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Tier 2 to ILR - Applying In March 2019 - Need advice

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Tier 2 to ILR - Applying In March 2019 - Need advice

Post by cr003 » Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:12 pm

Hi,
Please accept my apologies if its a wrong place for this kind of post.

I am applying for ILR in March 2019 and need some advice from you guys.

I came to UK on tier 4 visa in jan-2013. My student visa was valid from january-2013 to 30-05-2014. I completed my MSc in January 2014 and started job in feb 2014. Then i applied for Tier 2 visa in may 2014 and received the new BRP on 26-06-2014.

The tier 2 start date on the BRP was 20-04-2014 and end date was 20-04-2017.I found another employer in jaunary-2016 and applied for new BRP in feb. I kept doing job at the company 1 till 28-02-2016 and joined company 2 on 07-03-2016 after receiving my BRP 2. Start date on BRP 2 was 07-03-2016 and end date was 02-03-2020. Company 2 made its all employees redundent on 01-08-2016 and offered to pay salary for next 10 days(from 01-08-2016 to 10-08-2016 - but never paid).

Company 2 informed home office on 28-09-2018 that it has made its tier 2 employees redundant. The date of sponsership was put 19-08-2016.

I have found another company and applied for BRP on 23-11-2016 which got approved and i started job at company 3 on 12-12-2016. Since than i am doing job there. I am aware that i have a gap of more than 60 days between jobs at company 2 and company 3. but recently the rules have been changed and the 60 days gap rule has been removed.

Ofcourse the TAX was not being paid from 08-2016 to 11-2016. I have read on some forums that if there are gaps in paying TAX, the ILR applications are being refused.

My question is how likely would i be refused when i apply for ILR on bases of TAX gaps and more than 60 days gap between 2 jobs?

Would appreciate any response.
Thanks and looking forward,
CR003

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Re: Tier 2 to ILR - Applying In March 2019 - Need advice

Post by zimba » Tue Jan 22, 2019 5:31 pm

Refusal for taxes could happen if your employer did NOT pay taxes while you were on their payroll. As you had no employer, there is no need to pay taxes so a tax gap does not matter
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Re: Tier 2 to ILR - Applying In March 2019 - Need advice

Post by cr003 » Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:20 pm

Hi Zimba,

Thank you for coming back. Do you have any assumption about 60 days gap?.

Thanks,
CR003

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Re: Tier 2 to ILR - Applying In March 2019 - Need advice

Post by CR001 » Tue Jan 22, 2019 7:07 pm

The 60 day employment gap rule has been removed over a year ago.
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Re: Tier 2 to ILR - Applying In March 2019 - Need advice

Post by cracker1234 » Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:15 am

Hi cr003,
Thanks for posting your query.
I am applying on May this year and would appreciate if you can post your outcome after you applied on March. In between, I might ask some queries, just to clarify with you.. Thanks in advance.

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Re: Tier 2 to ILR - Applying In March 2019 - Need advice

Post by cracker1234 » Thu Apr 04, 2019 8:17 pm

Hi Cr003,

Hope you alright.
Have you got your ILR ?
Had some queries as below :
-- Has the Tax have gap any problem ?

Experts,
In my case, I got some Tax refund from HMRC for the year when I was not working for around 3 months (redundant but later got another sponsor) before joining my current employer? I claimed that refund, will it be a problem ?

TIA.

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