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Background:
I am on a Skilled Worker visa with a vignette start date of 26 February 2021 and entered the UK on 10 March 2021. My current visa expires on 10 April 2026. I understand that I can submit my ILR application no earlier than 29 January 2026 (28 days before the vignette start date).

Query:
Is it permissible to submit the ILR application slightly earlier than 29 January 2026 (e.g., 3 weeks before) and schedule the biometric appointment on or after 29 January 2026? A solicitor advised a friend that this might be possible, but I am unsure if this is correct.

Questions:
Can ILR applications be submitted before the 28-day window if the biometric appointment is scheduled later?

amar2k05 wrote: ↑

Mon Dec 15, 2025 8:58 pm

Is it permissible to submit the ILR application slightly earlier than 29 January 2026 (e.g., 3 weeks before) and schedule the biometric appointment on or after 29 January 2026?

Yes, that's possible.

The date of ILR application or biometrics appointment is less relevant, it's the date of ILR decision the most beneficial.

This has been discussed on this forum so many times.

Read: viewtopic.php?p=2203751&hilit=date+of+decision#p2203751

Thanks

Hi all,
I came across the following guidance on payslips & Bank statements in a previous post:

[b]"These documents should be dated no earlier than 31 days before the date of application"[/b]

viewtopic.php?t=332923#p2090242

In my situation, I plan to submit my ILR application on [b]29 January 2025[/b]. However, by that date, my most recent bank statement will only reflect my December salary, which was credited on [b]22 December 2024 (we receive December pay early due to Christmas)[/b]. The next salary credit will be on [b]30 January 2025[/b], which falls after my intended application date.
If I submit the December bank statement, [b]it will be more than 31 days old by 29 January 2025.[/b]
Could anyone advise what options I have in this scenario if I must submit the application by 29 January 2025?
Any insights would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

It should be fine