PBS Dependant ILR

[kawshik84]

Dear All,

I have read the FAQs and the immigration rules but was unable to answer my query definitively, hence asking this question here.

I am currently on Tier 2 General and have been on the following issued Tier 2 General Visas:

• 30/07/2012- 14/09/2014 - Tier 2 General
• 18/09/2014 - 28/09/2017 - Tier 2 General
• 06/07/2015 - 30/07/2018 - Tier 2 General

1. Am I correct in assuming that I am eligible to apply for ILR on or after 02/07/2017?

Before moving to Tier 2 General, I was on a Student Visa and then a Tier 4 Visa.

My wife's case is slightly more difficult. She had the following visas:

• 26/01/2009 - 30/04/2012 - Student Dependant
• 19/03/2012 - 19/03/2014 - Tier 1 (PSW)
• 14/02/2014 - 03/04/2017 - Tier 2 General
• 16/03/2015 - 28/09/2017 - PBS Dependant

2. Does my wife need an ILR qualifying period of 2 years or 5 years?
3. If 2 years, can she apply for ILR at the same time as me? Also, what is the basis of your answer?
4. If 5 years, what application form should she use for an extension? Also, what is the basis of your answer?

Thank you very much for looking into this.

[iworker]

she needs to extend her pbs dependent visa, using the pbs dependent form once u have received your ilr.
She needs 5 years as pbs dependent to qualify for ilr.

[kawshik84]

Thanks for your reply. I had a very similar understanding.

Just to re-confirm as this is going to be a very expensive path for me:

• I can apply on the data I specified, meaning from 5th of July 2017 onwards.
• The initial dependent visa that my wife has doesn't count of influence this 5 years requirement?

Thanks for your quick turnaround.

[iworker]

I can apply on the data I specified, meaning from 5th of July 2017 onwards.

what does this mean?

The initial dependent visa that my wife has doesn't count of influence this 5 years requirement?

which initial dependent visa. student dependent or your tier 2 dependent?

[kawshik84]

I can apply on the data I specified, meaning from 5th of July 2017 onwards.

what does this mean?

The initial dependent visa that my wife has doesn't count of influence this 5 years requirement?

which initial dependent visa. student dependent or your tier 2 dependent?

Sorry let me be more clear, I meant, given that my Tier 2 visa started on 01 August 2012, I am eligible to apply for an ILR from 03 July 2017. Is that correct?

Also my wife had a previous student dependent visa, I presume that doesn't play any part in this 5 year period that she has to spend as my dependent?

[CR001]

Sorry let me be more clear, I meant, given that my Tier 2 visa started on 01 August 2012, I am eligible to apply for an ILR from 03 July 2017. Is that correct? Yes if that is WITHIN 28 days of meeting the residence requirement.

Also my wife had a previous student dependent visa, I presume that doesn't play any part in this 5 year period that she has to spend as my dependent?

She broke her qualifying time as a PBS Dependent if she applied for a visa in her own right, in red below as per your original post.

My wife's case is slightly more difficult. She had the following visas:
26/01/2009 - 30/04/2012 - Student Dependant
19/03/2012 - 19/03/2014 - Tier 1 (PSW)
14/02/2014 - 03/04/2017 - Tier 2 General
16/03/2015 - 28/09/2017 - PBS Dependant

[kawshik84]

Thanks.

Sorry let me be more clear, I meant, given that my Tier 2 visa started on 01 August 2012, I am eligible to apply for an ILR from 03 July 2017. Is that correct? Yes if that is WITHIN 28 days of meeting the residence requirement.

Also my wife had a previous student dependent visa, I presume that doesn't play any part in this 5 year period that she has to spend as my dependent?

She broke her qualifying time as a PBS Dependent if she applied for a visa in her own right, in red below as per your original post.

My wife's case is slightly more difficult. She had the following visas:
26/01/2009 - 30/04/2012 - Student Dependant
19/03/2012 - 19/03/2014 - Tier 1 (PSW)
14/02/2014 - 03/04/2017 - Tier 2 General
16/03/2015 - 28/09/2017 - PBS Dependant