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Here is my situation,

*Student in th UK between 08/1999-07/2009 (exactly 10 years), was holidng a student visas.
*working at the moment,currently holding Post Study Work,start from 11/09-11/11

Questions?
I want to apply for ILR before applying naturalisation. Am i eligibile to apply for ILR right now? I have already pass my life in th UK test.

Can post study work consider as a type of ILR?
thank you very much for all your help.

andyw328 wrote:Here is my situation,

*Student in th UK between 08/1999-07/2009 (exactly 10 years), was holidng a student visas.
*working at the moment,currently holding Post Study Work,start from 11/09-11/11

Questions?
I want to apply for ILR before applying naturalisation. Am i eligibile to apply for ILR right now? I have already pass my life in th UK test.

Can post study work consider as a type of ILR?
thank you very much for all your help.

From the looks of things, yes you should be eligible.
Although do check how many days you were out of the UK. You should not have been outside the UK for longer than six months in any one time during the relevant period. You should not have been outside the UK for longer than 18 months in total during the relevant period. You should not have left the UK during the relevant period with a clear intention not to return to the UK. You should not have left the UK over the ten year period after being refused entry to the UK, or after being refused an extension of leave to remain in the UK or after being deported. You should not have been convicted of an offence and imprisoned, or otherwise detained in another institution over the relevant period.

You should now request a SAR file. Make sure that you have not overstayed in the UK even by a few days will hurt your application.

thanks for the reply. what do you mean by request a SAR file?

no need to worry about SAR if you know the dates when you were out of the country

is it some sort of file that show my record of coming in and out of the country?I can't remember my exact traveling date over the years. i was a student so used to be travelling a lot and the stamps on the passports are all over the place. if i need to request one, how can i do it?thank you.

andyw328 wrote:is it some sort of file that show my record of coming in and out of the country?I can't remember my exact traveling date over the years. i was a student so used to be travelling a lot and the stamps on the passports are all over the place. if i need to request one, how can i do it?thank you.

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/navig ... onal-data/ go to the Making a Subject Access Request heading.

you should try to work out how many days you've been out of the country. I have friends who thought that they were eligible but when they counted their dates, they weren't. This is because many students go home for holidays so all holidays cumulated in a 10 year period is very long!

thank you very much, very useful information.