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They need 5 years as your dependents. If you do as you have stated, they will need 2 x 3 year visa extensions. There isn't a 3 year 7 month extension option.1. First, I want to know if all the premises I stated above are correct or I have got anything wrong so
far?
You need 5 years residence in total from date you entered the UK on a visa. This must include 1 year ilr.2. Will I be applying for British Citizenship at the end of the 4th year, that is, 1 year after ILR or at the
end of 5th year, which is 2 years after ILR?
They can switch once you have ILR yes, a route that has more requirements and is a 2.5 x 2 year visa route.3. Will it be possible for my family to join me once I have ILR or when getting my British citizenship
without having to switch their current student visa? I heard someone say that I can bring them on
appendix FM……. Is there any way I can avoid switching them and still settle within the shortest time?
There isn't one. They need 5 years as your dependents for ILR.4. What will be the shortest and most cost effective route for them to settle?
If they switch to your GTV Dependent, at any point, their visas will be valid till your current expiry date. A further extension will also be for 3 years, which would still leave them short for ILR.Considering the situation now, how do I go about their application as dependents by October 2025, knowing that their visa will terminate when mine expires, totalling 1 year 7 months? Do you mean I will after that apply for 3 year extension and then again another 3 years making a total of 7 years 7 months stay? How do I go about the HIS because that is my major challenge financial-wise? I need clarifications here.
All visas and legal time spent in the UK count for citizenship, it is NOT an immigration application and has completely different rules. You will qualify for citizenship on the 5th anniversary of the date you entered the UK in 2028 as long as the 12 months immediately before applying you have held ILR.Does my 5 year now include 6 months spent on the former visa which counts on my Citizenship?
Not for dependent visa extensions if you get ILR. The immigration rules specifically state it is a 3 year extension for dependents if the main visa holder gets ILR. You don't get to choose the length. UKVI follow the immigration rules strictly in this regard.joshg24 wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2024 8:10 pmMany thanks CR001 for your response
"If they switch to your GTV Dependent, at any point, their visas will be valid till your current expiry date. A further extension will also be for 3 years, which would still leave them short for ILR".
But I read extension can be done for 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 years. In which case 1 can go for 4 year extension straightaway after the first application. Is this a possibility?