ILR help !!!

[davemob]

I came to the UK on a Sole Representative visa:
Got visa from India on : 02/07/08 to 02/07/09
(12 months)

Switched to Tier 2 general visa on
28/07/09 to 22/03/2011
(20 months)

Switched to Tier 1 general visa on
from 22/03/2011 to 22/03/2013
(24 months)

Got an extension now till 2016 basically.

Now as I need to apple for ILR, I have few questions:

1) So basically will I be eligible for ILR 02/06/2013 ?
2) Now when I extend my visa from sole representative ti Tier2 General, I had to go to India for entry clearance, i was in India for 30 days basically so is this a problem ?


Can someone please help me calculate when I am eligible for ILR many thanks in advance. I don;t think so I have been out of the country for more than 180 days in any of the 12 months during these 5yrs.

[Lucapooka]

245DC(c)

You can't aggregate the SR leave into your five year settlement period when applying as a Tier 1 migrant. You are eligible for ILR at the end of June 2014

[davemob]

Well it clearly says here
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... ettlement/
That you can apply for ILR at the end of the period as a Sole Rep
Can you pls suggest on what bases you are confirming this ?
Also, when I was under sole rep visa it did lead to iLr unless the laws have been changed now..

[cs95tdg]

Well it clearly says here
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... ettlement/
That you can apply for ILR at the end of the period as a Sole Rep

Yes, but from what you have stated, you are not applying for ILR as a Sole Rep, but rather as a Tier 1 General Migrant. You are not allowed to combine your residence as a Sole Rep + T2G + T1G towards your ILR residence period if applying for ILR as a T1G Migrant. Reading the immigration rules for that immigration category would help you understand this.

See 245CD(c). Requirements for indefinite leave to remain
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... es/part6a/