UK stuff

Hi all,

i got 2 questions and i would be grateful for any help
- i have been here with my parents for almost 8years now, and want to change
my current diplomatic household visa to student just before i complete 10yrs
so i can take advantage of the concession. would that be ok or will the home
office turn around and say studying is not my real purpose?
- i got a friend who came here on a student visa and completed his degree
but overstayed his visa (by almost 2 years now). he's been advised to
register with a university and go back to his country and start a fresh
student visa application again. would that work? or can they ask him why he
wants to go again if he already has a degree and is over 22yrs old? what
other things can he do to improve his success of getting it? 2 of the
suggestions were a-someone settled here with a good job can give a letter
that he's ready to provide him with food & accomodation & b-someone else
with their own business confirm they're willing to offer them a part time
position (no more than 20 hrs i guess).

let me know what you all think.

You change that ... my son did it many years ago. But warning: the rule
is 14 years for diplomatic (because diplomatic visa/status is not
subject to limitations; 14 years is the requirement also for
undocumented residence). The Home Office is said to try to refuse
extending student status that would carry the person beyond ten years
(which you correctly note is the residence duration required for
student, or other documented residence subject to ordinary controls).

The trick -- and my son came in just under the wire on this one -- is
that they pro-rate the two: so that if he was, say, a student for 5
years and a diplomatic dependent for 7 years, he qualified.

As for your friend, he should be careful before doing anything or
coming to the attention of officialdom. Let's see what others say.


toufik ` wrote:

tamsuraiya@yahoo.ca wrote:


Why is it 14 years for diplomatic residents? Surely the 14-year rule
applies only if part of the residence is illegal?

A.