Were you subject to immigration control February 2005 to April 2009

Had to buy a marriage license (*CoA) - you may be entitled to a refund

*'Certificates of approval' - policy for the return of application fees

UKBA 31 July 2009
 http://tinyurl.com/MarriageRefund

On 9 April 2009 the UK Border Agency suspended the fee for applications to obtain a certificate of approval - a document that is required by many migrants who are subject to immigration control and who want to get married or register a civil partnership in the United Kingdom.

If you applied for a certificate of approval between 1 February 2005 and 8 April 2009, you may now be eligible to have the fee returned to you if you can demonstrate that payment of the fee caused you real financial hardship.

You can find out more about the eligibility criteria and how to request a return of your fee in attached coa-refund-guidance.pdf

All requests for repayment should be made by 31 July 2010

[Please note NCADC will not respond to any queries on this item, all relevant information in attachment]


Legacy: Who is processing my case?

Applications made before March 2007

You can look up the contact details for the team processing your asylum application. This can only be used if you made your claim before 5 March 2007.

You need to know your full Home Office reference number to look up your case.
 http://tinyurl.com/LegacyCaseFinder




[Attaining UK citizenship] 'While some of the required attributes are pragmatic, though unethical, one is a naked attempt at social control'

Migrants' gains evaporate
The minute benefits gained by UK migrants are disappearing in the face of the government's new citizenship crackdowns
Full article: Rahila Gupta, guardian.co.uk, Saturday 8 August 2009
 http://tinyurl.com/lqxmss



ILPA information sheets attached

Children – New Statutory Duty

Borders Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009


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Source for this Message:
Berzi Family Campaign
UKBA
ILPA
The Guardian