Thank you for your quick response, @Zimba. Very helpful.

I shall then proceed with my ILR application.

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@CR001, @Zimba, Thank you for your quick response, it makes sense now. As "the date of the (ILR) decision" is not known, I still don't get how that could be considered while calculating the relevant qualifying period. That really got me confused, and a bit of wishful thinking I guess on my part! :D ...

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Given your confusion, I am surprised your adviser did not explain why there is a difference. Or perhaps they did. It's because a student's number of months is pegged to the length of their course (in this case 6 months), while a dependant's number of months is pegged to the length of the visa they ...

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Cheers, Thank you

@CR001, Thank you for the advice

Hope Tier 2 cooling-off period won't be applicable when I switch from Tier 2 ICT to Tier 4 Dependent status. Could you please advice on that bit? Thank you

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