The last part of section 11L states :" For the period before you were granted leave as a Tier 1 (General) migrant, documents showing that you met the relevant requirements of the immigration rules" My understanding of this is that you need to resubmit all documents that were submitted during your pr...

Congrats Daydream,

i guess with time we will know whether 6.3 is not relevant to Tier 1 General applicants with absences less than 180 days.

i hope people post their experiences here so the rest of us can know how best to tackle this.

Hi, Please refer the below thread, which is already discussed about the same issue. http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=120855&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Points to note about the Tier(1) general -- new set(O) form: 1).For tier 1 general, there is no need to submit the evidence un...

There is need to have this absence issue clarified, particularly for Tier 1 General. Someone somewhere must know the answer.

Rules take precedence over guidance. Ideally that should be the case, but will the case worker know this? I have a feeling some of the caseworkers don't even know the rules; they simply just follow the guidance notes they have. So when there is a case like this when there is a conflict between rule...

I strongly believe that there is a conflict between the guidnace and the immigration rules. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/immigrationlaw/immigrationrules/part6a/ Part 6A (255AAA) section a& b clearly states that : (a) "continuous period of 5 years lawfully in the UK" means residence...

well done. Hope they clarify this soon

i think i agree with humanvoid.

There seems to be some sort of conflict here.