[quote="nilu_0370"]Tahir - the relevant date that the law changed was
9 July 2012.
Without knowing the exact facts of your case, please consider this as general advice: -
As long as you applied for your second extension in time, (and as long as you do not have any unspent convictions) you would be eligible to apply for settlement in March 2015 on the basis that you had completed 6 years of DLR. This is because your first grant of DLR was under the transitional arrangements, i.e the immigration rules prior to July 2012. As a result, the extension that you put in now would still be considered under the old rules.
Tahir/Dalibora/fazzfazz
In respect of whether you need to pass Life in the UK Test and have the additional English qualification if you are applying for settlement having completed 6 years of DLR, the answer is no.
Please see the links below for confirmation of the same: -
(Page 7)
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... t-koll.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/english-language
Under exemptions it is stated: -
If you’re applying to settle
You don’t need to prove it if you’re applying as:
someone living in the UK for 6 years with discretionary leave
Dalibora on page 15 of the application form, after completing the top section, in the space at the bottom, you can write "I am exempt from the KOLL requirement as I have completed 6 years of DLR"
I hope this helps.[/quote
I have been granted in june 2015 a second 3 year discretionary leave,after waiting 22 months my first one was granted october 2010..all this time H.O confirming old leave continued since i had made an intime application.my big head ache is i have wife and son abroad (zimbabwe).how do i bring them over? I eaen over 34 k a year..nhs job.Do i qualify for indefinate in 2016? Thats when 6 years dlr tallies up despite their delays in the last one?shall i wait for that before i attempt bringing my family? Please help
