kani_11 wrote:Thanks for clarification.
I am bit worried and confused about no of days allowed to be out of UK.I still have more than a year for applying ILR.
Initial Tier 1 Visa :1 Sep 2010 to 1Sep 2012 (2 yrs)
Entry into UK: 3 Oct 2010 (after 33 days)
Visa extension: 1Sep 2012 to 1 Sep 2015 (3yrs)
No of days out of UK:[including initial 33 days]
YearNO to_date from_date Total days
Year 5 01-Sep-15 01-Sep-14 yet to take
Year 4 30-Sep-14 01-Sep-13 29
Year 3 30-Sep-13 01-Sep-12 21
Year 2 30-Sep-12 01-Sep-11 30
Year 1 30-Sep-11 01-Sep-10 59
Total no of days out of UK is 139 days as of now.How many days can i be out of UK till i apply ILR? If there are shortage of days, i might not have any option for extension after april 2015 to fill up gaps.
Please advice.
It is no more than 180 days allowed in any of the 5th, 4th, 3rd or 2nd year. In every year, you have way below 180 days leave and unless you are going to take 180 days leave in your last (5th) year, you need not to worry.
Here is the guidance and its on page 19.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... riod-in-uk
However, its worth noting that rules change frequently and you will be applying for ILR according to the rules current at that time. It would be safe to apply for an extension before 04/2015 but I am just thinking that it might just be an overkill!
Also note that you should be calculating the years backwards from your date of ILR application which you are saying would be 08/15