Impact on ILR timeline when switching visa

[pinaki]

Hello, I am currently on a skilled worker visa with my wife and child as dependents. We have ~2 years left until we are eligible to apply for ILR. Due to potential job cuts at my company, I am uncertain if I will be affected.

My wife has found a sponsor, and we are considering switching her from a dependent visa to a skilled worker visa for additional security. I think this switch will affect her ILR timeline and she will need to start the qualifying period again from scratch, right?

Any advice or experiences would be greatly appreciated for our circumstances.

Thanks!

[CR001]

I think this switch will affect her ILR timeline and she will need to start the qualifying period again from scratch, right?

Correct. You cannot combine dependent time with kakn visa time to make up 5 years for ilr.

[pinaki]

I think this switch will affect her ILR timeline and she will need to start the qualifying period again from scratch, right?

Correct. You cannot combine dependent time with main visa time to make up 5 years for ilr.

sorry, what's kakn?

[CR001]

Corrected *main*