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Ali272
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Time spent on visitor visa for LR

Post by Ali272 » Sat Jun 11, 2016 6:55 pm

Hi,

One of my friends has been in the UK since June 2007 on Tier 4 and Tier 1 visas and has been outside the UK very few times and with no refusals. He moved to the UK in June 2007 on Tier 4 visa however in February 2007 he came to the UK as a visitor for 10 days on a 6 months visitor visa (valid from February to July) . When does his long residency starts? Does it start in February 2007 or June 2007?

Thank you.

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Re: Time spent on visitor visa for LR

Post by noajthan » Sat Jun 11, 2016 8:15 pm

Ali272 wrote:Hi,

One of my friends has been in the UK since June 2007 on Tier 4 and Tier 1 visas and has been outside the UK very few times and with no refusals. He moved to the UK in June 2007 on Tier 4 visa however in February 2007 he came to the UK as a visitor for 10 days on a 6 months visitor visa (valid from February to July) . When does his long residency starts? Does it start in February 2007 or June 2007?

Thank you.
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Re: Time spent on visitor visa for LR

Post by Ali272 » Sat Jun 11, 2016 8:34 pm

I just found this on Whatdotheyknow.

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... 20rule.pdf

Do you still think it doesn't count in this situation?

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Re: Time spent on visitor visa for LR

Post by noajthan » Sat Jun 11, 2016 8:50 pm

Ali272 wrote:I just found this on Whatdotheyknow.

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... 20rule.pdf

Do you still think it doesn't count in this situation?
I don't know.
I don't know the circumstances of the FOI question.
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Re: Time spent on visitor visa for LR

Post by CR001 » Sat Jun 11, 2016 9:04 pm

Any legal visa status counts towards long residence ILR.
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