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Dear All,

I have read the FAQs and the immigration rules but was unable to answer my query definitively, hence asking this question here.

I am currently on Tier 2 General and have been on the following issued Tier 2 General Visas:

• 30/07/2012- 14/09/2014 - Tier 2 General
• 18/09/2014 - 28/09/2017 - Tier 2 General
• 06/07/2015 - 30/07/2018 - Tier 2 General

1. Am I correct in assuming that I am eligible to apply for ILR on or after 02/07/2017?

Before moving to Tier 2 General, I was on a Student Visa and then a Tier 4 Visa.

My wife's case is slightly more difficult. She had the following visas:

• 26/01/2009 - 30/04/2012 - Student Dependant
• 19/03/2012 - 19/03/2014 - Tier 1 (PSW)
• 14/02/2014 - 03/04/2017 - Tier 2 General
• 16/03/2015 - 28/09/2017 - PBS Dependant

2. Does my wife need an ILR qualifying period of 2 years or 5 years?
3. If 2 years, can she apply for ILR at the same time as me? Also, what is the basis of your answer?
4. If 5 years, what application form should she use for an extension? Also, what is the basis of your answer?

Thank you very much for looking into this.

she needs to extend her pbs dependent visa, using the pbs dependent form once u have received your ilr.
She needs 5 years as pbs dependent to qualify for ilr.

Thanks for your reply. I had a very similar understanding.

Just to re-confirm as this is going to be a very expensive path for me:

• I can apply on the data I specified, meaning from 5th of July 2017 onwards.
• The initial dependent visa that my wife has doesn't count of influence this 5 years requirement?

Thanks for your quick turnaround.

I can apply on the data I specified, meaning from 5th of July 2017 onwards.

what does this mean?

The initial dependent visa that my wife has doesn't count of influence this 5 years requirement?

which initial dependent visa. student dependent or your tier 2 dependent?

iworker wrote:I can apply on the data I specified, meaning from 5th of July 2017 onwards.

what does this mean?

The initial dependent visa that my wife has doesn't count of influence this 5 years requirement?

which initial dependent visa. student dependent or your tier 2 dependent?

Sorry let me be more clear, I meant, given that my Tier 2 visa started on 01 August 2012, I am eligible to apply for an ILR from 03 July 2017. Is that correct?

Also my wife had a previous student dependent visa, I presume that doesn't play any part in this 5 year period that she has to spend as my dependent?

kawshik84 wrote:Sorry let me be more clear, I meant, given that my Tier 2 visa started on 01 August 2012, I am eligible to apply for an ILR from 03 July 2017. Is that correct? Yes if that is WITHIN 28 days of meeting the residence requirement.

Also my wife had a previous student dependent visa, I presume that doesn't play any part in this 5 year period that she has to spend as my dependent?

She broke her qualifying time as a PBS Dependent if she applied for a visa in her own right, in red below as per your original post.

My wife's case is slightly more difficult. She had the following visas:
26/01/2009 - 30/04/2012 - Student Dependant
19/03/2012 - 19/03/2014 - Tier 1 (PSW)
14/02/2014 - 03/04/2017 - Tier 2 General
16/03/2015 - 28/09/2017 - PBS Dependant

Thanks.

CR001 wrote:

kawshik84 wrote:Sorry let me be more clear, I meant, given that my Tier 2 visa started on 01 August 2012, I am eligible to apply for an ILR from 03 July 2017. Is that correct? Yes if that is WITHIN 28 days of meeting the residence requirement.

Also my wife had a previous student dependent visa, I presume that doesn't play any part in this 5 year period that she has to spend as my dependent?

She broke her qualifying time as a PBS Dependent if she applied for a visa in her own right, in red below as per your original post.

My wife's case is slightly more difficult. She had the following visas:
26/01/2009 - 30/04/2012 - Student Dependant
19/03/2012 - 19/03/2014 - Tier 1 (PSW)
14/02/2014 - 03/04/2017 - Tier 2 General
16/03/2015 - 28/09/2017 - PBS Dependant