All d best !

I was away for 220 days from July 2009 to Feb 2010.I applied in sep and had split the days

so year 3 no of days : 155 days (apprx)
year 4 no of days : 65 days (apprx)

Hope this helps or are you looking for the format ?

All I have been using this forum very effectively and helped me a lot for my ILR and wanted to share my experience. Hope it helps others Summary : ILR Success with 220 days gap at a stretch History : UK entry: June’2007 Visa: WP+Tier 1 ILR Refusal: July’2012(Please refer to http://www.immigrationboa...

No more than 90 days outside uk continuously
No more than 180 days outside uk for the period of 5 years .

I was not meeting both and my justification of providing company letters didnt work..

All, Finally I have received my docs after a wait of 2 months and unfortunately the decision is -ve :( The Home office refused my application stating that i haven't met the criteria of 90 days and 180 days. The worst part is that I have to wait for another 2 1/2 yrs now for my ILR provided i meet th...

Can anyone please comment ..

I had my ILR appointment today in the croydon PEO. The case worker checked all my documents and asked to wait for an hour . After 45 mins,he informed that my application is valid,however as my gap is more than 90 days/180 days ,he needs to refer it to a separate team to take the decision. they will ...

My wife joined me in April 2010.
Her current leave is due to expire on 23/10/2013.

As expected, My application was not processed in solihull today. The moment I submitted the form,the case worker checked the Gaps sheet and asked the total no of gaps .I told him that its 450 and provided the employer letter. He went to check with his supervisor and came back stating that they will ...

Thanks and really appreciate your response.

I'll post on my experience /result post june 18th.

Im on Tier 1 visa. I had to travel outside UK on various occasions. These were work releated .However , the pay was paid in the respective countries as im deputed employee in UK. I did get a letter from HR that I travelled on work assignments. Is it worth tkaing an email from my line manager who agr...

Hello,
Im applying for my ILR-SET(O) next week.I have read in various topics on few people arranging for a line managers letter in addtion to company letter. I did manage to get the company letter.

Any tips/template for managers email ?? Also will the line managers email make a difference for ILR?

Thanks again . one last question as asked earlier

Is it necessary to cover normal leaves/annual leaves duration in the letter from the employer ..

Thanks sushdmehta.

I hope the justification should come from the employer only .Not sure if this is possible.but is it ok if i mention something like ""as per his role,he has to travel outside UK " or any manager letter or should I mention the details in my cover letter/gap excel

unfortunately NO

Hello, I'm applying for my ILR-SET(O) on June'18 2012 in Solihull. I was away from UK for more than 90 days(at a strech) and the total no of days away from uk is around 300+.The absence reasons are : 1) Out on work assignments(I had visited other country apart from my base country) 2) Annual Leave I...

is it alright if I apply the dependent's ILR later? I have significant gap(>90) days in the last 5 yrs and am taking a chance by applying for ilr myself (by providing reasons of absence) So,if i get the ILR ,my dependent's visa status will be still "Tier 1 general dependant" .is it valid o...

Thanks for the quick response.

not exactly sure on the category,however

im on tier 1 visa general and planning to apply using SET(O) form.

Hi, This could be a repetitive question . Im planning to apply for ILR in 1st week of june'12 via premium appointment. Do I need to apply for dependent ILR(wife) at the same time or can I apply at later stage.If yes, do I have any timelines as we are travelling out of country in July .We will be on ...