No longer visa issues

[murraynz]

Principles of my visa:

1. I came into the UK as a highly skilled migrant, meaning I was young to hold the position I held and make the money I made.
2. That visa allowed me to stay in the country for five years.
3. At five years you can apply for "indefinite leave to remain" (ILTR) in the UK.

My visa to continue living in the UK expired on 7 January and, after

Comments

[murraynz]

I know! Very happy.

[earlgreyhot]

Congratulations! Although, if it was possible to go back in time to 2006 I think I was actually better off back then, in nearly every way. Alas.

[murraynz]

I like to think that it's always better to move forward, even if forward means leaving a place of relative comfort.

gale here

[murraynpvt]

awesome! still highly skilled then!! he he x

Re: gale here

[murraynz]

I don't need to be any more. Now, instead of being highly skilled, I can just live with being British.

[shuffle81]

Amazing. I am really glad for you. Sometimes I forget that you, like me, aren't an EU citizen (not for long, I assume?).

[murraynz]

The only thing standing in the way now is cost. The cost of a new NZ passport (£200), the cost of a British one (£1200), and the cost of not having my passport (annoyingly high cost in personal morale).

[shuffle81]

I envy your choices.

[tongsinanpei]

Congratulations!