Home Office announces a number of new application forms to be used by applicants in the UK from December 1st
The Home Office announced in a press release on December 1st that new application forms have been published for use by applicants who are already in the UK.
They are listed by the Home Office as:
• FLR (FP) - for use in place of the FLR(O), if you are applying for limited leave to remain in the UK on the basis of:
o Family life as a partner on the 10-year route to settlement;
o Family Life as a parent of a child in the UK (5-year and 10-year routes to settlement);
o Private life in the UK;
o Family or private life where you know you do not meet the requirements of the rules, but would like to apply anyway
• FLR (AF) - leave to remain (Armed Forces)
• SET (AF) - settlement (Armed Forces)
New versions of the following application forms have also been published:
• FLR(O) - the revised form will not include categories now covered by the FLR(FP) and FLR(AF)
• FLR(M) - leave to remain (partner)
• SET(DV) - settlement (victim of domestic violence)
The press release notes that form FLR (FP) is not currently available on the form finder page, but is available from the 'Applying from inside the UK' page.
The Home Office says you should use the new forms if you apply on or after 1 December 2013.
However, it will continue to accept applications made on the previous version of forms FLR(O), FLR(M) and SET(DV) up to and including 22 December 2013.