ILR application queries

[tshukla]

Hi,

I came to UK on May 9, 2010 on Tier 2 (Intra Company transfer). On October 3, 2011, I got my Tier 1 (general) visa. On October 3, 2016, I will be completing 5 years on Tier 1 (general) visa and am applying for ILR.

1) In the form, it asks for the date of entry in UK and the absences then on. Do I have to furnish all the absences from the date of entry? Also, do I have to provide evidence of absences between May 9, 2010 and October 3, 2011?

2) In the final checks, one of the checks says:
For the period before you were granted leave as a Tier 1 (General) migrant, documents showing that you met the relevant requirements of the immigration rules. - Which documents should I show for this? Will the visa stamped on Passport suffice it?

Finally, while switching the jobs, there was a period of 2 months when I was in India visiting my family.
3) What reason do I mention for that absence and would a mention of it in the cover letter help as an evidence?

Please help me with the answers asap so that I can arrange the documents accordingly. Any help would be highly appreciated!
Thanks

[cs95tdg]

1) Yes. All absences during you ILR qualifying residence period should be listed.
2) Yes.
3) If it was to visit family, then that would be the reason. If you believe there's a need for cover letter you can include one, but that's a personal choice.

[tshukla]

Thanks for your quick response! One last thing:
I have letter from my previous employer for all the absences I had while I was in that company (though it is dated a year back when I was leaving that company. Hope that is okay!).

However, I doubt the employer previous to that would help me with a letter.
Is it okay to furnish a letter from my end for those absences instead of letter from the employer?

[cs95tdg]

I came to UK on May 9, 2010 on Tier 2 (Intra Company transfer). On October 3, 2011, I got my Tier 1 (general) visa. On October 3, 2016, I will be completing 5 years on Tier 1 (general) visa and am applying for ILR.

1) In the form, it asks for the date of entry in UK and the absences then on. Do I have to furnish all the absences from the date of entry? Also, do I have to provide evidence of absences between May 9, 2010 and October 3, 2011?

A correction to my previous response.
As your 5 year residence for ILR only consists of the time while you were a T1G migrant, you don't need to list previous absences. Count 5 years back from your ILR application date to figure out when that period begins.

[Abc499]

just to add one more point

2) In the final checks, one of the checks says:
For the period before you were granted leave as a Tier 1 (General) migrant, documents showing that you met the relevant requirements of the immigration rules. - Which documents should I show for this? Will the visa stamped on Passport suffice it?

if you are talking about 12L Tier 1 (General) migrant of the application form, then its not required for you as you are completing 5 years on T1G. its when the 5 year is the combination or T1G+few selected other category. (However, may be nothing wrong even if you provide/mention, but its not required).

If you are applying for indefinite leave to remain on completing five years’ continuous stay in the
UK made up of leave as a Tier 1 (General) migrant and leave as a highly skilled migrant, work permit holder, innovator, self-employed lawyer or writer, composer or artist, in addition to the relevant documents in 12A

[tshukla]

Thanks a lot guys for your quick response!