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Hi there,

I qualify for the ILR under the 10-year rule in Oct. 2014 and under the 5-year rule in Tier-2 ILR in Jan. 2015. I have an had two interruption of studies totalling 5 monhs during my time as a student here. These were in 2006 and 2007. I don't think the UKBA were notified at that time of these interruptions as rules weren't as rigid as now with the Tier-4. In the statement of attendance I received from the College recently, these interruptions were stated. However, they were never mentioned before when I was applying for student extensions.

My Question: If I apply under the 10-year ILR, do I have to provide a statement of attendance from college (thus revealing my interruptions and followed by repercussions) or will a degree certificate just suffice? Perhaps people who have applied under the 10-year ILR and spent time as a student can advise. And, under the 5-year Tier-2 ILR, I hope only providing degree certificates will be sufficient (apart from work permit related documents)

ILR Hopeful.

Read the Guidance Note and Form well.

if you apply for Long Residence Rule.

you do not need any academic documents.

it does not matter if u were studying or not.

all they need to see is if you were living legally in UK for 10 years.

tulip4500 wrote:it does not matter if u were studying or not.

Yes. Mere non-attendance shouldn't be considered as a breach.