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Hi there,

First let me thank you as this forum has been great help for me and my husband in applying for my spouse visa which was accepted in 2 days.

Here is my situation now, I applied for my spouse Visa in July 2008, Received my passport on the 22nd july with a Visa stamp from 15th August 2008, I came to the UK on September 6th.

Now I know I need to apply no more than 28 days prior to my Visa expiry date. How should I calculate this? From the day I arrived or from the day the Visa started. And since there is around 20 days gap between the start of the Visa and the day I entered the UK, do I need FLR?

Please help

Thank you

It's not actually 28 days before your visa expires, it's 28 days before the day you would have been in the UK 2 years. So in your case you can apply for ILR any time from the 9th August until the date your visa expires.

when does the visa expire?

The qualifying date is the date you entered the UK. The embassy should have issued you with a visa for 27 months to give you time to come to the UK and complete the 2 years before the expiry of the visa.

It depends on when your visa expires compared to when you entered the UK as to whether you have enough time on the visa to apply for ILR or whether you will have to apply for FLR

This info below is from the UKBA website.



"Please do not send us your application more than 28 days before the end of your two-year qualifying period. If you do, we may refuse your application and we will not refund the fee. However, you must apply before your current permission to remain in the UK ends.

If you delayed your journey to the UK by weeks or months after the date you received your permission to enter, that permission will expire before the end of your two-year qualifying period. You may need to apply to extend your visa using application form FLR(M) before you can apply for settlement."

Greenie wrote:The embassy should have issued you with a visa for 27 months to give you time to come to the UK and complete the 2 years before the expiry of the visa.

This may not be true in this case as they published the change in the rules to give 27 months rather than 24 months on the 29th July 2008.

OK I get it now, Thank you for the clarification

on my Visa it says valid until 15/08/2010

I would complete 2 years in Sep 6th, so guess I will have to apply between 9th - 15th Aug


Can you please confirm what exactly I should provide? what documents and any advic would be highly appreciatd