Hi Sushdmehta,
Can you please connect me to any link on UKBA or Home Office website, which says that 5 year Clock for ILR starts from the
date you enter UK and not from the date your EC was granted?
Just looked at SET(O) form, which says the qualifying period for settlement, start from the date you were originally granted EC.
5 WHEN TO APPLY
You and any dependants who are applying with you
should apply before the end of your/their permitted stay
in the UK. There is a qualifying period to complete in
most of the categories on this form. That period runs
from the date on which you were granted leave to enter
or remain in this capacity. Please do not apply more
than 28 days before completing that qualifying period.
If you apply earlier than that, your application may be
refused. If that happens, we will not refund the fee and
you will have to pay again when reapplying.
The qualifying periods are as follows:
5 years In the work permit holder, employment not
requiring a work permit, businessperson, innovator,
investor, highly skilled migrant, self-employed lawyer,
writer, composer or artist, UK ancestry and any of the
Tier 1 or Tier 2 migrant routes.
Personally in my Case, I am here on HSMP for past nearly 2 years.
I entered UK on 45th day of EC stamped on my passport.
I am going for HSMP --> Tier 1 (General) soon.
I hope to fulfill all absence requirement for settlement
Assuming, I will be granted my Tier-1 (Gen) (for 3 years), would I have to then apply for further extension under Tier-1 (Gen), for 17 days?
If this is so, it's quite absurd, Isn't it?
Thanks for your help as always.
NNJ10
