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[kums26]

Help required to find I am eligible to apply ILR using my previous stays.
My previous visa details

• June 2008 to June 2010 – Work Permit (Secondment from my offshore company)
  
• June 2010 – June 2012 – Tier 2 ICT established staff category ( in country extension)
  
• Sep 2010 – Sep 2012 – Tier 1
  
• Sep 2012 – Sep 2015 – Tier 1

Your help is much appreciated

[pozsonyi]

Assuming you have T1 General leave at present and that your work permit was a Qualifying Work Permit,  based on the dates given you will be eligible to apply for ILR 28 days before the 5th anniversary of your actual entry into the UK.as a work permit holder provided you also satisfy all other requirementsl
see:
http://www.ukba.home...pdf?view=Binary
and Immigration Rule 245CD:
http://www.ukba.home...onrules/part6a/
and Immigration Directorate Instructions:
http://www.ukba.home...pdf?view=Binary

[kums26]

pozsonyi, on 04 December 2012 - 05:41 PM, said:

Assuming you have T1 General leave at present and that your work permit was a Qualifying Work Permit,  based on the dates given you will be eligible to apply for ILR 28 days before the 5th anniversary of your actual entry into the UK.as a work permit holder provided you also satisfy all other requirementsl
see:
http://www.ukba.home...pdf?view=Binary
and Immigration Rule 245CD:
http://www.ukba.home...onrules/part6a/
and Immigration Directorate Instructions:
http://www.ukba.home...pdf?view=Binary

Hi ,

Thanks a lot for your response.

Yes I am in Tier 1 general. Please let me know what Qualifying Work Permit is. I was given a work permit (Secondment) by my offshore company to work for their clients for two years. I believe this work permit was an ICT.When I extended my leave to remain in UK my company applied under Tier 2 ICT established staff category(since work permit was closed by UkBA).So I believe I can use my previous visa stays(Work permit+tier 2 ICT + Tier 1 general) to qualify for ILR application. Please advice.

[pozsonyi]

the definition of Qualifying Work Permit is given in the IDI document (link above)

[kums26]

pozsonyi, on 05 December 2012 - 09:10 AM, said:

the definition of Qualifying Work Permit is given in the IDI document (link above)

Hi ,

Thanks a lot I read through the document and did some reading on the different types of WP in UKBA site (Business and Commercial, Sports and Entertainment, Multiple Entry Work Permit, TWES and SBS).
I was under the Business and Commercial WP without multiple entry (because if anyone has a multiple entry visa extension in-country is not possible).I hope I can combine my previous visa stays to qualify for ILR.

Once again thanks a lot for your help much appreciated.