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Final ILR Questions: Tier 2 GEN to ILR
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 6:23 pm
by sparkyram
Guys- My PSC appointment is in next 5 days: Below are outstanding questions in SET O Form (Filling paper form)
1. I paid the fee online and book for same day service. should i need to fill anything on Payment details section in SET O form ?This is the first page in that form. details like name on card, card number, card details etc ? or should i just carry copy of payment detail email print out ?
2. Section: 6
Q 6.4 When did you last enter UK ?
I last entered UK on14th March 2018 after my holidays in europe. hence i answered this date. Is that correct ??
3. Q 7.13 How long have you lived in UK ?
My Immig history:
Tier 2 ICT short term:JUNE 2012 to June 2013 ( On june 5th left to home country , spent 5 months there and came back on new tier 2 gen visa through same employer)
Tier 2 GEN: Entry clearance visa: Issued on 13 Sep 2013 and extended till 14-Aug-2019 and currently applying ILR under Tier 2 GEN 5 years route
So for the above question should i just consider the time spent on Tier 2 GEN or should i have to count time spent on Tier 2 ICT..I saw both the answer has been suggested in few posts..so i am confused
Re: Final ILR Questions: Tier 2 GEN to ILR
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 8:13 pm
by trueblue19
1. I paid the fee online and book for same day service. should i need to fill anything on Payment details section in SET O form ?This is the first page in that form. details like name on card, card number, card details etc ? or should i just carry copy of payment detail email print out ?
Just carry the payment confirmation page which has payment ID etc. On the form, Leave the payment details blank.
2. Section: 6
Q 6.4 When did you last enter UK ?
I last entered UK on14th March 2018 after my holidays in europe. hence i answered this date. Is that correct ??
Yes, this is correct
3. Q 7.13 How long have you lived in UK ?
My Immig history:
Tier 2 ICT short term:JUNE 2012 to June 2013 ( On june 5th left to home country , spent 5 months there and came back on new tier 2 gen visa through same employer)
Tier 2 GEN: Entry clearance visa: Issued on 13 Sep 2013 and extended till 14-Aug-2019 and currently applying ILR under Tier 2 GEN 5 years route
So for the above question should i just consider the time spent on Tier 2 GEN or should i have to count time spent on Tier 2 ICT..I saw both the answer has been suggested in few posts..so i am confused
Put total number of years here. If you're adding a cover letter, just explain Tier 2 ICT and Tier 2 Gen timelines, and that the application is based on Tier 2 Gen 5 years
Re: Final ILR Questions: Tier 2 GEN to ILR
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:54 pm
by sparkyram
Guys- I am preparing my cover letter for ILR.i am planning to explain below issue in cover letter..Any advice pls ?
I had an incorrect entry date stamped in my passport when i returned from one of my holiday trip. Exit departure stamp from my home country is correct. But entry stamp in heathrow is incorrect. rather than stamping 19 JAN 2016 , immigration officer stamped my passport with 19 JUN 2016.
I contacted border force heathrow terminals, and senior border force immigration officer investigated my issue and he gave apologized me for the error made and he also gave me an email confirmation that "my passport has been stamped with incorrect entry date and explained the whole error made by immigration officer at heathrow". Also he asked me to submit this email conversation so that CW can take decision easily.
Now my question is, Should i say this issue upfront in cover letter ? or should i just leave and only submit the emails only if CW raise this issue ?
I understand that home office should have exit and entry information which is provided by carriers...
Would case worker rely on passport stamps (i believe its unlikely)..? I am confused...
Re: Final ILR Questions: Tier 2 GEN to ILR
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 2:25 pm
by trueblue19
Considering you already have the email from border force accepting their mistake and confirming, in writing, that you actually did return on 19th Jan and not 19th Jun, there is no harm declaring this upfront in the cover letter.
You could make a reference to this where you specify the details regarding 180-day absence rule by writing something like:
'Additionally, I would like to specify that upon the completion of my visit to <specify where you were coming back from>, I returned to the UK on 19th Jan 2016, however the immigration officer at LHR erroneously stamped 19th Jun 2016 on the passport. I, upon noticing this error, reached out to Border Force (Heathrow Terminals), who in turn admitted to this being a manual error, and confirmed that date of return per their records is 19th Jan 2016. As further evidence, please find attached formal email communication from the Border Force, provided along with this application, confirming the error on the part of Border Office & associated explanation(s).'
Re: Final ILR Questions: Tier 2 GEN to ILR
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 4:32 pm
by sparkyram
Thanks trueblue..
Regarding Q6.1: section 6.1 :When did you (the main applicant) first enter the UK? This refers to the date of your first entry into the UK at the beginning of the period of stay on which this
application is based
Should i put my visa issue date which is 13-sep-2013 or my entry date into UK which is 07-Nov-2013.
I am seeing contradictory answers for thsi ques
Re: Final ILR Questions: Tier 2 GEN to ILR
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 4:34 pm
by CR001
The question asks for date of entry
Re: Final ILR Questions: Tier 2 GEN to ILR
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:05 am
by sparkyram
Thanks CR001- Yes i thought so but confused with few contradicting answers in previous post. thanks for clearing me up
and also for the question "How long you lived in UK" i entered as 4 years 09 months. because i entered UK as Tier 2 Gen 55 days after visa date and now applying ILR 28 days before 5 years.. Hopefully case worker wont think that i haven't spent 5 years in UK ...
Thanks true blue for al ur help
Lets see what happens tomorrow
Re: Final ILR Questions: Tier 2 GEN to ILR
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:11 am
by CR001
Hopefully case worker wont think that i haven't spent 5 years in UK ...
You do realise that HO know what the rules are re qualifying period from visa issue date!
Re: Final ILR Questions: Tier 2 GEN to ILR
Posted: Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:17 am
by sparkyram
CR001 wrote: ↑Thu Aug 16, 2018 10:11 am
Hopefully case worker wont think that i haven't spent 5 years in UK ...
You do realise that HO know what the rules are re qualifying period from visa issue date!
Yes i do .. but yeah these are all last minute silly worries
Re: Final ILR Questions: Tier 2 GEN to ILR
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:31 pm
by sparkyram
Finally my ILR approved.. had a pleasant experience at croydon office...
Re: Final ILR Questions: Tier 2 GEN to ILR
Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2018 4:07 pm
by JP145
sparkyram wrote: ↑Fri Aug 17, 2018 3:31 pm
Finally my ILR approved.. had a pleasant experience at croydon office...
Congratulations. i will take notes from your case i have many items like your case.
Re: Final ILR Questions: Tier 2 GEN to ILR
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 7:54 pm
by polar2018
I am also going to give my date of entry for my ILR application and not my first Visa issue date (My application is based on 5 years from first Visa issue date). Your post and the immigration board experts advise has given me more confidence now and hopefully my application gets approved as well. Fingers crossed.