Chess wrote:just state the truth. but you have to meet the prerequiste residence requirements in order to get ILR..it also depends on how 'smart' the IO is!

Thanks a lot for the reply! But I am not quite sure aboutt he "prerequiste residence requirements", what's this about?

Many thanks

Hi, I am a work permit holder since 2002 and will not be eligible until July 2007 to apply the ILR according to the new 5-year-policy (which could have applied under the old law)!! :x It was agreed with my company that I will be sent back to China to open an office from October this year estimated t...