⁉️ Private Life UK Immigration Solicitor Explains 20-Year Myth

Worried you must complete 20 years in the UK before you can apply?
Struggling to afford Home Office fees or unsure if you qualify for a fee waiver?

I am Kayani, a UK immigration solicitor in England and Wales with more than 20 years of experience. In this short, practical session I explain how private life applications work under Appendix Private Life, how the rules changed from the old paragraph 276ADE framework, and why many people misunderstand the “20 years” point.

A key message is this: it is not always necessary to wait until you reach 20 years’ residence. The law can also recognise insurmountable obstacles to reintegration in your country of origin, and the strength of your private and family circumstances in the UK. If your private life is already established, delaying can increase risk and uncertainty, especially if you have not attempted to regularise your status.

I also address the fee waiver route in private life cases. Where the Home Office fee is unaffordable, you must present coherent evidence showing you cannot pay without becoming destitute. In the right case, a properly prepared fee waiver application can remove a major barrier to making a valid application.

This video also covers the position where a child has lived in the UK for seven years and how that can support a private life route application, depending on the facts. Finally, I answer a live question about EU Settlement Scheme pre-settled status and bringing family (including parents) to the UK as visitors, focusing on sponsorship evidence, accommodation, bank statements, and proving strong ties to the home country.

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CHAPTER NAVIGATION

00:00 Private life route overview under Appendix Private Life
00:33 From paragraph 276ADE to Appendix Private Life changes
01:41 The 20-year misconception and insurmountable obstacles test
02:59 Why you should regularise status and seek specialist advice
03:12 Fee waiver route and evidencing inability to pay Home Office fees
05:08 Child aged 7 in the UK and private life eligibility points
06:03 EUSS pre-settled status and inviting parents on a UK visit visa
07:42 Sponsorship documents, accommodation, bank evidence and ties

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