I guess the maximum we can do is to write to the case worker and request him to reconsider his decision. The people in this forum along with the several solicitors I have spoken to in the last 3 days - everyone has confirmed that this shortage of 23 days in my case will not be a problem and I should...

What is the process that we need to follow to complaint about it? I am willing to join this effort and make a complaint as well, where do I have to send this compliant to in writing and to whom it should be addressed?

We were not given any papers to sign as well. So it seems like there is no set standard practice and every PEO has got its own way of dealing with the cases.

I will be sending out a letter to my case worker (Sheffield PEO) soon.

Thanks cs95tdg! I will try and contact the case worker and would request him to reconsider the expiry date but don't think it will work out as he was quite adamant yesterday. No harm in trying one more time though. I do realise that the window of 5 days from 1st Feb to 5th Feb 2016 will be quite sho...

Got the tier 1 visa initially on 28th Feb'2011 to 28th Feb'2013. Now the extension has been given from the appointment date of 5th Feb'2013 to 5th Feb'2016.

I entered UK on 7th March'2011, just after 6 days of my visa start date.

So it will be 23 days short of 5 years.

Congrats for getting the visa extension.

Now my worry is that case worker will do nothing about it as he outrightly rejected it when I asked him to reconsider yesterday.

Do you think, this shortage of 23 days will affect my ILR?

I am in the same situation. Went to PEO, Sheffield yesterday and got the extension for Tier 1 General from the date of appointment I.e. 5th Feb rather than from the expiry date of 28th Feb. Now this leads to a 23 day shortage for ILR. I did request the caseworker to issue it from date of expiry but ...