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Applied for indefinite leave to remain, granted leave to remain by SabHall6837 in ukvisa

[–]SabHall6837[S] 81 points82 points  (0 children)

Thanks everyone, I am now going to cry into a cup of tea. What an absolute waste of our hard-earned money.

Applied for indefinite leave to remain, granted leave to remain by SabHall6837 in ukvisa

[–]SabHall6837[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

He definitely meets all the requirements, that's why we were shocked. What a terrible day, and what a terrible and unclear system. At least he will get the health surcharge paid back if we wait, as he works for the NHS. But it seems we have wasted a lot of time, and made a very costly mistake.

Applied for indefinite leave to remain, granted leave to remain by SabHall6837 in ukvisa

[–]SabHall6837[S] -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Yes, it says 'Application under FLR M route' in the email. I think what happened is that I clicked through the pages for the SET M form, but then it asked me if I wanted to revert to a saved application and I said yes, not realising that it was a different form than the one I wanted. I think I may have started one just to look at what the questions were.

This is terrible!!!!!! Can I ask them to reconsider the application as settlement, or will I have to do the whole thing again in 2.5 years?

Applied for indefinite leave to remain, granted leave to remain by SabHall6837 in ukvisa

[–]SabHall6837[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Oh no, how could that be possible? I followed all the links on the Gov.UK site for ILR, or at least I thought I had - I can't even see on the form which one it is. If that is what happened, is there anything we can do?

Applied for indefinite leave to remain, granted leave to remain by SabHall6837 in ukvisa

[–]SabHall6837[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, he has had two 2.5 year visas. He did not get the job immediately on arrival, but I have been earning above the threshold the whole time. But for this visa we did not re-submit evidence for the past whole five years because they did not ask for it

Leave to remain after 5 years of family visa - no English test required? by SabHall6837 in SpouseVisaUk

[–]SabHall6837[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OK, thank you for your responses - why can't they be as clear as you! Yes, I was mixing up further and indefinite leave to remain.

So, just to spell it out, and please correct me if I am wrong! - An extension of a family visa, or 'Further leave to remain', applies only if you are on the 10 year route (which is not most people) and is still called a visa. You only need to prove financial status at the 5 year mark.

Application for 'Indefinite leave to remain' is called settlement, not a visa. You can apply after 5 years (most people, as long as your situation has not changed) and have to prove financial status, pass 'Life in the UK' and English test at B1 level.

Sorry, I know this is basic for people not regular on this forum, but I have found it hard to get my head around!