Scared of my future/brexit.

Yes I asked about a british citizen which I don't have. I was the one that I was thinking getting a loan, no one else. If I were to pay this guy I will have nothing left in the bank

I can only phone as he is indeed in London and I'm south wales. But I can get his number, my dad does talk to over on email. Know my dad does not really like me talking online about and it's hard to ask questions about it. The stress is getting him.

Thanks all the info you have given 

nexus9 said:

There are plenty of wind-up merchants who just can't seem to help  moving in like sharks at the first sight of vulnerability or distress. Another shining example of human nature. 

I'm worried about this kid. He seems to not have much help. You know me, I'm having to keep my *** together here! It just doesn't seem right.

Lost0ne87 said:

And also to add it may not get accepted and have pay more money. it's a joke

Here is a free legal service for people with disabilities.

https://dls.org.uk/about-us/our-history/

Lost0ne87 said:

I have asked my mum just now on skype but she doesn't know what to say, I showed her this thread. I know that my staff are not scamming me but you are right this a bit much to ask since I would say I'm a british and have a right to stay.

Did you ask your mom if you have citizenship. She can either say yes or no. That's the question you need to ask.

Lost0ne87 said:

I been told it should cost around £1500 and the solicitor did not charge all the hours which my dad said bullshit and I would have to agree. I can't remember completely but he charged for 300 of pounds an hour, something like that.

The average fee for a solicitor is £100 per hour for a Junior, and £200 for a Senior, maybe nearer £300 per hour in Central London. That's for a case that is usually a criminal case. An immigration case is usually charged as a set fee. If it is as you say it's unusual to be charged a set fee, and then an additional rate. I also find it a bit puzzling that they could charge so much money, and not be able to clarify anything to you.

Lost0ne87 said:

Solicitor also helps woman that owns the company that the support workers work for. 

Can I ask who suggested that you see the solicitor? Also who is suggesting that you take loans? I'd just like to find out.

Lost0ne87 said:

This is for the citizenship and it does not cover a passport. 

Once you are a citizen, a passport is just a thing that you use to travel with or use as identification.

Lost0ne87 said:

Also I must add I went to my Belguim embassy in London and they said my passport is void and I need to apply for a citizenship but he did not do much research as he did not know that my parents worked in uk, if they did not he said I have no chance to become british.

In the time being, for your own piece of mind. Get a Belgian passport, just as a piece of ID. It doesn't cost £2500. It's only £70. You are fine to stay here, the law hasn't changed and might not. You should have told the guy at the embassy that your parents work here. If your passport is void you would have been deported by now.

You have some sort of legal status to be here.

You have a NI number.

You are claiming DLA/PIP.

You have some form of legal status to be here. I'm just trying to find out what it is so I can explain it to you.

Lost0ne87 said:

I have been told that I was born when Africa was not in the british commonwealth and that's why it's more difficult. 

Yes, South Africa did leave the Commonwealth for a while. That doesn't matter because at some stage you became a Belgian citizen, because you had a Beigian passport. This means regardless of being born in South Africa, YOU ARE NOT A SOUTH AFRICAN CITIZEN. You have also been issued a NI number, this means you have the right to work, study, and have tax status in the UK. You are also claiming DLA/PIP, this means that you are allowed to be here. Also the fact that your Belgian passport is void means that you have some sort of legal status to be here. Visa's are usually revoked when a passport expires. Since you are claiming DLA and have a valid NI number, you have some right to be here.

You are either an EU or UK citizen. Your country of birth is totally irrelevant at this point. You aren't going to be deported to SA.

Can you Skype your dad and find out anything? Also can you tell me who is suggesting that you need to apply for citizenship, and who is asking you to apply for loans?

And also to add it may not get accepted and have pay more money. 

Cloudy Mountains said:

First of all you may not need a solicitor. You might have citizenship. A passport doesn't necessarily mean you are a citizen. Any solicitor who is their salt would be able to clarify the situation, even slightly. It sounds like you are being took advantage of or the solicitor is a clown.

This is for the citizenship and it does not cover a passport. 

I just had a automatic reply from the site you suggested and it said this:  

Unfortunately, we can’t respond to your email if it falls into any of the following categories:

If you are seeking specific advocacy, legal advice or medical advice

Also I must add I went to my Belguim embassy in London and they said my passport is void and I need to apply for a citizenship but he did not do much research as he did not know that my parents worked in uk, if they did not he said I have no chance to become british.

I have been told that I was born when Africa was not in the british commonwealth and that's why it's more difficult. 

I will contact that site you linked 

I have asked my mum just now on skype but she doesn't know what to say, I showed her this thread. I know that my staff are not scamming me but you are right this a bit much to ask since I would say I'm a british and have a right to stay.

I been told it should cost around £1500 and the solicitor did not charge all the hours which my dad said bullshit and I would have to agree. I can't remember completely but he charged for 300 of pounds an hour, something like that.

Solicitor also helps woman that owns the company that the support workers work for. 

Cloudy Mountains has a good point there.

There are plenty of wind-up merchants who just can't seem to help  moving in like sharks at the first sight of vulnerability or distress. Another shining example of human nature. 

It happened to me when I had my residence permit denied at the end of 2003. For three/four years I had the six monthly/yearly nightmare of having to assemble papers, work permits, proof of earnings, leprosy tests, aids tests, to get this thing, even more galling when I knew many just hopped over the border and never got trapped in the when Kafkaesque maze of it all. After 3 years of turning a blind eye to a loophole I never knew existed for small businesses, all of a sudden it was noticed I was working without a work permit and I was read out a letter by a uniformed woman that I was committing endless crimes against the State and was to leave in a month. 

I thought being unemployed in the UK and restart interviews was enough of a trauma. This was much worse.

And that's what I also found. Wind-up merchants who seem to love to make it worse.

All the more reason why I do not understand the collective insanity that is Brexit, really. Bringing in hostile environments and making immigration a crime.

Keep away from these types of people. Confide only in those who you know are not going to troll you, either online or to your face. 

Did you ask your parents? It could just be as simple as asking them about it or asking them for help.

Lost0ne87 said:

I am getting a solicitor of some sort to sort this out. Has said once I have chance but that was some time ago. Just had a bill and its some bit and said nothing if I indeed have a chance. Things change so I'm a bit worried.

First of all you may not need a solicitor. You might have citizenship. A passport doesn't necessarily mean you are a citizen. Any solicitor who is their salt would be able to clarify the situation, even slightly. It sounds like you are being took advantage of or the solicitor is a clown.

Again ask your parents. It's the first thing to go to.

Lost0ne87 said:

I have indeed been Christned but in Belguim. I am still claiming dla but it's going to be changed some other payment at any time and I  have a National Insurance number.

I'm not a solicitor but I know enough to tell you more than the "solicitor" you have spoken to.

You have a National Insurance number. You need to be eligible to study or work in the UK. This means you are in the tax system.

You get DLA, to be eligible you need to have either UK citizenship, or be from the EU or Switzerland. So going by that YOU AREN'T CONSIDERED AFRICAN.

Lost0ne87 said:

I have given every paper that they asked for,  getting it sorted by a solicitor of some sort and he asked £2500. Whenever I asked the people that care for me why it's so expensive they say it's because it's such a complex case.

Someone is having you at it. You NEED to get in touch with your parents. PLEASE!

£2500 should more than cover a citizenship application. You have even provided them with all the information. Something doesn't add up. Either the solicitor is scamming or your carers are. Ask for all the paperwork that the solicitor has given, and an invoice or quote from the solicitor, depending on how far it is. A real solicitor would be able to tell you your status, and what needs to be done.

First of all stop letting the TV, or in the worst case, your carers wind you up about being deported. 

Secondly, and most importantly, CALL YOUR PARENTS, something doesn't add up here with the things you are saying you have been told. Really, I'm pretty pissed at reading that people can't tell you a thing. It stinks of bullshit. Sorry to be frank, but it just doesn't seem right.

If you can't here is the number for an Advocacy service near you.

https://www.scope.org.uk/support/services-directory/caerphilly

Please call your parents though. Really.

I got no passport what so ever. I did have a Belguim passport but that was revoked and I had no passport since and that I can't understand its so messed up. I am getting a solicitor of some sort to sort this out. Has said once I have chance but that was some time ago. Just had a bill and its some bit and said nothing if I indeed have a chance. Things change so I'm a bit worried.

I live in the cearphilly area.

They are both Belguim . They are related by blood and I have been asked to provide birth certificate which I have. Have never done a DNA test mind. I have given every paper that they asked for,  getting it sorted by a solicitor of some sort and he asked £2500. Whenever I asked the people that care for me why it's so expensive they say it's because it's such a complex case.

I have indeed been Christned but in Belguim. I am still claiming dla but it's going to be changed some other payment at any time and I  have a National Insurance number.

I worry as they have not said that I have a fighting chance or not. Nothing..

None as of yet, I'm automatically african but with no passport. That the place I end up in if I get deported, but my mum say they would not want me as I never worked there. It's such a messed up case, so complex that I can't get into every details

Lost0ne87 said:

Did i make a fool of myself?

Who cares. They don't know you. They are just a bunch of people who are replying to one post that you've made there. It's not like you are a regular. Don't worry about it. They aren't. *** them.

Lost0ne87 said:

My mum and dad worked in the uk for most my life and they are applying for British passport and what not. 

I'd get involved in their process. It will be far easier if they are involved. If you were born in SA you will have a South African passport also dual nationality by the sounds of things. Looking at the entitlements you have claimed and the duration (since 2012?), it seems you have some sort of citizenship. If you've been here 30 years immigration would have been on the case by now, I'd imagine. The details seem a bit thin for me to make a complete judgement. As said in another part of the thread EU Nationals who are already here are not going to be deported. You've been here a long time.

I'd call your parents as soon as possible. It's all well and good asking people you don't know, (and can't answer your questions properly) on the internet, but the only people that can tell you properly, and quickly enough to end the worry are your parents. They could just tell you that you have citizenship. Worry over, problem solved.

Here are the steps to take tomorrow or when you can.

1. Call your parents! They will know what your passport is, and citizenship status. If they tell you it's all well and good, get your passport. If it's fine no need for step 2. Stop worrying.

2. If it's not good there ask your parents if you can get involved in their process for citizenship. If not get as much paperwork as you can and go to step 3.

3. People have suggested CAB here. The CAB is probably not the first place I'd go. Their caseload is massive, and I'd say that they aren't used to dealing with autistic clients regularly. If you have problems dealing with this sort of stuff, there are Autism Advocacy groups. They can help you apply for and/or find out your Legal Citizenship Status. They are also experienced and sympathetic to autistic clients.

This explains advocacy.

https://www.autism.org.uk/advocacyandautism

There is a directory of Autism Advocacy groups in the UK.

https://www.autism.org.uk/directory/browse/cid=51~aid=1.aspx

If you can't find your Autism Advocacy group get back here and let me know the area or city you live in. Just pop it in the replies.

Most of all don't worry, as much as you can. It might never happen.

As you sound a nice person, Your Parents will not be deported when the UK leaves the E.U. You say they have E.U. Nationality, and have Belgium passports, OUR government has said E.U. Nationals  already here will not be deported. Why don't you have a Belgium Passport?

Only your Parents Know their Marriage status  whether only one is a Belgium National or both. This is why I say it will be important for your British Parents to adopt you..  

If you have other problems.

If it is possible Your Parents may adopt you  this will cement your Nationality to that of your Parents. for inheritance purposes should one or both die. 

Obviously in todays world You can establish your parentage with Certified DNA. CAB may advise you. 

Go to your old school and get certified copies of any attendance at school.copies, get your parents to did out any school photos and your school reports.  

Get copies of your Birth birth records, if it was in a hospital ask your mother, for what ever records she has.  Did you ever attend a Church or other place of worship here again they may have records, if you are Christian, many babies are Christned again ask your parents.

You need records of you living in the UK.. Ask your parents of how they entered the UK and do they have any evidence , such as a record of you being a child on entry. 

 Do you have any doctors records You must have had some reason to claim DLA That would have required an examination.

Definitely you should Visit Citizens Advice Bureau.. and what ever else you do. Don't go abroad for a holiday, you might not get back into the UK.

You say you have not worked and  claimed DLA in 2012, why has this not continued. You should have claimed whatever because you would have got a credit for National Insurance, You will be asked how did you manage to live with no income. 

Having no savings means you may get legal aid to help you. Ask the CAB That should be your first task.

What passport do you have then?

Hi Lost One 187

Sorry to hear about your experience. This is such an ugly chapter in UK history. It most certainly isn't anything whatsoever about your value or integrity, it is the problem of the central government in the UK. 

I left the UK for good in 1999 and I worry about the rights I will lose, where I did not even get a vote in this. 

I have just checked the Citizens Advice Bureau website and some of their branches offer help with this sort of thing:

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/immigration/get-help/get-immigration-advice/

Would your parents be able to help you, or is this not an option? 

I never going on that site again. I will worn others about that site.