Question: I’m an overstayer. My partner has just applied for discretionary leave to remain. She had two children before we met aged 10 and four years respectively. We have been living together for two years now and we have a one-year-old child. Can I apply to remain in the UK on the basis of my family or private life using Form FLR(FP) and what are my chances of being successful? Thanks.
1) You can apply if you have at least 20 years continuous residence in the UK.
2) You could apply based on your parental relationship with the children – especially if any of them is a British citizen or if the 10-year-old has been living in the UK for more than seven years continuously.
If you can rely on any of the above, then you will have a good chance of success.
By Rachel Toussaint, Immigration Solicitor,
Rogols Legal Consultancy
www.rogols.co.uk
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