Which ILR Route Can I Take?
Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2016 11:16 am
I currently am eligible for ILR through the 10 year long residency route, however I might have too many absences to qualify at the moment. But I will have been on a Tier 2 (General) visa for 5 years at the end of 2017, making me eligible to apply for ILR via the 5 year working route if I wait.
However, after talking to an immigration lawyer, they told me that I can only apply for ILR depending on the visa I initially came into the UK with (which was a student visa) - meaning the 5 year route would not work, since I didn't initially come into the UK that way.
Is this true? I haven't seen anything that states this elsewhere.
Thanks!
However, after talking to an immigration lawyer, they told me that I can only apply for ILR depending on the visa I initially came into the UK with (which was a student visa) - meaning the 5 year route would not work, since I didn't initially come into the UK that way.
Is this true? I haven't seen anything that states this elsewhere.
Thanks!
You can apply for ILR under the 5 year route as soon as you qualify on your current visa.