Continous stay and changed status
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 3:44 am
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I have recently received my visa but this time via the family 10 years route. So in essence I switched from Entrepreneurs. I would like to know if I can apply for ILR since I now have a 2.5 years visa. Does the time when the visa expired count as part of my continous stay despite switching from one route to another.
A quick recap:
I came into the UK in 2010. My last visa which was Entrepreneurs route expired in 2017. I was refuseed entreprenuer extention visa in 2019.
Then an administrative error made them give me wrong information about a visa they never issued. I had to reapply in June 2020 but due to covid the delay spanned and I just got my visa this June.
Please advise if my 10 years legal stay is still valid and not broken with the refusal.
Thank you.
I have recently received my visa but this time via the family 10 years route. So in essence I switched from Entrepreneurs. I would like to know if I can apply for ILR since I now have a 2.5 years visa. Does the time when the visa expired count as part of my continous stay despite switching from one route to another.
A quick recap:
I came into the UK in 2010. My last visa which was Entrepreneurs route expired in 2017. I was refuseed entreprenuer extention visa in 2019.
Then an administrative error made them give me wrong information about a visa they never issued. I had to reapply in June 2020 but due to covid the delay spanned and I just got my visa this June.
Please advise if my 10 years legal stay is still valid and not broken with the refusal.
Thank you.