Advice needed - ILR SET (O) Form

[Socia_butterfly_29]

Hi,

I'm filling my ILR application and needed some advice. For context, I'm on a skilled worker visa since 2020 and am eligible next month (I submitted my initial Tier-2 application on the 10th of August and got it approved in November 2020).

As I was filling the form, I got confused about this question:

"When did you first enter the UK? This is the date you entered the UK when the period of stay you are basing this application on started."

So I was on tier-4 visa, up until August 2020, and initially entered the UK in September 2017 and from September 2019 till 2021 I was continuously in the UK. As I mentioned I made the application on the 10th of August 2020, but it got approved in November 2020. What date should I be using:

- September 2017 (when I first entered the UK on my student visa)?
- September 2019 (when I entered the UK after which next year I made my application for Skilled worker visa)
- August 2020 (when I submitted my skilled worker visa)
- November 2020 (when I got my first BRP approved).

Any advice would be much appreciated.

Many thanks.

[zimba]

The answer to that question has no bearing on your eligibility. You can enter the very first date you entered the UK. Again that date is irrelevant for ILR

[Socia_butterfly_29]

Oh alright, thankyou so much Zimba.

Also, given that I applied on the 10th of August, 2020 for my first skilled worker visa and I was allowed to work from that point onwards, due to the unique rule in place for 2020-Jun-21 applications am I correct to understand that I'm eligible to apply from the 13th of July onwards?

[zimba]

The qualifying period is counted from your first visa application as per COVID concessions in place. The 28-day concession means you will be eligible for ILR (i.e. ILR can be granted) within 28 days of completing your 5 years. The date of ILR application is also largely irrelevant.

Applicants can benefit from the date of the ILR decision