hi im new to this site and i can tell you through experience that i would get a solicitor to help with it i am married to a afghan man who was originally an asylum seeker refused and removed in dec 2004 i am english and we were married and had ason when he was removed he applied for settlement in uk in islamabad and got it he was back in june 2005 we applied this year and on time with all the paperwork and he was refused ilr our 2nd son was born in 2006 i dont want to go into too much detail if you want more info pm me but on a serious note i would get a solicitor but there is still no guarentee my hubby is still here but for how much longer who knows i hope it works out for you