Many thanks, CR001 and geoeng. That makes sense to me. I guess that's how the system was meant to work - not opening the visa application window until you're likely to meet the 5 year requirement.
Grateful for the speedy responses!
Mike

Oh boy. Yes, that was a typo. *2 years and 6 months.
Sorry!
Any thoughts still welcome
Mike

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