case study
Indefinite Leave to Remain
Who was the client?
The client was a Chinese national who entered the UK as a 11 year old child student. He lived and studied in the United Kingdom for 10 years but had exceeded his absences by 200 days. The client risked being told he could not settle permanently in the United Kingdom.
What did we do?
Our immigration team were initially instructed to provide generic immigration services to ensure that the client did not lose his immigration status in the UK.
Having conducted an assessment of the client’s background, we believed the client’s case provided strong characteristics to present a 10-yearlong residency indefinite leave to remain (ILR) application.
We put forward a very comprehensive statement, letters from his school and supporting documents to demonstrating the client was fully immersed in British culture and had established his own private life in the UK.
Why was it complex?
Our client had exceeded his absences by 200 days because he was boarding at a UK School and had no guardian/parent to stay with outside the school term. This mean that our client had no choice but to return to his family out of school term. These compassionate circumstances were not covered in Appendix Continuous residence, which meant there was a high probability that the Home Office could refuse the application.
What was the outcome?
The Home Office concurred our position, recognising that the client was fully integrated in the UK and consequently, our client was granted indefinite leave to remain due to his extenuating circumstances.
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