The one you quoted below will not applicable to you as it refers to those individuals who applied under HSMP on the following periods:
1. Those who applied before Apr 06, when the residency period was increased from 4 -> 5yrs; and
2. Those who applied between Apr-06 until Nov 06 when the HSMP was suspended and the new Tier1 programme was rolled out.
To guide you better, please refer to the statement from the BIA website below and focus on items 1 and 2. The last statement refers to the HSMP ILR JR decision.
The Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Act received Royal Assent on 21 July 2009. Sections 39-41 and 47-49 of Part 2 of the Act give effect to earned citizenship, which we plan to introduce in July 2011. We will announce the specific date of introduction closer to the time.
As the Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill progressed through Parliament, the government listened to the views of both the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The government subsequently agreed the following transitional arrangements:
1. If a migrant has already been given indefinite leave to remain (also known as settlement) on the date when earned citizenship is introduced, they will automatically be considered to be a 'permanent resident'. They will not need to pay or apply for this to occur. They will be eligible to apply for British citizenship under the current rules during the first two years after earned citizenship is introduced.
2. If a migrant has applied for indefinite leave to remain before the date when earned citizenship is introduced, and is subsequently granted indefinite leave to remain, they will be eligible to apply for British citizenship under the current rules during the first two years after earned citizenship is introduced.
The government will continue to meet its obligations to migrants who entered the United Kingdom on the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) and had a legitimate expectation that they would be able to apply for and be granted indefinite leave to remain, in accordance with the Immigration Rules that were in place when they applied to the HSMP.
The introduction of earned citizenship has been postponed by six months, to give people time to adjust to the new system and to allow more applicants who are already in the United Kingdom to apply under the current rules. Earned citizenship will now be introduced in July 2011.
markotsg wrote:Hello All I am currently on Tier 1 extended from HSMP till July 2012
I have been aware new rules will be in place from July 2011.
Considering I will be aplying for ILR in July 2012 will I be apllying under old rules?
The bellow is confusing
The government will continue to meet its obligations to migrants who entered the United Kingdom on the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) and had a legitimate expectation that they would be able to apply for and be granted indefinite leave to remain, in accordance with the Immigration Rules that were in place when they applied to the HSMP
As I have entered UK in July 2007 as HSMP does that mean new rules will not effect me?
Many thanks
) thus can apply for ILR in 2012.