ILR preparation tips

[InUkOnHsmp]

Hi Forum,

My ILR application is due in December next year. Apart from reading the guidance, I was wondering if there are any tips on how to start preparing the ground for my ILR application. I will also be applying for my spouse and child as dependants.

A friend of mine suggested making sure there are utility bills on both my name and my spouses name.

There was also some discussion in the forum earliler which suggested I should not apply for the ILR dependant for my child as she was born in the UK and will be eligible for naturalization once we have an ILR.

My initial HSMP visa was issued in Jan 2008 but I did not enter the UK till Feb 2008, so in Dec 2013 I would be 2 months short of 5 years (not to mention the time I was holidaying in India each december), can this be a deal breaker for the ILR?

I was wondering if there are a list of such pearls of wisdom as far as the ILR application is concerned. Any such tips and more would be welcome. Also any other pointers for ILR preparation would be great.

Thanks in advance.

[geriatrix]

Hi Forum,

My question is do I have to get a second extension to qualify for the 5 years period for ILR. Here are my time lines:

HSMP Visa stamped: 1 Jan 2008
Arrived in the UK: 10 Feb 2008
HSMP extendded till: 1 Jan 2013

Now on 10 Dec 2012, I will be 2 months short of the 5 year qualifying period for my visa category.

I was going through the guidance for form Set O on the UKBA website, and noticed that it says the following in the eligibility for ILR section (part 5) in the guidance here:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... o04091.pdf

"If you entered the UK with a visa several weeks or more after the date from which it was valid for use, you may need to apply for an extension of stay to complete the relevant qualifying period.
Please do not apply more than 28 days before completing the qualifying period. If you apply earlier than that, your application may be refused. If that happens, we will not refund the fee and you will have to pay again when reapplying."

This seems in absolute contrast to what is mentioned here:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... iew=Binary

Comments?

[geriatrix]

Already answered, here.

See also FAQs for ILR - WP/Tier 1/Tier 2/HSMP holders.

[InUkOnHsmp]

Hi Sushdmehta,

Thanks for the link, I am afraid the guidance does not mention anything about this rule, hence the confusion.

Has any member of the forum done this recently, and can comment on whether or not this works?

Regards