Im an over-stayer in UK. Can I legalize my status after 5 years living and working here?
Hiya everybody! I've been in UK since 2006. I came on student visa and I stayed after my visa expiring date. I'm working in the government public sector, I have my NI number, my bank account, I pay tax and pension. I want to mention that Im using my real details, my name, my date of birth, and my NI number was given to me by the government. I have my british girlfriend and we couldn't marry because her family are racist with me, and Im depressed because all the trouble we had because of them. Is there any way to legalize my status here and live a normal life? I don't wanna apply for asylum because I wanna see my family. Im not seeing my self doing bad to this country, I've never had a criminal offense, my CRB is clear and been checked again just 2 months ago because of kind of my job which needs CRB 2 be checked regularly. I want to legalize my stay and be with my girlfriend till we solve our problem with her family, and wanna see my family who I really miss after 5 years of being away of them. Can anyone help me with advices? please, don't be rude to me or hush, I don't deserve to be treated badly, Im just a kind person who's fighting to have a good life which Couldn't have in my home country. Thanks
Is there a limit to your stay in foreign country?
As far as I know, a regular tourist visa is good for 90 days. "Tourist visa" simply means you get a stamp in your passport at the airport when you arrive AND they put your name in the computer system. When you leave the country (or in this case, the "Schengen area"), they again put it down in their computer files that you left. If that hasn't happened within the 90 days, the computer will sound the alarm and alert the authorities to the fact that you are now illegally in the country. What happens then is really up to the authorities - they may try to find you; or they'll just wait till some coincidence tells them where you are: Just think about it, in this day and age, you can't cash a check, or open a bank account, or rent a car or accommodation without your name ending up in some government computer database Most importantly, you couldn't even leave Europe without being caught - because how would you manage to get on a plane without showing your passport to security? Once they find you, they'll arrest you and deport you back to the US. From then on your name is blacklisted and you will not be allowed back to Europe for a number of years - and after that only through a long visa application process, and probably never again on a simple "tourist visa". It's just not worth the risk - if you want to be in Europe for a longer period of time, and you can prove that you have the money to do so without relying on work, then just contanct any embassy and find out what visas there are and for how long a stay they would be good for.
What could happen if I stay more than six months in UK without a visa? What are the consequences? Can I go back to Mexico after a year?
Wait, so let me try and assess your situation right now.(1) You are a Mexican citizen.(2) As a Mexican citizen, you are allowed to stay in the UK visa free for six months.(3) You wish to live in the UK with your significant other, who is presumably either a UK/EU citizen or a non-EU citizen on a student visa.(4) You don't have enough money to show sufficient funds to apply for a visa (which visa were you thinking of, if I may ask?), but you presumably have enough money to pay for a ticket from Mexico to the UK.Please listen to what everyone else is saying on this thread. Do not mess around with immigration. UK immigration especially. There may not be any exit checks but as far as I am aware you do get interrogated at the border, and you may be denied entry if the scary-looking officials behind the counter suspect of fraud of any kind.Alright, you're desperate. I hear you. If you still wish to do this, here's a trick that many seasoned travelers are aware of.Towards the end of your 6 months, book a £20 coach to anywhere in the Schengen area. Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, it doesn't matter. Stay there for a couple of days, make it a romantic weekend trip with your boyfriend if you want to. Then, you come back to the UK, and get your passport stamped for another 6 months.If they let you in, you won't be overstaying. And you get a nice holiday out of it.However, at this point, you will have to face another round of interrogation at the UK border. If they are suspicious about the real purpose of your stay (ie. not a tourist visit), which they frankly probably will be, they have every right to deny you entry. But if you do somehow manage to get past their interrogation and they do let you in, you've got another 6 months to spend with your boyfriend in the UK.At this point, we've got the entry and exit stuff done, but here comes the real issue: how are you going to finance yourself in the UK for a whole year? You won't be able to work, or study, or do anything that residents can do, because you're only a temporary visitor. Unless your boyfriend is wealthy enough to support you (because if you can't prove sufficient funds for a UK visa then you most likely aren't), you'll be living a fairly miserable life in the UK.But really, don't mess with immigration, and for the love of all that is good don't mess with the law.
Is it possible to directly apply for PR in Australia from another country?
I am a Nepali student and have scored 7 in IELTS. I have a query that ; can i apply directly for PR in Australia from management stream for Masters with my dependent? It would be greatful of you who could give me a genuine and fruitful answer. Thank you all!!!
Can a US citizen travel to the UK for 6 months with no visa, then leave the UK for a few days and go back and stay another 6 months?
No the maximum amount of time you can come here is 90 days visa free same as us British Citizens going to America when i use the visa exemption going to America I cannot re enter within 180 days after being there for 90 I couldn’t go to Canada on the 90th day and try get back in theoretically it’s possible but very difficult to do so unless I have a good reason for needing to go back.If you want to come for 6 months you need a visa And 6 months isn’t travelling that’s residing here doing what the question implies thats a total of a year so no officially you cant because that looks like you’re actually living here and you will be refused entry the Border Agency are very aware of people crossing borders just to extend their stays, and will soon catch on if it the visa exemption is being used incorrectly without a valid reason to return to the U.K. shortly after having just left.There is something called the spent leave rule. That means you need to spend the same amount of time out of the UK, that you spent inside. You need to spend at least 3 months outside the UK before attempting to re-enter. If you try to re-enter before 3 months has passed you will be denied entry and have a refusal notification flag against you. If this happens, you will always have to officially apply for a visitors visa from the country you are resident in, a royal pain in the arse we’re as strict as America if not worse.The applicant must satisfy the decision maker that they are a genuine visitor. This means that the applicant:(a) will leave the UK at the end of their visit; and(b) will not live in the UK for extended periods through frequent or successive visits, or make the UK their main home; and(c) is genuinely seeking entry for a purpose that is permitted by the visitor routes (these are listed in Appendices 3, 4 and 5); and(d) will not undertake any prohibited activities set out in V 4.5 – V 4.10; and(e) must have sufficient funds to cover all reasonable costs in relation to their visit without working or accessing public funds. This includes the cost of the return or onward journey, any costs relating to dependants, and the cost of planned activities such as private medical treatment.