Transfer of Ancestry visa to BRP

[juliachantal]

So I am a Kiwi living and working in England on a YMS Ancestry Visa which will expire in October. My NZL passport is due to expire at the end of June, which contains my ancestry visa, and I have just applied to renew it. It will take approximately two weeks to arrive to me in England but as of now the passport I hold containing my visa is no longer classed as current so here my questions begin.

1) Is my Visa still valid when leaving and re-entering the UK if I carry both my old passport with the visa and my new one without the visa? I have searched and searched and found mixed answers but most suggest that I must replace it with a biometrics permit thing.

2) Then if I do apply to replace it with the BRP, it will take 8 weeks, if I leave the country and try to re-enter within this time frame will I talk to everything up and my visa is officially invalid?

Also I would love to speak to anyone that has applied for Visa extensions and what not because I am finding it all very confusing, please and thank you!!

[CR001]

So I am a Kiwi living and working in England on a YMS Ancestry Visa which will expire in October.

There is no such 'YMS Ancestry visa'. It is either a Tier 5 YMS or an Ancestry Visa.

1) Is my Visa still valid when leaving and re-entering the UK if I carry both my old passport with the visa and my new one without the visa? I have searched and searched and found mixed answers but most suggest that I must replace it with a biometrics permit thing.

You can travel with both passports. Your passport expiring doesn't invalidate your visa.

Also I would love to speak to anyone that has applied for Visa extensions and what not because I am finding it all very confusing, please and thank you!!

What visa extension?? Presumably your Ancestry visa is a 5 year one after which you will apply for ILR.

[juliachantal]

Thanks for your help.

I'm looking to apply for an extension because I spent more than 180 days out of the country at one time so am not eligible for the ILR

[CR001]

FLR(IR) is the form and it is another 5 year visa. IHS payable is £2000 plus the visa fee.

How many days absence is it and what dates? What date would you qualify to apply for ILR?

[CR001]

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u ... -v18.0.pdf

[juliachantal]

I was away from the UK end of October 2015 until June 2016.

[CR001]

Are you able to split the absence across two 12 month periods counting backwards from date you would qualify for ILR?