Quote Originally Posted by joebloggs View Post
that is crazy, how can anyone afford to pay int fees for 10yrs ? many are not at uni, but working full time, and how can you study for 10yrs ?

a good one is the 14yr rule, where if you manage to overstay for 14yrs or a combination of legal and illegal stay equalling 14yrs, without getting a removal order there is a good chance you can get ILR.

http://www.ncadc.org.uk/resources/residence.html

slowly these people are coming out of the wood work claiming ILR.
If you look around you can find cheap 1 year part-time courses, especially at London colleges. And yes most people wouldn't study for 10 years, but most of the international students who do this are not doing it for the academic side.

I agree the stay illegally for long enough and you can stay here legally rule is crazy as well.