Postal Letter

Will my visa be granted, i'm worried because...?

i went to the uk in 2001 on a student visa, which i re-applied for the following year, it was granted. The third extension i applied for was in 2004. I never recieved my passport from the home office. It did not worry me as i had heard that the home office sometime keep passports longer than usual. i moved in with my now husband in 2004 and we have lived together since then. we have a 2 year old daughter together and started saving to return to my home country in order to get married with my parents etc and in a religious ceremony. In order to travel i contacted the home office with regard to the return of my passport. They said it had been dispatched since october 2004 to my then college. I was in shock. I then contacted my college and they have no record of the passport being delivered to them. i contacted the postal service and they dont have record that run that far back. i was advised by my countrys embassy to report it lost and return with proof of this report in order for them to issue a new travel document, which i did and we returned to my home and got married. now im applying for a spouse settlement visa and im worried that this may affect my application as a breach of UK immigration laws. I dont know if this classifies as a breach as i had no idea that the home office could send your passport to the college or institution that you attended. I have not broken the law or done anything illegal during my stay and only had a couple of part time jobs which met the regulations with regards to working hours. My hubby a british citizen by birth and has a full time job, accomodation and i have also managed to secure a job upon my return. any advice would be great. thanks

Public Comments

1. There are some questions that need answering here. -Did you leave the UK within the validity of your last visa extension? -Were you still studying up to the time you left the UK? -Did you inform UKBA of the birth of your child? If the answer is yes to all these, you are probably in the clear. If the answer is no to any of them you may have been in breach of the conditions of your visa. If so, use an immigration lawyer to apply for your Spouse visa.