ILR route

[ejaz2g]

Hi All Readers/Moderators,
I am planning to apply for my ILR in the first week of December 2012 following the (4yr 11m) WP + Tier 1 route. I have a question regarding my work status in the UK. There is a home office requirement for the PBS route that they need to provide the evidence for the past 12 months earning and prove that they have enough points to claim the ILR.
There is a confusion regarding my employment about what I am not clear. I.e. I was working for a company from where I have resigned and left on 31st December 2011 and joined the new company from 4th Jan 2012. From 1st Jan to 3rd Jan 2012 (3 days) I was not working anywhere. Will anyone please tell me that is it a problem for the ILR or will it have any impact on my application(SETO).

Any help or advise regarding above will be appreciated

Regards
Ejaz

[p2kin]

Hi All Readers/Moderators,
I am planning to apply for my ILR in the first week of December 2012 following the (4yr 11m) WP + Tier 1 route. I have a question regarding my work status in the UK. There is a home office requirement for the PBS route that they need to provide the evidence for the past 12 months earning and prove that they have enough points to claim the ILR.
There is a confusion regarding my employment about what I am not clear. I.e. I was working for a company from where I have resigned and left on 31st December 2011 and joined the new company from 4th Jan 2012. From 1st Jan to 3rd Jan 2012 (3 days) I was not working anywhere. Will anyone please tell me that is it a problem for the ILR or will it have any impact on my application(SETO).

Any help or advise regarding above will be appreciated

Regards
Ejaz

If you have enough points in any 12 consecutive months out of 15 just before your application.. then it shouldn't be problem. I'm assuming that you're on T1G during that time...

[ejaz2g]

Yes i am on T1G from past 4 years. I have spent only few months on WP and then switched to T1G. I have enough points to claim but because of the job switching i was not sure that will this be a problem or not.
Anyway thanks for the reply.

[geriatrix]

I was working for a company from where I have resigned and left on 31st December 2011 and joined the new company from 4th Jan 2012. From 1st Jan to 3rd Jan 2012 (3 days) I was not working anywhere.

Absolutely nothing to worry about.

[ejaz2g]

Thanks sushdmehta.
There are a couple of other questions about the SETO form.
1) Can anyone please tell me that what option/category shall I select when I fill my application form as I have spent 7 months on the WP and then the rest of the time on Tier 1 General.
2) I have a boy who is born and registered in the UK. I am not planning to apply for his ILR as he doesn't need it. Do I need to mention his name in the dependant list (SETO application form) or shall I ignore him.

Any help will be appreciated.

Regards

[geriatrix]

1. Use of singular and present tense.
2. Only "applicants" need to have their details included in an application form.

[geriatrix]

Hi there,
Can anyone please confirm me that a person who is spent a year on the work permit by filling & submitting FLR(IED) application form and 4 years on Tier 1 General be eligable to apply for the ILR or not. I am confused and not sure about the work permit defination.
I know the forum and the home office website clearly says that the FLR application could be filed after spending 4 years 11 month on work permit or tier 1 or combination of the two above but I don't know that those who has got permit from the company for a period of 1.5 years would be able to apply for the ILR or not.

Any input will be highly appreciated.

Regards

[geriatrix]

FLR(IED) was used to apply for extension under various immigration categories including WP. Using FLR(IED) does not determine whether the leave granted on that basis can be included in the qualifying residential period.

You need to figure out whether your WP was under a qualifying WP category, if you do now know.

A “Qualifying Work Permit Holder” is a work permit holder in either the Business and Commercial category or the Sports and Entertainment category, provided their work permit was not a Multiple Entry Work Permit. Training and Work Experience Scheme (TWES) or Sectors Based Scheme (SBS) work permit holders are not Qualifying Work Permit holders.

[ejaz2g]

Thanks for your reply. How will i know that the permit i have is in the qualifying period or not. What source do i need to contact to get the right informations. Please let me know so that i may try that as my appointment is on 3rd Dec. 2012 and i want to make myself clear before i appear in the home office.
The quick and detail response will be appreciated.

Regards

[ejaz2g]

My work permit was applied through a permit issuing company. The letter i have received this
"We have approved the application against the work permit criteria for 18 months"
I am totally confused and worried now. Any pointer will be appreciated.

[ejaz2g]

I have confirmed from the company and they have filled WP1 form (tier 2) and is applied for the work permit. Sushdmehta or any other moderator/user can please confirm that is this considered under the qualified period.

[geriatrix]

WP1 form was used for leave under both qualifying (Business and Commercial, Sports and Entertainment) and non-qualifying (Multiple Entry WP and TWES) categories.

[ejaz2g]

My understanding is that it shouldn't be TWES because I was full time employed by them and they have asked the consultant to get me something which could be extendable. Still not clear how to find out about it as now its getting more complicated. Spoke to homeoffice and they said they can't confirm as they dont have data for individuals.
Any idea how to find the missing piece of the jigsaw.

[ejaz2g]

I have submitted the application without further confirmation and luckily my WP was in one of the qualifying category. They have approved the application and responded positively.

Regards