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Hello, I have a question regarding how is the 10-year continuous residency is calculated. Does it count from the date when the entry clearance was first issued, or is it from the date when I first entered UK?

In my case the dates are as following:

First entry clearance visa issued: 28/8/2009
Date when I first entered UK: 23/9/2009

So will I become eligible for SET(LR) from 1/8 or 27/8 this year?

I went through the official guidance of SET(LR) v15.0 which says

Definition of continuous lawful residence
Lawful residence is defined in paragraph 276A of the Immigration Rules as a period
of continuous residence in which the applicant had one of the following:
• existing leave to enter or remain
....

which seems to imply it starts from the date that the first visa was issued?

Thanks in advance!

So will I become eligible for SET(LR) from 1/8 or 27/8 this year?

The second one. Your residence for ILR LR starts counting from the date you entered the UK and you can apply no sooner than within 28 days before the 10th anniversary of the entry date to the UK.

I went through the official guidance of SET(LR) v15.0 which says

Definition of continuous lawful residence
Lawful residence is defined in paragraph 276A of the Immigration Rules as a period
of continuous residence in which the applicant had one of the following:
• existing leave to enter or remain
....

which seems to imply it starts from the date that the first visa was issued?

It does refer to residence, which means physically in the UK.

Thanks a lot CR001 for the quick reply!