Hi Manci,
#LongPostAlert
Not sure if you are still replying to this thread or not, but I will post my query anyway. Honestly, I was very excited to see this post because initially you started off by stating that
if your 2010 entry clearance stamp is "VISA TIER 2 (INT COM TRAN) MIGRANT" followed by the CoS number then it was granted under the pre 6 April 2010 rules and you will be eligible for ILR after 5 years.
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You also went on to state a little later that
if entry clearance had been granted under the rules in force 06/04/2010 - 05/04/2011 the visa stamp would have been: TIER2(ICT)ESTABLISHED STAFF followed by the CoS number
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However, as the conversation progressed (though some others like Susan0x supported that statement), a lot of focus was given to the visa application date.
So am now wondering why is the application date so important and isn't just the visa category enough to suggest whether or not my visa was granted in the pre/post 06 Apr 2010 rule?
If the answer to this question is NO then there seems to be a grey area for people like me who have a VISA TIER 2 (INT COM TRAN) MIGRANT stamp but have applied either on 06 Apr 2010 or a few days after.
Anyway, after a LOT
of digging around for old emails, I found the following details of my initial application:
First initial CoS issued on: 31-Mar-2010
First initial Biometrics done at UK Consulate in India: 14-Apr-2010 (I am not 100% sure but I believe this was the day I paid the fees for my visa application as well).
First initial CoS start date: 15-Apr-2010
First initial Visa start date: 28-Apr-2010
First initial Visa end date: 15-May-2012
This was followed by couple of 2-year extensions under the visa category T2ICT LONG TERM LEAVE TO REMAIN (Remarks: Restricted Work) followed by CoS number.
My current visa is valid until Apr-2016 and am currently in the UK. If I satisfy all other requirements, can I get ILR via the 5-year route?
Please say YES!
This is probably the only second most important time (after my marriage proposal to my wife) where I have really really REALLY REALLY wanted the answer to my question to be YES!
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PEACE! Coz the world deserves to be a much better place than we have made it!