Passport validity and Tier2 General visa extension for 3 yrs

Hi,

My situation below;

1. My Indian passport will expire on 16 June 2015.
2. My Tier2 General visa will expire on 20th June 2014.
3. Entered UK on 10th July 2011.
4. To qualify for ILR I need continuous stay in UK until 11th July 2016. (I'm well above the Salary threshold for settlement)
5. Planning to apply for a 3 year Tier2 General visa extension.
6. Applying for Passport Renewal from UK is currently taking upto 8 weeks, which makes Passport renewal before Visa renewal near impossible.

Some queries for your kind reply;

1. Can I apply for a 3 year Tier2 General visa extension when my passport is only valid for one more year ?
2. If NO, can Tier2 General visa be renewed more than once ? Extension Regimes that I know of are (a) 3year initial + 2 year extension, (b) 2year initial + 3 year extension.

you can apply for 3 years visa even if your passport is valid for 3 months..
the new visa is not going to be stamped on passport, but will be a BRP (card), once u have the visa, u can renew the passport and use the new passport with BRP to enter exit UK.

@iworker, does your comment still stand? I am in a similar situation where my passport expires in a year and my company is applying for an extention of 3 years (T2 ICT Visa). I have got a BRP from my previous extension if that matters. I'd appreciate any help on this.

Thank you.

Hi Ishettyl,

You should be fine if you apply for visa extension with passport validity of 1 year.

Thanks,
Hassan

hassanh wrote:Hi Ishettyl,

You should be fine if you apply for visa extension with passport validity of 1 year.

Thanks,
Hassan

Thanks and that's good news. I thought the visa duration would be dependent on the passport validity period.

hassanh wrote:Hi Ishettyl,

You should be fine if you apply for visa extension with passport validity of 1 year.

Thanks,
Hassan

Anyone else came across the same situation?

Passport's remaining validity has "absolutely" nothing to do with period of grant of leave.

sushdmehta wrote:Passport's remaining validity has "absolutely" nothing to do with period of grant of leave.

Thank you @sushdmehta.