ILR - Continous Residence of 5yrs Requirement

[raghut29]

Hello Friends,

I have a question on Continous 5 yrs Residency requirement to be eligible for ILR. I have asked many friends of mine but I get different answers each time. So posting in this group. Here is my Case.

I entered UK on a 2 yr Work Permit on March 7 2008. I came onsite from India and was working for the same Company also registered in UK. I worked for the same company exactly for 1 year. i.e. From March 7 2008 to March 7 2009 and didn't travel outside UK during this period.

I applied for Tier 1 General Visa in Dec 2008 and got it for 3 years and the start date was Feb 2 2009. I travelled back to India on my Tier 1 General Visa on March 7 2009 as said above.

I came back to UK again on the same Tier 1 General Visa on DEC 13 2010 which means a Gap of almost 1yr 8 months. Since then I have been living in UK extending my Visa until Now.

My question is Will the 1yr residency period when I was on Work Permit be counted for my ILR?
I don't care about the 1yr 8months which I spend in India and I would have anyways become non-resident in UK during this period.
If the 1 yr residency on my Work permit is counted, then I just need to show extra 4 yrs from Dec 2010 and I can be eligible for ILR in Dec 2014.

Can you please let me know if this is possible.?

I am working for a UK Company now from Dec 2013 onwards until now.

[mr_mar]

The new rule is a maximum of 180 days per year (not calendar year but from day you select as the start of your continuous 5 years),

If you breach this rule, you start counting from day you returned to the UK, So that year is gone as you need to start counting from Dec 2010.

[usmeher]

Dear All

I am on Tier 1 General.

Entry Clearance = 15/08/2010 AND FIRST ENTRY ON 17/08/2010. - ILR DUE ON 14/08/2015.

BUT after that, days in UK as follows:

2010 - days in UK - 33

2011 - days in UK - 26

2012 - days in UK - 70

2013 - days in UK - 271

2014 - days in UK - all throughout so far in the UK.

Reasons for absent to set up business abroad.

If I can justify all my absences form the UK due to business reasons, can i get my ILR on time or do I need to go for another extension?

Also, my application was 2+3 format, so will I get a 2 year extension or a 3 year or a 5 year extension.

I score perfectly on the points based system.

Many Thanks for your answers.

[m3tal]

I have a friend who works in Turkey (full time UN employment) and he got his visa extended last year (1st extension). Supporting documents could be a little different if you are self employed / company director etc.

Reading through other posts on board, it should be 3 yr extension for you.

[raghut29]

Hello Friends,

Thanks for the reply. One of my friend(ex-colleague in my old company) is in the same situation as mine, but he was India working for a UK Company and was deputed Offshore in India during the 1yr months between March 2008 to Dec 2010. He has all the required documentation to prove that he worked for UK Company but got pay in Indian Salary. Can you please let me know if he can apply for ILR. We both came together to UK at the same time.

Please let me know.

Thanks