ILR Doubts related to Work permit transfer

samW · Post by **samW** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:39 am

Hello all,

I'm planning to apply for ILR on 19th Sept. 2008 and I have some doubts.

Just listing below my situation

- Entered UK on Work permit (with Company A) on 12 Oct 2003. This work permit was valid for 1 year (till Oct 2004)

- Changed job in Sept. 2004 . New company (Company B) applied for a new work permit which was valid for 5 years.

The P45 form of Company A shows a leaving date of 10 Sept. 2004

New Work permit (Company B) shows a start date of 15 Sept. 2004

I was within UK while the Work permit transfer took place

- Changed visa to HSMP on 22nd Jun 2007 (valid for 2 years)

Doubt 1- Will the "gap" between 10 Sept. 2004 and 15 Sept. 2004 cause an issue in the ILR application ?

Doubt 2 - Is this is a straightforward case? Please advise if you see any issues with this ILR application

Please provide your valuable input on this.

Awaiting your quick responses,

Thanks,
Sam

Post by **PaperPusher** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:07 pm

I seriously doubt that there would be a problem with a gap of a copule of days between jobs. however did you wait for permission before you joined company B?

samW · Post by **samW** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 5:14 pm

Hello PaperPusher,

Thanks for your reply.

I joined Company B only after they confirmed to me that the work permit was processed.

New Work permit had a date of Sept. 15th, 2004. I joined on Sept. 16th, 2004.

Please let me know if this would be ok

Thanks,
Sam

_dubble_trubble · Post by **_dubble_trubble** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 6:39 pm

Whats relevant is not the date of the Work Permit approval date but the date on the FLR(IED) or your passport stamp.

Post by **PaperPusher** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 9:43 pm

samW, did you get new leave when you moved to company B, a new ink stamp?

If so, you will be fine.

samW · Post by **samW** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 9:50 pm

Hello PaperPusher,

There was no stamping done on the new work permit since this was an in-country work permit transfer

Will this cause an issue? Please let me know

Thanks,
Sony

_dubble_trubble · Post by **_dubble_trubble** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:11 pm

You need to get your passport stamped regardless of the fact if its in or out-country.

_dubble_trubble · Post by **_dubble_trubble** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 11:13 pm

Sorry I think theres some misunderstanding here.

When you got your Work Permit did you also get your passport stamped with the new Residence Permit?

Thats the "stamping" in question.

samkma · Post by **samkma** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 10:28 am

SamW, Everytime you switch from WP to another WP you need to send your passport to Home Office for a new residency stamp, even if you have a valid RP in the passport. Did you do this?

samW · Post by **samW** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 5:25 pm

Yes, the new residence permit related to Company B was stamped.

1) My concern was gap of 4 days (i.e between the P45 form of Company A shows a leaving date of 10 Sept. 2004 and the new residence permit (Company B) implying a date of 15 Sept. 2004)

I just wanted to check if this gap would cause an issue.

2) I also noticed yesterday that an entry stamp (related to short a company related trip out of UK in 2004) is missing in my passport.

Will this cause an issue?

This whole build-up to the PEO appointment is giving me lots of sleepless nights !!

Please advise

Thankyou all for your input so far

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ILR Doubts related to Work permit transfer

ILR Doubts related to Work permit transfer