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Time spent outside the UK
Continuous residence is not considered broken if the applicant:
is absent from the UK for 180 days or less at any one time, and
had existing leave to enter or remain when they left and when they returned – this can
include leave gained at port when returning to the UK as a non visa national, see
related link: Information for non-visa nationals.
If the applicant had existing leave to enter or remain when they left and returned to the UK,
the existing leave does not have to be in the same category on departure and return. For
example, an applicant can leave the UK as a Tier 4 (General) student and return with leave
as a spouse of a settled person. Continuous residence is not broken as the applicant had
valid leave both when they left and returned to the UK.
There was a rule change in the Autumn! The six year cap now only applies to switching into T2 General (basically). To obtain ILR either:vitonave wrote:Hi Manci,
just a small clarification on cap of 6 years while switching to T2 General from T2 ICT Established / Long term visa - does it mean we can apply for ILR at the end of that 6 years cap? i.e.
1) Jun-2010 issual of T2 ICT Visa with Established staff in India for 2 years,
2) Jun-2012 extension in UK as T2 ICT Long Term Staff for 2 years,
3) Jun-2014 extension in UK as T2 ICT Long Term Staff for 3 years
Now applying for T2 General through other sponsor in Jan-2015 - does it mean
a) T2 General will be granted till May-2016 only?
b) after May-2015 can apply for ILR ?
Thanks in advance
Kind Regards
Vito
Baljikrish wrote: Is it written anywhere in the UKBA websites ? I cant seem to find them.
see p47 of the T2 policy guidance
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... 3_2015.pdf