UK masters degree obtained 07,but non uni-attendance in '05

Hi all , i know this may sound like the strangest need for help, but i definitely need some input here.
i came to the uk to study in 2000 and since then have obtained a diploma, a bachelors degree and a month ago my masters degree.

i am about to consider work experience on the hsmp but have been told my absence from education whilst on student visa in 2005 (year after my bachelors) will scupper my chances. i applied to commence my masters degree in 2005 but fell short of cash and decided to take that year out instead.in 2006 when cash probs were rectified I then commenced my masters and now completed.

my current student visa runs out in november this year.

i know its a bit of a long shot but does anyone know whether there are strict requirements on evidence/qualification to show that /what i have been studying over the past 7 years? i have proof of my diploma, bachelors and masters (which i will be claiming 35 points on) but i dont know if they'll be able to spot the gap in 2005.

a) i am hoping to only send my masters degree evidence as that is what i am claiming points on. will they reject the application or request for further documentation?

b) do they verify by calling all colleges and universities attended or just the one i am claiming points on?

apart from this issue, i am able to claim 85 points for the hsmp.

PLEASE SOMEONE ADVICE WHAT THE BEST OPTIONS ARE. I WOULD BE GLAD TO HEAR FROM SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN THROUGH MY CIRCUMSTANCES.

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cheers, dizzle

someone please help?

Why don't you go for Post-Study Work visa (2 years) under new Tier System .......... you need only 2 years more to apply for your ILR

(note: if you are living in the UK legally for 10 years you can apply for ILR).

If you are to claim earnings from a period not in the last 15 months, on account of full-time study, you will need letters from the universities indicating dates of attendance, where the gap in 2005 will become clear. At the FLR stage, you may be refused if you are found not to have adhered to the terms of your current or prior grants of leave; the same is true for IGS, and likely also for PSW in the PBS in due course.

Do you mean you were in the UK in 2005-06 on a student visa and were working full-time, or you had no visa but remaind in the UK, or you returned home???

I'm just trying to see whether or not you've scuppered your chances for ILR based on 10 years' legal residence.