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Offline Golf_GT_TDI

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Re: Any solicitors or immigration experts on the forum?
« Reply #10 on: 16 August 2011, 15:31 »
She's ok.

ILR is granted after 10 years continuous residence. Once you have this then you are a de facto permenant UK resident. 5 years after this you can apply for naturalization.

Any threats therefore of deportation are baseless.

Jonathan.

I'd go along with that and can't see there being any problem

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Re: Any solicitors or immigration experts on the forum?
« Reply #11 on: 16 August 2011, 21:50 »
wouldn't know... but I am sure we could muster up a few of us to have a chat with him on your behalf and see if he'll change his mind  :smiley:
last resort just so you feel better but good luck fella...pop the question would be the definite to keep her here tho but maybe you already thought of that after the baby?!

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Re: Any solicitors or immigration experts on the forum?
« Reply #12 on: 16 August 2011, 22:21 »
wouldn't know... but I am sure we could muster up a few of us to have a chat with him on your behalf and see if he'll change his mind  :smiley:
last resort just so you feel better but good luck fella...pop the question would be the definite to keep her here tho but maybe you already thought of that after the baby?!

She's still married.  And my divorce has only just started.

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Re: Any solicitors or immigration experts on the forum?
« Reply #13 on: 17 August 2011, 12:47 »
She's ok.

ILR is granted after 10 years continuous residence. Once you have this then you are a de facto permenant UK resident. 5 years after this you can apply for naturalization.

Any threats therefore of deportation are baseless.

Jonathan.



This is almost right. I take it she was granted he ILR after being Married to her husband for 1 year. The rules are different for single or spouses. A person would normally have to have been here for 5 years before applying for ILR or 1 year after getting married to a UK citizen.

Now to put your mind at ease. Your GF should have had 2 visas, one is leave to remain (I take it she was married in this country), it's this one that is linked in with your situation and could have caused a problem. As she now has ILR you are laughing. The only conditions for this Visa is that she cant claim benefits nothing more, nothing less. She can work as much as she likes, see who she likes, be single, get married again the whole shabang.

The only negative is she could have claimed citizenship after 3 years of being married but as a single she would now (after divorce) have to wait the full 5. Unless you get married of course.

If your still worried then give UK BA (border agency) a call and they will put your mind at rest.
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Re: Any solicitors or immigration experts on the forum?
« Reply #14 on: 18 August 2011, 08:30 »
All i want to know is she a hot  :laugh:

On a more serious note, good luck with everything mate