ILR - T2 General - Gap in National Insurance Contribution

[anub2016]

Hi,

I'm currently on the Tier 2 (General) visa and pay the Taxes and National Insurance (NI) through PAYE. However, when I first came to the UK on a Tier 2 Dependant visa, I was unemployed for a few months which has created a Gap in my NI records.

Could the Moderators/Experts please advise if I need to pay the relevant amount to fill in this Gap in order to be eligible for ILR and would this affect my application?

Many Thanks.

[iworker]

your time as dependent is not counting in the time accured for ilr anyway.. so its irrelevant.

[zimba]

It is completely irrelevant to your ILR