Thanks cs95tdg, I complete 5 years on 8 April 2013 as I applied in-country when I got my first EC on 8 April 2008. How do they calculate 8 April 2013 minus 28 days: 1. if I count 28 days backwards from 8 April 2013 ( inc. 8 April ), I get to 12 Mar, which means I will lose out on the ILR by one day ...