News: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... s-guidance
Changes: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... s-1210.pdf
Page 13, Paragraph 48
We encourage applications to be made at least a month before the applicant's extant (still existing) leave expires. Applicants should note however that if the application is made significantly earlier than one month before the expiry of their leave, there is a risk of a shortfall in the required period of leave should they subsequently make an application for settlement. This is because any further leave to remain (for example Indefinite Leave to Remain or Settlement) is granted from the date that we make the decision, not the date the applicant's extant leave expires.