Guidance on Tier 2 ILR Six year limit
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 7:45 pm
Hi
I came to UK for the first time on 23 September 2014 in a Tier 4 Student visa, to study my Masters. I finished Masters and switched my visa within UK to Tier 2 (General) visa for 3 years (until 21/02/2019). My firm applied for another 3 year extension for my Visa but I received my BRP card with an end date of 23 September 2020.
I noticed that this date marks exactly 6 years from the date of my first entry to UK as a student. I would not be able to apply for ILR before 23 September 2020 date as I won't complete 5 years continuous residence in Tier 2 until 19/01/2021.
Does the time I spent in UK under Tier 4 visa count towards the six year limit? I thought only the time in Tier 2 General visa counts towards that limit.
Would any of you be able to help me and remove my confusion on this matter?
Thank you for all your help.
Student Visa: 15/09/2014 => 30/01/2016 (entered UK on 23/09/2014)
Tier 2 Work Visa: 19/01/2016 => 21/02/2019 (switched within UK) = 3 years 1 month
Tier 2 Work Visa Extension: 19/03/2019 => 23/09/2020 = 1 year 6 months (+ 1 month between the last date of last BRP and start date of new BRP which is lawful stay)
According to the above numbers, I would only have 4 year 8 months of stay on Tier 2 General and rest 1 year 4 months was as a student.
May be this 6 year date they have given me is a coincidence or a mistake and I can further extend my Tier 2 Visa after that, but I would like to know if that is the case.
Kind Regards
Selvakumar
I came to UK for the first time on 23 September 2014 in a Tier 4 Student visa, to study my Masters. I finished Masters and switched my visa within UK to Tier 2 (General) visa for 3 years (until 21/02/2019). My firm applied for another 3 year extension for my Visa but I received my BRP card with an end date of 23 September 2020.
I noticed that this date marks exactly 6 years from the date of my first entry to UK as a student. I would not be able to apply for ILR before 23 September 2020 date as I won't complete 5 years continuous residence in Tier 2 until 19/01/2021.
Does the time I spent in UK under Tier 4 visa count towards the six year limit? I thought only the time in Tier 2 General visa counts towards that limit.
Would any of you be able to help me and remove my confusion on this matter?
Thank you for all your help.
Student Visa: 15/09/2014 => 30/01/2016 (entered UK on 23/09/2014)
Tier 2 Work Visa: 19/01/2016 => 21/02/2019 (switched within UK) = 3 years 1 month
Tier 2 Work Visa Extension: 19/03/2019 => 23/09/2020 = 1 year 6 months (+ 1 month between the last date of last BRP and start date of new BRP which is lawful stay)
According to the above numbers, I would only have 4 year 8 months of stay on Tier 2 General and rest 1 year 4 months was as a student.
May be this 6 year date they have given me is a coincidence or a mistake and I can further extend my Tier 2 Visa after that, but I would like to know if that is the case.
Kind Regards
Selvakumar