rshukla75 wrote:Hi ,
Thank you very much for your information , it’s very helpful .
I am also planning to apply for ILR in this September but I have few doubts/questions for my case
First question :
I have got my VISA (Initial Teir1 general )approved on 6th October 2010
My first entry to England was 28Th December 2010 (approximately after 86 days of my Visa approval , this is within 90 days )
Now my doubt is can I apply for my ILR on 15 September 2015 or I have to wait till December.
Second question : do I have to provide details about all my visits outside UK for this last 5 years ?? , although I had very few that too far very short durations .
Third Question : During my initial application , for English language eligibility I had used PBS calculator provided by UKBA site to show my University was listed on their calculator , but now there is no category for Tier-1 general hence there is no calculator .. what should I do for English language eligibility ??
Do you guys have any templates , sample cover letters for all section of these documentation .
First: You were in total 83 days out between your entry clearance grant and first entry. So you are covered. That period will be counted towards your continuous residency. You can verify it yourself by looking at continuous residency calculation document
ILRcont_periods_v12.0_EXT.pdf
I do not see any problem for going ahead on 15th September 2015 as you are well within 28 days period.
Second: Yes, of course you must.
Third: You can refer to
Koll_v17_0.PDF easily available on the UKBA site. Below are the steps to get you PBS points printout
To check a degree on the calculator you should use the following process:
1. tier dropdown: select ‘Tier 2 (Skilled workers)’
2. category drop-down: select ‘Tier 2 (General)’
3. ‘where are you applying from?’ question: select ‘Outside the United Kingdom’ (this is the quickest way to get to the required stage in the system)
4. in the following ‘Sponsorship’ and ‘Salary’ stages select either ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ ( it does not matter which)
5. in the ‘English skills’ stage, select ‘I have a UK Bachelor degree-equivalent qualification (or above) that was taught in English’
6. enter details of the qualification in the following drop-down lists, up to and including ‘Year of award’
7. in the table displayed on the next screen, check the ‘Points for English language’ column:
o if 10 points are displayed, the qualification has been deemed by UK NARIC to be academically equivalent to a UK Bachelor degree or higher and to have been taught in English
o if zero points are displayed, the qualification may either have been deemed to be below UK Bachelor degree level, or not taught in English, or both
