maaan143 wrote:A QUESTION
\I APPLIED FOR ilr set (LR) IN JAN ,AWAITING DECISION, MY WIFE ON DEPENDENT TIER 4 CURRENTLY, IF WE APPLY FOR HER flrM BEFORE 6TH ARPRIL ,IT IS EXPECTED WE GET HER DECISION AFTER THAT, I UNDERSTAND SHE WILL BE UNDER 2 YEAR ROUTE ,BUT CAN SHE COMBINE HER LEAVE AS DEPENDANT TIER 4 TO QUALIFY FOR SETTLEMENT AFTER 6 APRIL AS NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN CLAUSE 287.
YOUR REPLY IS MUCH APPRECIATED.
an email reply from UKVI
Question: Do dependants of PBS Migrants who apply for LTR as the Partner of a settled person begin their qualifying period again?
Answer: If the applicant was granted leave as a dependant before 9 July 2012 and were on a route to settlement (under Tier 1 or Tier 2) they can combine their leave as a PBS dependant with leave as the Partner of a settled person to meet the qualifying period under paragraph 287. All other applicants must start the qualifying period again.[/quote]
thanks MAAN , can yuo please share the link of that cover letter of FLRm that you mentioned
Also this means that even if the rules would have chanded as adependant tier you could not amalgamate.