Mortimer wrote on Fri, 29 Jul 2005
The Home Office are reported on the BBC news site as saying that Menezes'
visa had expired. 'A passport stamp apparently giving him indefinite leave
to remain "was not in use" on that date, added officials.':
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4725659.stm.

What on earth does 'a passport stamp ... "was not in use" on that date'
mean? What's this a euphemism for? Had it been granted but later revoked?
Does it mean that there was an issue date on the stamp and that this type of
stamp wasn't being issued on that date (ie that the stamp is a forgery)?

I infer the latter. The HO are being very circumspect in their wording.
The absence of evidence of any previous leave in a category that can
eventually lead to ILR is also noteworthy.
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