Long Residence ILR: Anyone over 540 days been successful?

[TheGreenTea]

I have a valid work visa, so thankfully I am not leaving.
For this reason I cannot appeal.

In the long 6 pages letter UKBA also stated that I didn't show that I have any ties in the UK (so none of my reference letters from friends/teachers/employers and my partner mattered - this was a big surprise as according to the letter i didn't prove that i am in a relationship with a British person. )
Also, because I was vising my home country all the time and didn't have any relatives staying here, UKBA reasons that I will be perfectly happy to go back home as nothing holds me here.

If you can wait until your overstay goes away I will strongly recommend you doing so. You don't want to pay £1000 and wait for 8 months to get a rejection.

[TheGreenTea]

Amber, to answer your question.
I have applied for a new visa a approximately 3 months after I have left the UK on expired leave
Back in 2004, if you applied outside the country the previous stay didn't count towards residency (at least this is what I believed was true at the time, I might have misinterpreted the rules).