ILR Application

[abby]

Hi there,

I would like to ask help for my friend who is on a working visa. She will be five years in working permit this January 2011 but her visa will expire on November 2011. Is it possible to apply for ILR in her 5th year which will be on January or she can wait before her visa expires. Hope you can help me.

Thanks..

Abby

[rusty]

I think they need to complete form set (O)

The guide http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/applicationforms/settlement/guidseto04091.pdf states:-

5 WHEN TO APPLY

You and any dependants applying with you should apply before the end of your/their permitted stay in the UK.

There is a qualifying period to complete in most of the categories on this form. It runs either from

- the date on which you entered the UK with a visa in the relevant category; or, if you did not enter the
UK with such a visa, from

- the date on which you were first granted permission to remain in the UK in the relevant category.

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.

The qualifying periods are as follows:

5 years In the work permit holder, employment not requiring a work permit, businessperson, innovator, investor, self-employed lawyer, writer, composer or artist, UK ancestry, Tier 1 and Tier 2 categories or routes.

So it looks like they can apply from January. :xxgrinning--00xx3:

[abby]

thanks rusty... its really a big help...