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IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« on: October 04, 2008, 04:11:37 PM »
If I have ILR, should I have one somewhere?
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Re: IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2008, 04:12:54 PM »
as far as I'm aware, if you have a straightforward, spotless immigration history, you're not likely to have a reference number at all.  That's my understanding, anyway.
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Re: IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2008, 02:58:27 AM »
Everyone who has made an in-country application has a reference number.



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Re: IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« Reply #3 on: October 05, 2008, 08:52:30 AM »
Where do I find it?
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Re: IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« Reply #4 on: October 05, 2008, 09:56:10 AM »
My number was listed on previous correspondence I'd received from the Home Office - like on my original fiancée visa confirmation letter, my FLR visa confirmation letter, etc...  It was at the top of these letters.  Hope that helps!  :)
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Re: IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« Reply #5 on: October 05, 2008, 11:12:24 AM »
I thought it would be on my ILR letter but didn't see anything when I checked again. It is just a form letter that says what my rights are under ILR. I'll have another look.
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Re: IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« Reply #6 on: October 05, 2008, 11:16:00 AM »
Quote from: sweetpeach on October 05, 2008, 11:12:24 AM
I thought it would be on my ILR letter but didn't see anything when I checked again. It is just a form letter that says what my rights are under ILR. I'll have another look.

Yeah, I'm not sure it was on my ILR stuff - I got that same form letter about the rights, etc.  But I did my ILR in person at Liverpool, so I didn't get any sort of personalised cover letter through the post for it.  The reference number I'm talking about was specifically on my fiancée visa and FLR cover letters, both of which I got through the post.
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Re: IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« Reply #7 on: October 05, 2008, 11:19:33 AM »
Oh. I did everything in person.
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Re: IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« Reply #8 on: October 05, 2008, 11:24:36 AM »
If you look at the visa stickers in your passport, isn't there some sort of number on them?
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Re: IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« Reply #9 on: October 05, 2008, 11:26:33 AM »
There are numbers on the top right of my ILR and FLR stamps, starting with the letters UK, but they are different numbers. Would my reference number be the same throughout my time in the UK? There is also a number on my fiance visa stamp, but it does not say UK at the beginning, I suppose because I got my fiance visa from outside the UK.

Or do I just use the number that was on my ILR stamp?
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Re: IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« Reply #10 on: October 05, 2008, 11:55:53 AM »
Not sure.  Mine was on the correspondence that I received.
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Re: IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« Reply #11 on: October 05, 2008, 12:19:28 PM »
They don't give tailored letters if you apply in person, so they may never have given it.  Call the Home Office and ask.

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Re: IND or BIA reference number on form AN
« Reply #12 on: October 06, 2008, 01:53:31 PM »
Thanks Vicky. I called them and they gave me the number right away.
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