If you already hold a visa in the UK or Home Office permission has expired, you may be considered as an overstayer.
Who is an Overstayer?
An Overstayer is someone who arrived in the UK with valid leave to remain in the UK and then subsequently remained and overstayed in the UK. This is usually the case when someone may have arrived to the UK many years ago on a visitor visa or overstayed in a different visa category or did not enter the UK with a visa. If you have stayed beyond the expiry of your leave, this means you have overstayed or are an illegal entrant.
What are the grounds to remain in the UK and submit an application to the Home Office?
The Home Office must be satisfied you fulfil one or more of the following grounds:
- You have lived in the UK country for many years
- You are in a relationship and have established family life
- You have a child or children in the UK
- You have worked in the UK and made tax contributions
- You have family and friends in the UK
- You have lost ties back in your Home country
- You are unable to return back to your home country due to change of circumstances
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Our Top Overstayers in the UK FAQ’S
The right to marry is covered pursuant to Article 12 of the ECHR. You would require a certified copy of your passport or a valid passport in order to give Notice to get married in the UK. You would also need to demonstrate that you are in a genuine and subsisting relationship your partner or civil partner.
If your application has been refused or appeal right has come to an end, resulting in you overstaying you would need to leave voluntarily within 30 days (sometimes shorter) or you could be deported. If you leave after 30 days you can face a re-entry ban between 1 to 10 years.
This depends on the nature of the application that is being made. It is important you seek advice before submitting an application for leave to remain as a Overstayer.
At present there are no plans for the UK Government to introduce a amnesty in the UK for overstayers.
The rules were changed on 9th July 2012, previously if you had lived in the UK for 14 years you could apply for indefinite leave to remain in the UK. However, if you have lived in the UK for 20 continuous years then you can apply for leave to remain in the UK. You may also apply based on your private life if you have lived in the UK for less than 20 years.
An overstayer does not permit the right to work or study in the U.K. without having valid visa leave by the Home Office.