Entered UK after more than 3 months

[haseeb_farhan]

Hi,
This is my first post here, so please be gentle. I tried to find relevant information within this site but could not find it. May be I am searching in a wrong way.
I came in UK 3 months and 10 days after getting entry clearance. My question is, whether is there any way I can avoid one more 3 month extension before applying ILR. My details are

I came here on HSMP and then moved to Tier1 after 2 years and get 3 years extension

Entry Clearance = 14 April 2008
Entered UK = 26 July 2008
Got Three years extension on = 8 Feb 2010
Visa will expire on 14 April 2013.

Any help will be much appreciated.
Thanks,

Haseebfarhan

[nottinghill]

Gentle answer is "No"

you can't bend the immigration laws or twist them for sake of your benefit !!!!!!! ( may be I am not so gentle here ) but there you go

[haseeb_farhan]

Hi nottinghill,
Thanks for your quick reply. I am not bending or twisting immigration law according to my benefits!!!. Someone told me that caseworker may consider it if I spent less than 180 days out from country including this 3 months. I was not sure about that. Thats why I asked here.
Thanks,
haseebfarhan

[cs95tdg]

Someone told me that caseworker may consider it if I spent less than 180 days out from country including this 3 months. I was not sure about that.

That someone was wrong. The 180 days you mention are allowed absenses, and they are independent to the 3 month late entry concession given to applicants. Absenses are only counted from the date you first enter the UK.