Tier 1 (G) to ILR - some questions
Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2013 9:28 pm
Hello. First of all, thank you to everyone who contributes so much to this forum. The knowledge you impart has been invaluable as I begin my preparations to apply for ILR.
I have several specific questions/issues for which I'm struggling to find the answer here:
1) Over the last 4 years, 10 months I have been absent from the UK a total of 94 full days. That, of course, is well under the required allowance, but for 5 of the absences, the exit stamp (or rather the entry stamp at the foreign destination) is too faded to determine the date. I have the check in confirmation emails for three of the flights and e-tickets/boarding passes for the other two. Would the UKBA accept this as sufficient proof? I would rather not use the employer letters if I don't have to. I intend to provide a schedule of absences. I have read on this forum that the UKBA can use APIS to track my departures. But then I also saw this thread which contradicts that! The caseworker said they only had access to landing card information!
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 77cee9c89c
2) One of my absences was for 5 days holiday in Jersey. Should I include that under section 6.2 or 6.9?
3) I originally resided in the UK as a student for approx 4 years, then returned to my home country for about 4 years before returning on the Tier 1 visa. How should I answer section 7.11? Should I put 8 years, and explain that this was the sum of two separate periods of time? Or 12 years with an explanation of the gap in the middle under reason for absence? Or just 4 years, 11 months on just the Tier 1 visa?
4) My company is going through some major changes at the moment and there's a danger I might be out of a job right before I apply for ILR, without sufficient time to find another. Would that affect my chances?
Hope these questions aren't too long and complicated! Thanks in advance for any help.
I have several specific questions/issues for which I'm struggling to find the answer here:
1) Over the last 4 years, 10 months I have been absent from the UK a total of 94 full days. That, of course, is well under the required allowance, but for 5 of the absences, the exit stamp (or rather the entry stamp at the foreign destination) is too faded to determine the date. I have the check in confirmation emails for three of the flights and e-tickets/boarding passes for the other two. Would the UKBA accept this as sufficient proof? I would rather not use the employer letters if I don't have to. I intend to provide a schedule of absences. I have read on this forum that the UKBA can use APIS to track my departures. But then I also saw this thread which contradicts that! The caseworker said they only had access to landing card information!
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 77cee9c89c
2) One of my absences was for 5 days holiday in Jersey. Should I include that under section 6.2 or 6.9?
3) I originally resided in the UK as a student for approx 4 years, then returned to my home country for about 4 years before returning on the Tier 1 visa. How should I answer section 7.11? Should I put 8 years, and explain that this was the sum of two separate periods of time? Or 12 years with an explanation of the gap in the middle under reason for absence? Or just 4 years, 11 months on just the Tier 1 visa?
4) My company is going through some major changes at the moment and there's a danger I might be out of a job right before I apply for ILR, without sufficient time to find another. Would that affect my chances?
Hope these questions aren't too long and complicated! Thanks in advance for any help.
