Thanks, Zimba for your response.

Does having Section 3C not mean extending my leave under the previous leave I had and does this not mean leaving the UK with valid leave and returning with valid leave even if it was under a different Tier?

Hi, I was thinking of starting the process of my ILR application but an advice from a solicitor is making me reconsider and I would like to ask on this forum for any opinion on my scenario. My immigration history is as follows: -Entered the UK on Tier4 (student) for my MSc in Sept 2008 -Changed to ...