Eligibility for ILR under 10year long residence route

[grkamath]

Hi All,

May I know if I would be eligible for ILR under 10year long residence route with given below information

1. Entered UK on Nov 7, 2015 - T2 ICT Short Term Visa
2. Left UK on Oct 15, 2016
3. Re-entered UK on April 1, 2017 - T2 ICT Long Term Visa
4. Switched to Skilled worker route on Aug, 2021
5. From April 2017 - I have been resident all along without being outside UK for more than 60days in any year

Given above information will I be eligible under 10year route? My concern is the period between Oct 15, 2016 - April 1, 2017 where I had relocated back to India for 5.5months and I did not held any valid UK visa during that time.

[zimba]

Under long residence, if you left the UK with a valid visa and returned within 6 months the lawful residence was always maintained. This was preserved even after the recent rule changes.

Paragraph CR 4.1.(d)(iii) also preserves the position in the rules as of 10 April 2024 for applicants who had permission when they left the UK and returned to the UK with a valid permission, provided they do not exceed the limit of permissible absences.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... accessible

[grkamath]

Thank you Zimba for the quick reply.

One more follow up question,

My UK entry date is Nov 7, 2015 and my visa stamp date is Oct 22, 2015. Which one to consider for making application? I believe earliest is 28days before completion of 10years?

[zimba]

Depends on the date of ILR.

Lawful and continuous residence changes to Long Residence route from 11 April 2024

Applicants can benefit from the date of the ILR decision