Standard ILR processing time

[Ama2020]

Dear All,

I have applied for my ILR through the route of Tier 2 visa (5 years) with my children, but my wife has applied for the FLR route using FLR(M) form. I have received an email from the HO that my children cannot be included in my ILR application as dependents as non of their parents has ILR status yet, therefore they need to use a different route and application form.

Could you please advise me what is the best visa route for them and what kind of visa form I should use in this case?

Regards,
AMA

[vinny]

Switching to FLR(M) would reset wife’s eligibility for ILR under Appendix FM.

Wife and children may extend (vary) as Skilled worker dependants.

[Ama2020]

Thank you for your response, but I have tried this application and at one stage they asked for my CoS details to enter in order to calculate the NHS fees. As said, my Tier 2 has expired already and my ILR application is under consideration now, so there is no way that I can use the Skilled Worker form to extend my children visa.

I hope this helps you to understand my question

Regards,
Adel

[vinny]

If they grant your ILR under the Skilled worker route, then the rules

SW 36.1. A partner will be granted:

• (a) permission which ends on the same date as their partner’s permission as a Skilled Worker; or
• (b) 3 years’ permission if the Skilled Worker was (or is being) granted settlement as a Skilled Worker.

SW 36.2. A child will be granted permission which ends on the same date as whichever of their parents’ permission ends first, unless both parents have (or are being granted) settlement or British Citizenship, in which case the child will be granted permission for 3 years.

permit partner and children to extend under the Skilled worker dependant route. The IHS fees will be on the basis of three years.

[Ama2020]

Thanks for your informative response, but when I filled in the SW dependant form for my kids and when I have been redirected to the IHS site to pay the NHS fee, they ask for my start date and end date and when my visa expires. My main 5 years SW period has ended and my ILR application is under processing now, but they sent to my employer a new date as an extension of my current SW which is the 15 of April.

Shall I use this date (15/04/2022) as the end date in my kids' applications, and are they still giving my kids the three years extension?

Please advise as the deadline of these applications need to be submitted on Monday

Many thanks for your support in advance

Regards,
Adel

[ywlgy]

Those start and end dates are merely used to calculate the correct IHS fee. You can simply put today (or the day after his current visa expiry date) as start and 3 years later as end so you pay 3y IHS correctly and the application will go through.

[Ama2020]

Thanks for your response, but how I should put three years in the future for my kids' applications and my SW period (5 years) has ended. My ILR application is under consideration now and they have asked me to extend the visa of my children, so are you saying to put three years ahead into the start and end dates box even I do not have one? Also, could you please advise and confirm which application form I need to use?

sorry but it is quite tricky and I do not want to submit a wrong application and risk my children future

Regards,
Adel

[zimba]

Thanks for your response, but how I should put three years in the future for my kids' applications and my SW period (5 years) has ended. My ILR application is under consideration now and they have asked me to extend the visa of my children, so are you saying to put three years ahead into the start and end dates box even I do not have one? Also, could you please advise and confirm which application form I need to use?

sorry but it is quite tricky and I do not want to submit a wrong application and risk my children future

Regards,
Adel

Correct. That date has no relevance to their application, it is just to get the IHS calculations right. Their extension can be based on your current or previous visa status.

To apply online, check out here: https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/ ... d-children
That page has links that direct you to apply online using the correct form:

How to apply
Your partner and children must apply online to either:

extend or switch to your Skilled Worker visa as your partner
extend or switch to your Skilled Worker visa as your child

[Ama2020]

Many thanks for your response . I have visited the links for dependent child and i found two type, one for the child who born in the UK and another one for the child who born outside . I have two daughters who were born in the UK , but we left the UK for 8 years and then come back again as SW and they came as dependents , Do i need to apply for them using the one dedicated for the children born in the UK or no longer valid form for them?

Regards,
AMA

[zimba]

Many thanks for your response . I have visited the links for dependent child and i found two type, one for the child who born in the UK and another one for the child who born outside . I have two daughters who were born in the UK , but we left the UK for 8 years and then come back again as SW and they came as dependents , Do i need to apply for them using the one dedicated for the children born in the UK or no longer valid form for them?

Regards,
AMA

They are born in the UK, I am not sure why you need this to be confirmed What do you mean it is not valid for them ? There is no difference

[vinny]

Note that after a parent is granted ILR, a UK born child is entitled to register for British citizenship directly.

If you succeed in getting ILR, then a UK born child doesn’t need to apply for further leave before registering. If you fail, then dependants’ further leave applications may also fail.

[Ama2020]

Dear All,

I would like to know people resent experience regarding the ILR application processing time. I have submitted my application end of Semester 21 as a standard application. I know it took up to six months to be decided, so I just want to know the six months are calculated from the date you submit the application or from the date you submit the biometric. Please share your experience as I am worried about my job as I am running out of time and I am not sure what is going to happen if my six months ended.

Regards,
Adel

[ywlgy]

Biometric. You may check the timeline threads at the top of ILR forum to see how long it usually take.