Note, however that I submitted a question to the UKBA Settlement Policy Ops team asking this same question, and the response I received was that I will need to provide a employer letter confirming my annual leave and business absences during the period I was on a WP even though I was applying as a ...

Thank you for clarifying this, I have the same issue and could not find the answer. This is great news. I have had 4 employers and I I do not think my employer from 5 years ago even knows who I am, never mind signing a letter! I don't know why they can't write the rules more clearly. Thank god for t...

Hello, I have the document a few times now. I think I understand I was wrong about the absence limits. It is 180 days in each of the 5 x 12 month periods. The document is not clear to me on the following, but I am presuming from the comments above that the category you are applying under determines ...

Congratulations! So as I understand, the rules for T1 applied to your entire 5 year period, even though part of the qualifying period was spent under WP? I am wondering if your case worker just did not ask for the letter from your employer confirming absences, or whether this was really not needed f...

Hi and thanks for replying. I have read that document and I can see how it lays out the absences for a straightforward case where you spent all 5 years under a single visa type. But I cannot find anything about how to treat part time on work permits and part time on Tier 1. I understand that the cha...

Hello, I am hoping someone can help me with my current confusion. I entered the UK in July 2008 on a WP. I got another WP in October 2008 and started working for a new company. I switched from WP to Tier 1 (G) in January 2011. I am renewing my Tier 1 (G) to get me over the 5 year threshold in July 2...