CR001 wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 13, 2022 7:45 pm

Date of application is the date your submit and pay online and you must apply on or before the visa expiry date, whether an extension or ilr. The biometric appointment is irrelevant to this.

Thank you, that is a very helpful clarification!!

I am, indeed, but as a backup I would like to find out about this Tier 2 extension.
If worse comes to worst, I'd know what to tell HR.

When is the latest date can I apply for the skilled worker extension https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/extend-your-visa with respect to my current visa expiry date? Is it important that the UKVCAS appointment is booked before that date? The reason I'm asking is that my employer has applied for ...

Thank you for clarifying!! Yeah, BRP became synonymous to visa in my mind and I forgot that they are not the same thing.

Thank you contorted_svy and Zimba!

The thing is that both of you suggest different dates:
- visa approval date, 6 December, OR
- visa issue date, 22 December

I understand the second one is a safer option, but it became a matter of principle to understand what the guidance implies as it's very vague.

I'm applying for ILR Set(O) and one of the requirements according to https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/indefinite-leave-to-remain-calculating-continuous-period-in-uk is to calculate the 5-year continuous period in the UK, but it's not explained clearly enough there. In particular, I'm strug...