Entry date & 5 year qualifying period
Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2025 4:53 pm
Hi folks. I'm almost ready to submit my ILR application! But I'm fretting about what date to select for my date for first entry to the UK "upon which the application is based".
I have been in the UK since 2014, when I entered on a Tier 4 student visa. Since then, I have been on holidays however I have made all subsequent visa Tier 2/Skilled Worker applications from within the UK. I have had 3 Skilled worker visas.
Is the 2014 date the correct date for first entry? I don't want to submit every absence I've had in the last 11 years (firstly because I did have more than 180 days outside the UK, but this was now more than 5 years ago, and secondly because it will take me forever).
So should I be selecting a different date that is 5 years ago, as this is the continuous residence period required for ILR?
Thanks you for any help!
I have been in the UK since 2014, when I entered on a Tier 4 student visa. Since then, I have been on holidays however I have made all subsequent visa Tier 2/Skilled Worker applications from within the UK. I have had 3 Skilled worker visas.
Is the 2014 date the correct date for first entry? I don't want to submit every absence I've had in the last 11 years (firstly because I did have more than 180 days outside the UK, but this was now more than 5 years ago, and secondly because it will take me forever).
So should I be selecting a different date that is 5 years ago, as this is the continuous residence period required for ILR?
Thanks you for any help!