justice_will_reign wrote:YOu must be damn happy mate! Congratulations...

Thanks ... surely over the moon

ILR received !!! Many thanks for all the posts which helped me build my case... Will post the experience at the Croydon PEO later.

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Heartiest congratulations on your success.

teddy wrote:Got the appointment for 17 June 09. Let's hope for the best.

Any updates teddy... How did your appointment go?

FOI clarifying this very issue. UKBA say you do not need to be employed for the full tenure of your HSMP visa.

The clock does not restart if you are unemployed on a HSMP visa. The requirement for ILR on HSMP as per part 5 of the immigration rules is that one should be in employment at the time of the application. The situation is different for Work Permit holders who only have a limited time to get onto a ne...

Check this tread: Query on ILR qualification

Only the page numbering is incorrect. Page 4 is also labelled as Page 3.

Appointment obtained last week of June. Was told however that the 28 days thing is at the discretion of the case worker.

FOI request for clarifying this issue.

Teddy, did you get your answer by email? See the following FOI , UKBA refused to answer clearly what happens if you apply early. It might be a good idea to put another FOI request to see how many people have been granted ILR in PEOs before completing the full 5 years continuous residence. The immigr...

nav2004, many thanks for your feedback. The thing here is the rule says 5 years residence, nowhere is there a mention in the immigration rules about the length of the visa being the eligibility requirement. Now UKBA allow 28 days early applications. If everyone should wait for completing 5 years res...

Check ILR success at PEO, HSMP --> ILR too.

Hi All , I came across the same problem . I spoke to some immigration lawyers and they suggested me to extend my visa . The reason is that because , the ILR form cleary says you can apply 28 days before your qualifying period . If your visa is not valid at the time of qualifying period than it mean...

I also have read many treads here and on other forums and I have checked with the UKBA about this. There is no clear guidelines issued to staff regarding this. The thing is if you call up to book the appointment, they might tell you no but if you try again and get a different agent who understands t...

Keep us posted teddy...

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/IDIs/idischapter18/longresidence/Long_Residence_IDI-_final_d1.pdf?view=Binary Interesting reading in the section on early applications. It seems that although it is not specified in the Immigration rules, the 28 days is being ackno...

Thanks a lot for the quick responses. Any idea what the statement below means then (apologies for quoting again) "If your temporary permission to stay in the United Kingdom is due to expire before the end of your qualifying period for permanent residence, you will need to extend your visa befo...

Irish citizens automatically have ILR under current rules/policy anyway, but that could change with the evolution of the Common Travel Area. But it probably wouldn't hurt to include your child ... isn't your child also a citizen of your country? Once you have ILR, you should register the child as a...

Yes, the child is Irish.

Can someone please advise if it worth getting ILR for an EU national child. The child was born in the UK but is not a British citizen due to the parents being non-EU nationals. I ask this because earlier dependents could be added free of charge on ILR SET(O) application but now there is a £50 charg...

A child born in UK to a non-EU parents does not need to have a visa, search this forum for information. You will only need a visa for the child if you are going to travel outside of the UK and then will need a visa for the child to return to the UK. So say your child is born before your ILR comes th...

Children born in the UK can register to be British citizens as soon as the parents get ILR. Look at the UKBA guidelines about registering British born children who are not normally eligible for citizenship due to their parent's nationality.

Hi netacct, I am not sure what your situation is, but it seems highly unlikely that HO will refuse ILR on the basis of not having P60s or payslips for all 5 years on HSMP. Perhaps seniors could shed more light on this. If you are currently on HSMP, not utilising public funds and are able to support...