ILR Dependant Visa

[takeitfromme]

Hi
Wonder if someone can help me here.
My wife is on Tier 2 visa, she is almost completed five years of living in the UK. Here ILR is due in Jan 2014. When she applied for last tier 2 extension, the application was rejected and she had to appeal to get it through. The rejection letter instructed us that she should leave the country in 28 days, but she didn’t leave the country but appealed against the decision in country and got through.
Here is the chronological order of the things as happened to calculate Five Years continuous period qualification.

Initial Tier 2 granted from 5th Nov 2008 to 5th Nov 2011 (36 months)
Extension application made on 13/12/2011
The decision of the initial extension application was sent to us 16/01/2012
The appeal was made on 01/02/2012
The decision of the appeal application was notified to us on 28/03/2012
Tier 2 Extension visa dates from 11/04/2012 to 27/01/2014 (23 months)

Do you think she needs to apply for another extension again before she qualifies for ILR application?
Secondly, I recently got through my ILR and she can apply as my dependent, but given the fact that she is already not on my dependent visa, can she switch over from tier 2 gen to dependent visa in-country and if yes, how long will it take to get her ILR after converting to my dependent visa?
Any help from you will be very much appreciated

[vinny]

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