The guidance is very misleading and unclear, and it seems to be at the Home Office discretion. Basically if they "feel" that the UK doesn't seem like a proper primary residence for you, then they will reject your application. It is quite hard to argue if you are spending more than 180 day...
According to the forum, other people have had second extensions.
I think it a much safer way to go, since if your application for ILR was to fail you'd still have plenty of LTR up your sleeve. To be extra safe you could even apply for the extension a few months early.
Here is a link to somebody that said they got ILR with 400 days absences: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=30922&highlight=ilr+abcense And have a look at this post - especially the post by vito0514 on 9 May 2009: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=23775&postdays...
There is a huge amount of discussion on this topic on the forum over many posts. Most of it is conflicting and it seems no one really knows including the Home Office. It seems that the case worker has a lot of discretion, so it all depends on who reviews your case. Some of the different things I hav...
I think it is just luck. I received a 3 years and 2 and a half months extension without asking for it. I did put a reason for applying early in the cover letter though. Hi Winber, what reason did you put in your covering letter for the applying early?? That I need to attend my sisters wedding which...
I think it is just luck. I received a 3 years and 2 and a half months extension without asking for it. I did put a reason for applying early in the cover letter though.
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