appointment for biometrics, application date, continuous leave
Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2020 11:28 pm
Hi everyone, it is my first time here 
I will be eligible to apply for ILR set(O) in December.
1) I have filled in the online form, it looks like I will only be given an appointment at UKVCAS for biometrics. So when and how will I be uploading my documents? Is someone going to see my documents originals and scan them or will I be scanning and uploading them online only without ever needing to show the originals?
2) Which date is considered to be the date of application? it used to be the date of the in person appointment but I'm not sure anymore... I need to know which date is considered as the official date of application so that I can correctly calculate my 5 years minus 28 days. Is it the day money is paid when you submitted the online form, the day biometrics are taken, or the day all documents are uploaded to the system?
3) I will apply to ILR after 5 years working on Tier 2 visa.
in Personal information section in Set(O) there is a question about absences:
Since you first entered the UK, have you had any absences from the UK?
I have entered the UK with a student visa,- 1 year before I got my Tier 2 visa (which I had for about 5 years now).
Shall I ignore the year when I was a student when filling in absence history? Or do I need to add that years absences as well as the ones during my 5 years on tier 2 ?
Thanks
I will be eligible to apply for ILR set(O) in December.
1) I have filled in the online form, it looks like I will only be given an appointment at UKVCAS for biometrics. So when and how will I be uploading my documents? Is someone going to see my documents originals and scan them or will I be scanning and uploading them online only without ever needing to show the originals?
2) Which date is considered to be the date of application? it used to be the date of the in person appointment but I'm not sure anymore... I need to know which date is considered as the official date of application so that I can correctly calculate my 5 years minus 28 days. Is it the day money is paid when you submitted the online form, the day biometrics are taken, or the day all documents are uploaded to the system?
3) I will apply to ILR after 5 years working on Tier 2 visa.
in Personal information section in Set(O) there is a question about absences:
Since you first entered the UK, have you had any absences from the UK?
I have entered the UK with a student visa,- 1 year before I got my Tier 2 visa (which I had for about 5 years now).
Shall I ignore the year when I was a student when filling in absence history? Or do I need to add that years absences as well as the ones during my 5 years on tier 2 ?
Thanks