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Will the BA relax 5 year requirement for my ILR application?

Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 6:01 pm
by anjelala
I think that the Border Agency made an error when they first granted me Leave to Enter in 2009.

My Entry Clearance was valid from 16 March 2009 - 21 February 2012. Although I have just checked the Immmigration Rules (Part 6A, Paragraph 245 HC) which states that the period of grant should be: 3 years plus one month. They gave me 3 years MINUS one month.

Since then I have extended my same visa, which extended the validity date by 2 years to 21 February 2014.

Problem is now, that I intend to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain - but my visa only takes me to 4 years 11 months. Do you think I have any recourse to go back to them now and ask them to correct the error that I think was made in 2009?

Or maybe ask them to relax the requirement for ILR in my case, since it is only one month out?

Thanks for your help!

Posted: Sun Oct 27, 2013 8:03 pm
by Amber
You can apply from 28 days before you qualify so you should be ok.

Posted: Mon Oct 28, 2013 7:57 am
by vinny