ANNUAL LEAVE OUTSIDE THE UK - Help, Greatly appreciated.

[kvnvj84]

Dear All,
I have been going through many posts and they have all been very helpful but I still have 3 further doubts which are still not clear and any help would be greatly appreciated .

I got my Tier 1 General Visa in November 21st 2009 but came to the UK on 21st January 2010. I have been living and working in the UK until now.
Question 1 Because I reached UK with the 90 day clearance period (after getting the visa), can I apply for my ILR in October 2014? & If so when in October would be a safe bet?

Question 2 Holidays taken where I was outside the UK

January-December 2011 : 32 days holiday outside UK, Annual Leave
January-December 2012 : 4 days holiday outside UK, Annual Leave
Janauary-December 2013 : 37 days holiday outside UK, Annual Leave

I will also be providing an employer's letter stating that I was on annual leave then on the dates.

My question is, considering the 73 days I was outside the UK, do I have to calculate the 5 year continuous stay by reducing the 73 days? or should I ignore the days and just apply in Oct next year as the holidays are less than 180 days in a year?


Lastly,

Question 3 I proved my English language requirement when I first applied for my Tier One Visa. Do I still have to take the English language listening and understanding test?

Your answers are most welcome. Thank you all very much in advance.

[Amber]

Duplicate - thread.