Help in deciding 10 year or 5 year route for ILR

[Mani_10_ilr]

Hi all,

I’d like some clarification on whether I’m better to apply the 10-year route or the 5-year route for ILR. appreciate some advice. Here’s my situation:

I entered Uk October 2015 with ICT short term visa.
Stayed till October 2016 and went back to India for 1 month to do the ICT long term visa and came back in NOV 2016.
My spouse came to UK December 2016 in ICT Long term dependent visa and both continued to stay here.My son was born on August 2017 here.
During Jun 2021 I switched to Skilled work visa from ICT long term and my spouse and wife changes to Skilled worked dependent visa.

Now, my view is I think I will become eligible for long term continuous residency 10 years route ILR on coming October 2025 but my wife needs to wait till next year June to complete 5 year in skilled worked dependent to become eligible for ILR.

My queries are:

1. Is the Intra Company Transfer (ICT) short term visa also counts for the 10 year route ILR?

2. Based on my above situation is there any other problems might come if I apply my ILR for October.
I have already checked my entry exit dates and all are in place for the criteria of days allowed outside uk for 180 days in any 12 month period.

3. Will it be better to wait till my wife becomes eligible to do it together in 5 year route instead doing my case in 10 year this year October and for her next year june?

4. For my son born here in August 2017, can I apply for citizenship as soon as one parent gets ILR?

Any additional complication in the scenario if you guys can help us with some suggestions

[zimba]

1. Yes

2. Long residence rules have specific absence rules now: Lawful and continuous residence changes to Long Residence route from 11 April 2024

3. I suggest that both of you apply together under the skilled worker rules, if you are not in a rush

4. Yes. The child can be registered using form MN1 when one parent settles

[Mani_10_ilr]

Thanks @zimba for the reply.
As I have to spend the whole cost so trying to break the cost over 2 years and so thinking of progressing the 10 year route for my self in October.

Regarding the lawful and continuous residency changes what are the key points I need to keep in mind?

For information from my side I have already calculated :
1.There is no single absence of more than 180 days for me over this time
2.The total days outside uk for me in the last 10 years is coming around total of 164 days.

One additional query I have is when I went back to India to do my ICT long term visa after completing ICT short visa during October 2016, for those 5 weeks I didn't have any valid uk visa..will that be a problem for my application?

[zimba]

If you left with a valid visa an returned within 6 months, then you do not have to worry

[Mani_10_ilr]

Thanks for your reply.

What are the main documents you need to have ready before your 10 year long stay application route,apart from the life @uk test?

[zimba]

Passports over the last 10 years, LIUK and proof of English