Questions & Answers

QUESTION: I am British and am going to marry my lover who is an Indian from India. Where do I get marriage certificate, from India? I am British so is there going to be any problem in marrying him and obtaining a marriage certificate? More

QUESTION: I am seeking your advice about my son affairs. We are overstaying. My son is nearly 11 years and he is on his way to secondary school from September. He is studying here from year 1. The secondary school authority issued a letter to provide passport or birth certificate to prove student identity on next meeting. We have (back […] More

I am married to a British citizen and have a 2 year probationary visa on the basis of my marriage. However, unfortunately, the marriage is not working out and I don’t want to be with my husband anymore. I don’t want to go back home as I really like the UK and feel settled here. […] More

QUESTION: My daughter entered the UK as a dependent on my ancestry visa. She applied for ILR at the same time as me but being over 18 years, submitted her own application. This was done and received before the ancestry visa expired on 26th October 2011.   She has now been given a conditional offer […] More

QUESTION: I posted my completed Post-study work visa application form to the UKBA by recorded mail on the 15th of March 2012. As I could see from my bank statement, the fee for the application i.e., 594 pounds, were deducted from my account on the 28th of March 2012. Now the issue is that I […] More

  QUESTION: I am a Romanian national, doing an MSc in Supply Chain Management in the UK.  Unfortunately my Residence Permit (Yellow Card) application has been refused because I did not provide a proper sickness insurance. Although I have provided fresh evidence to be taken into consideration, it takes too long to get a reply […] More

QUESTION: I was attending college in the UK but unfortunately due to my financial circumstances, i was unable to pursue this. I stopped attending college in September 2011 but my visa is still valid until April 2013. I am working on a full time basis in order to support myself and my family. Do i […] More

QUESTION: I have been served with removal directions as I overstayed my visa by 4 years (I have been in the UK for the past 10 years). Can I appeal the removal decision? I don’t want to go back to the Ivory Coast as my partner who I have been living with is here and […] More

QUESTION: I was once married to an EEA national and obtained a 5-year residence permit based on my marriage which is due to expire in March 2014. However, we have recently separated and I’m worried about my legal status. More

Q) I know that my case is being processed under the “Legacy programme” but I’m very frustrated that UKBA have not yet decided my case and I heard the government charter was for UKBA to decide all Legacy cases by July 2011. What can I do to make UKBA decide my case without waiting in […] More

Q) "I’m on a 2 year marriage probationary visa. What can I do to stay in the UK if I divorce?" More

Q) I have been in the UK for 9 years and have a partner and a child, my son is aged 6 years and was born in the UK. We are all overstayers. Is there anything we can do to obtain lawful status in the UK? More