I am in the same situation as Ashvani. We were refused an extension after 2006 changes, in Feb 2007 and we left UK in March 2007. Here is chronology of our immigration process: * Me and my family arrived in UK in June 2006 under HSMP visa. Our initial leave was for one year. (Our approval letter ...

This is pretty sad. JR Ruling is very much clear on it that the previous leave as well as time spent abroad would be counted towards qualifying period for ILR. How much was your stay abroad? In my case it is 2 years and 4 months. Plz keep in touch.

* Me and my family arrived in UK in June 2006 under HSMP visa. Our initial leave was for one year. (Our approval letter dates back to 2005). * We applied for extension in December 2006 and our application was assessed and refused under new Rules. * We left UK and went back to our home country in ...