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Dear All,
I would like to inquire what exactly is the meaning of continuous employment for 5 years as ILR precondition. Is it the continuation of work visa or continuation of actual work? If someone changes job, how much gap is allowed between the leaving of that job to joining in the new job?

Also if someone has a gap in work visa i.e. his visa finished in march for his old job but for his new employer to get the license and issue a COS it took a month longer, he applied from his home country and get the visa in april. Will it be considered "discontinued" then and his clock for 5 years restarted?

Can anyone help?

eager2learn wrote:Dear All,
I would like to inquire what exactly is the meaning of continuous employment for 5 years as ILR precondition. Is it the continuation of work visa or continuation of actual work? If someone changes job, how much gap is allowed between the leaving of that job to joining in the new job?

Also if someone has a gap in work visa i.e. his visa finished in march for his old job but for his new employer to get the license and issue a COS it took a month longer, he applied from his home country and get the visa in april. Will it be considered "discontinued" then and his clock for 5 years restarted?

It's the continuation of work visa as well as economic active during the ILR eligibiltiy period.

You cannot have more than 28 days gap between the expiry of one visa and application of another visa(by your new employer).

chetanojha wrote:

eager2learn wrote:Dear All,
I would like to inquire what exactly is the meaning of continuous employment for 5 years as ILR precondition. Is it the continuation of work visa or continuation of actual work? If someone changes job, how much gap is allowed between the leaving of that job to joining in the new job?

Also if someone has a gap in work visa i.e. his visa finished in march for his old job but for his new employer to get the license and issue a COS it took a month longer, he applied from his home country and get the visa in april. Will it be considered "discontinued" then and his clock for 5 years restarted?

It's the continuation of work visa as well as economic active during the ILR eligibiltiy period.

You cannot have more than 28 days gap between the expiry of one visa and application of another visa(by your new employer).

thanks greatly for the response chetanojha. So incase I have to go back to my home country when my visa finishes, I have to get the new visa within 28 days from that date for the ILR eligibility of continuous employment? Is there any place where this condition is mentioned?

If your new employer apply for your visa before your old visa expires (or asap) than you don't need to apply fresh. You can simple transfer WP to new employer.
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eager2learn wrote:

chetanojha wrote:

eager2learn wrote:Dear All,
I would like to inquire what exactly is the meaning of continuous employment for 5 years as ILR precondition. Is it the continuation of work visa or continuation of actual work? If someone changes job, how much gap is allowed between the leaving of that job to joining in the new job?

Also if someone has a gap in work visa i.e. his visa finished in march for his old job but for his new employer to get the license and issue a COS it took a month longer, he applied from his home country and get the visa in april. Will it be considered "discontinued" then and his clock for 5 years restarted?

It's the continuation of work visa as well as economic active during the ILR eligibiltiy period.

You cannot have more than 28 days gap between the expiry of one visa and application of another visa(by your new employer).

thanks greatly for the response chetanojha. So incase I have to go back to my home country when my visa finishes, I have to get the new visa within 28 days from that date for the ILR eligibility of continuous employment? Is there any place where this condition is mentioned?