Hi Immigration forum experts, I was refused an ILR at the Glasgow PEO . Looking at the refusal letter and the guidelines now I believe I have made a few huge mistakes whilst applying. So would kindly request you to go through the below with some compassion and provide me some guidance.
I had applied with the below details
November 2010 - May 2011 (6 Months) - Tier 2 Visa (ICT) Established Staff
May 2011-October 2015 ( 4 Years 6 Months) - Tier 1 General
All my other documents were found to be OK and I was refused an ILR on the basis that the Tier 2 ICT visa did not qualify for the ILR period . I believe I had mixed up the Tier 2 ICTs with the Work permit ICT which form part of the ILR acceptable visa categories.
So question # 1 : Can I appeal this decision ? Or I have truly misinterpreted the rules .
You would think that this itself is a big faux pas , but I believe I have made a even bigger mistake if you read on.
I was first granted my Tier 1 general in May 2011 with the expiry in May 2013.I had applied for the extension of this Tier 1 general in February 2013 and I was given a 3 year extension till February 2016.(3 Years) . I had thought that the Tier would be given till May 2016 but I didn't take too much notice of it as I was under the assumption that the aforementioned Tier 2 ICT visa was eligible for ILR. Only now I have realised that I might have applied early and hence why it was granted only till February 2016.
So what this means it that I will have had Tier 1 General for 4 years and 9 months if I have to apply again next year.
This brings me to my next set of questions
Question #2 : Can I go cap in hand and write to BRP error for a review to extend my previously issued BRP till May ?( Issued nearly 2.5 years ago)
Question # 3 : If the answer to #1 and #2 are No , what is the best possible way for me to get the additional 3 months to become eligible for ILR ? I am a director in my limited company based on my Tier 1 and I have job contracts till next year end. Can I switch into Tier 2 General through a limited company and meet the 3 months
Question #4 : If answer to question 3 is a Yes, can I apply for ILR next year with 4.9 years of Tier 1 general and 3 months of Tier 2 General ?
My apologies for the many questions.But I feel lost due to my oversight and would appreciate any guidance that the experts on this forum can give me .
If you can give me other ideas to address this that would be great as well. Thanks in advance.
Do let me know if you want me to provide you more details.
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