Hi All We are uploading the evidence for my Wife's ILR application... It asks for her Philippines Passport (current) - but doesn't specify whether they require just the Biometrics (photo) page or EVERY page, including blanks! The UKVCAS website mentions "Access UK Document Checklist", but a search of the 'gov.uk' site returns no obvious results...! What have others done or what do you think is required? TIA
As you must not of spent 180 days outside the UK in a 12 month period prior to ILR application I suggest that you scan all pages to evidence this(we did)
Thanks, @Mattecube - That makes sense... One other uncertainty that has occurred to me - although it is not asked for, I read elsewhere that if the Applicant first entered the UK on a different (e.g. now Expired) Passport, you should provide that as well? Again, we could just provide the Biometrics page AND the original 'UK entry stamp' page of the expired passport, or EVERY page???
We uploaded just the biometric page. Still waiting on the decision email to come through but I'm not especially concerned by this.
How long have you been waiting, so far? Not that we would have used it, but we weren't offered Super-/Priority service options, for the ILR!
Biometrics done in Manchester on 10th Feb. Just a simple take photo and fingerprints job. Didn't do purchase any of the checking options. Docs had been uploaded a week or so before this. I remember that I was offered Priority but didn't take them up on this. Just a case of sitting tight and waiting for the deportation email to come through! Hopefully, assuming the Home Office has been able to verify Mrs R's stay in the UK over the past year, the passport pages won't matter. Her application should be pretty straightforward. Obviously won't do you any harm to upload the full shebang, but I just thought that was too excessive at the time. Even with the bunch of crazies currently running the Home Office at this moment in time, it would seem extreme even by their standards to send her packing back to Tarlac for not uploading 20 odd blank passport pages! I also definitely did not upload blank passport pages on the 2 previous FLR applications.
Slight correction on the rules I interpreted them slightly wrong It is “ you must not of spent more than 180 days in any 12 month period prior to application so Depends on the issue date I guess if the new passport is dated valid from 12 months or more prior to application date then just the new passport will do! as I say they are looking at or for that the applicant has spent less than 180 days outside the UK in any 12 months prior to application.
Yes you would think that the UKBA would have the facility to link to UK immigration departures and arrivals to determine length of time any applicant has been out of the UK, maybe that’s to easy to get 2 departments talking to each other!! Maybe providing the scanned paper trail helps oil the decision wheels quicker, who knows!
