ILR ELIGIBILITY

[rosdean]

Dear Friends,

One of my friends is back in UK for 3 years. He previously stayed in UK on single visa single employer with Workpermit period as below

January-2004 to Aug-2005 extended to Mar-2007 extended to Dec-2008

He didn't apply for ILR during that time due to some reason. As I understand, the eligibility was 4 years, is he now be able to apply the ILR and what would be the process etc?

Cheers

[CR001]

No, he cannot apply for ILR based on previous visa if he left the UK in 2008 for a substantial period before returning.