Immigrating to the UK

Priapus said:
I assume you’re going to respond?

I can’t as I am now in the UK and these rules don’t affect me anymore.
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I have responded and you can even if you are no longer affected.

Lots of space to add your own viewpoint, back it up and all the rest.
 
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Dave said:
You can still respond if you have an opinion and have experience with the procedure.
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AstroTurf said:
I have responded and you can even if you are no longer affected.

Lots of sace to add your own viewpoint, back it up and all the rest.
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Fair enough. I’ll respond too then. As it would have made our lives more difficult had we gone that route in the end.
 
Did not this was up for debate and will also be responding. We in our 4th year over here. We got married in the UK over 20 years ago, but left after 4 years and did not stay the extra year to get my wife citizenship. Paying for that mistake now!
 
Papsak said:
Did not this was up for debate and will also be responding. We in our 4th year over here. We got married in the UK over 20 years ago, but left after 4 years and did not stay the extra year to get my wife citizenship. Paying for that mistake now!
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Surely she had ILR 20 years ago, can she not apply as a returning resident?
 
You loose it after not returning to the UK after 2 years. We spent 16 years in sa
 
Papsak said:
You loose it after not returning to the UK after 2 years. We spent 16 years in sa
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www.gov.uk

Return to the UK if you had indefinite leave to remain

How to come back to the UK to live if you were previously settled (given indefinite leave to remain) - find out if you need a Returning Resident visa
www.gov.uk www.gov.uk

If you were away for more than 2 years (Returning Resident visa)​

You lose your indefinite leave to remain if you’ve been outside the UK, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man for more than:

  • 5 continuous years, if you have settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme (unless you’re a Swiss citizen or their family member)
  • 4 continuous years, if you have settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme and you’re a Swiss citizen or their family member
  • 2 continuous years for anyone else
You may be able to re-enter the UK and get indefinite leave to remain by applying for a Returning Resident visa.

You may not need to apply if you or your partner are in the British armed forces, or work for certain UK government departments or the British Council.

Eligibility​

You must provide enough evidence to show:

  • your strong ties to the UK - for example you or your family have lived here most of your life
  • your current circumstances and why you’ve lived outside the UK
 
Papsak said:
Yeah, don't think we could have gone down that route.
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We looked into this as the same thing happened to my wife. It’s not easy to get, if you don’t currently have strong ties (like business/property/family) and a good reason for why you were out of the country and why you want to return, then it’s basically just a big gamble.

Even with me working here the lawyers said it basically means jack and it’s up to them to decide if she had a strong case or not, and the lawyers didn’t think we did.
 
prod said:
We looked into this as the same thing happened to my wife. It’s not easy to get, if you don’t currently have strong ties (like business/property/family) and a good reason for why you were out of the country and why you want to return, then it’s basically just a big gamble.

Even with me working here the lawyers said it basically means jack and it’s up to them to decide if she had a strong case or not, and the lawyers didn’t think we did.
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Add your voices to the MAC Query, it will help someone.
 
Papsak said:
Did not this was up for debate and will also be responding. We in our 4th year over here. We got married in the UK over 20 years ago, but left after 4 years and did not stay the extra year to get my wife citizenship. Paying for that mistake now!
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Ouch. One year away from ILR. What was the reason going back to SA and then coming back here again?
 
Starling big ouch....

When the FCA reviewed financial crime controls at challenger banks in 2021, it identified serious concerns with the anti-money laundering and sanctions framework in place at Starling. The bank agreed to a requirement restricting it from opening new accounts for high-risk customers until this improved. Starling failed to comply and opened over 54,000 accounts for 49,000 high-risk customers between September 2021 and November 2023.

In January 2023, Starling became aware that its automated screening system had, since 2017, only been screening customers against a fraction of the full list of those subject to financial sanctions. A subsequent internal review identified systemic issues in its financial sanctions framework. Starling has since reported multiple potential breaches of financial sanctions to the relevant authorities.

Therese Chambers, Joint Executive Director of Enforcement and Market Oversight, commented:

'Starling’s financial sanction screening controls were shockingly lax. It left the financial system wide open to criminals and those subject to sanctions. It compounded this by failing to properly comply with FCA requirements it had agreed to, which were put in place to lower the risk of Starling facilitating financial crime.'
 
Just bought a car, did you guys manage to use a NCD from SA to get a lower premium on insurance here?

I'm trying to get the documents from Discovery but they don't exactly have what I require
 
prod said:
Just bought a car, did you guys manage to use a NCD from SA to get a lower premium on insurance here?

I'm trying to get the documents from Discovery but they don't exactly have what I require
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Yes I did.

Bear in mind your NCD can only be applied to one car, not your policy. It's weird like that here.
 
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