to the spouse visa from 24 to 27 months, they will either not start to process your app til at least jan, or maybe they already have, and at worse, face a small risk a refusal. read the rules

of course people are refused, one of the reasons people are refused is because they apply too early or too late, the reason you don't hear much about being refused for being too early is because most people come here within 28 days of the start date of their visa, so they should face this problem.

http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache...lnk&cd=9&gl=uk

thread on being refused ILR for applying too early..

thou you should be ok, if its many weeks or months when you came to the uk after the start date of your visa, your refusal rate increases if you do not apply for FLR or they do not give you the concession of holding your app til you've been in the uk 2yrs - upto 28 days.. but these problems should be a thing of the past soon

Lets see how it goes joeits a matter of wait and seecross finger well get it with flying color

[joebloggs]

[QUOTE=Mrs Daddy;103907]

Lets see how it goes joeits a matter of wait and seecross finger well get it with flying color

the way things are now (with new spouse visa's being valid for 27 months, i'm sure they have some sort of concession here for those who have the same problem as you, and your only a week over the 28 days , but you've appiled more than a month b4 you should have , you will probably still get it, so don't worry

just read the guidence notes fully next time

[Mrs Daddy]

[QUOTE=joebloggs;103911]

the way things are now (with new spouse visa's being valid for 27 months, i'm sure they have some sort of concession here for those who have the same problem as you, and your only a week over the 28 days , but you've appiled more than a month b4 you should have , you will probably still get it, so don't worry

just read the guidence notes fully next time

yes my highness

[joebloggs]

[QUOTE=Mrs Daddy;103912]

yes my highness

now thats what i have to call the wife, or nothing gets done

[joebloggs]

[QUOTE=Ann07;103776]

No, it's 28 days before the end of the 2 years qualifying period. Though you also must apply before your visa expires.

There is a suggestion that the BIA will put your application on hold if your visa expires prior to 28 days before the end of the 2 years qualifying period.

Thanks for that I got married here so i'll start counting now wahhhhhhh never been out of the country yet.

if you was on a fiancée visa Anne, and you got married in the UK, then applied for FLR, you don't face the same problem as Mrs.Daddy, you can apply for ILR upto 28 days b4 you FLR expires.

[Ann07]

[QUOTE=joebloggs;103786]

if you was on a fiancée visa Anne, and you got married in the UK, then applied for FLR, you don't face the same problem as Mrs.Daddy, you can apply for ILR upto 28 days b4 you FLR expires.

Really appreciate that Joe
Thats what i thought at first

Thanks very much for that very helpful info.
Happy christmas to your family