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by imranrafeeq » Mon Aug 10, 2015 2:30 pm
Hi,
Thanks for the prompt reply.
I am going through the Immigration Rules - Part 6A Paragraph 245AAA - Where it says:
(a) "continuous period of 5 years lawfully in the UK" means, subject to paragraphs 245CD, 245GF and 245HF, residence in the United Kingdom for an unbroken period with valid leave, and for these purposes a period shall not be considered to have been broken where:
(i) the applicant has been absent from the UK for a period of 180 days or less in any of the five consecutive 12 month periods preceding the date of the application for leave to remain, except that any absence from the UK for the purpose of assisting with the Ebola crisis which began in West Africa in 2014 shall not count towards the 180 days, if the applicant provides evidence that this was the purpose of the absence(s) and that his Sponsor agreed to the absence(s);
Highlighted above. "Periods preceding the date of the application for leave to remain"
is it the first time when her visa was stamped (from Pakistan) or the last time her visa was stamped.
Secondly, Her five years would be on 7th of May 2016(day she first landed in Britain) and her visa was stamped on 16th of March. It took more then 28 days for her to arrive in uk after getting the visa. Does that mean her continuous stay is broken?
Regards
Imran