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Hi

I was on HSMP from 2005 with my husband as dependant, however we had to take a long leave out of country in 2010 which exceeded 180 days. I put in reason for leave when I applied for ILR in 2011 (hoping they would grant it ) but it got refused. When I was putting in my ILR application, due to misguided advice from ukba helpline, I did not apply for my daughter ( 3 years old ) and husband at same time as they had not spent qualifying time of 2 years, and as a result they both became overstay.
I did get legal advice and my lawyer sent in letters and applications for them both before my ILR outcome. As soon as I got my ILR refusal, I applied under PBS and re applied for my husband and daughter - we all got our residence extended for 2 years in 2011. Now I applied for another extension as I will have to complete 5 years from 2011 and got biometric cards for all three of us covering till 2018.
Now my question is that I will be eligible for ILR in 2016 after completing 5 years, but what about my husband? For ILR, Will he have to complete 5 years because of accidental overstay, or can he apply after completion of 2 years residency after I get my ILR based on the fact that he was on hsmp dependant/tier1 dependant before 2012?

Many thanks for reading this long thread and I hope to get some valuable advice, thanks in advance.
(I have deliberately left out some unnecessary details to make this short)

If they applied and received their PBS dependent visa before July 2012, then they should qualify under the 2 year route for ILR.

Thanks for quick reply.

Just to confirm that the overstay (during which main applicant's application was under consideration anyways) wont affect this?

thanks