So if for example the leave started in May 2013 to April 2014 then according to our scenario the latest qualifying year i.e. June 2013 – May 2014 would have 11 months leave in it with 1 month belonging to the previous year June 2012 – May 2013 (
total is roughly 10 days short of a year i.e 355 days). Furthermore if we extend Tier-1 again for 2 years in 2015 would that mean we can shift the ILR qualifying years according to our liking i.e. for example if the qualifying years from our situation are as follows June 2010 - May 2011, June 2011 - May 2012, June 2012 - May 2013, June 2013 - May 2014 and June 2014 – May 2015. In our scenario the year June 2013 - May 2014 would have 11 months leave in it, but
if we go by your logic and apply at the start of November 2015 then the new qualifying years would be November 2010 - October 2011, November 2011 - October 2012, November 2012 - October 2013, November 2013 - October 2014 and November 2014 – October 2015. Therefore the 12 months (355 days) leave would be adjusted in the new cycle i.e. roughly <=180 days each in the year November 2012 - October 2013 and November 2013 – October 2014.
Would the UK Visa & Immigration accept this kind of calculated and fine tuned applications, and would the shifting of qualifying years depend on the actual date the application is posted and signed? This was the asumption of the scenario mentioned above -
Which is very crucial in our case!
Furthermore would paid annual leave taken in the year November 2012 - October 2013 mess up the absence by adding days to the <=180 calculation? Because according to my understanding paid annual leave is not counted as a gap in UK residence.
Thanks for clearing my mind with your accurate answers but I would still need yours and other experts views on all of the above