Tier1 Ent ILR

[Poliyar]

I had a Tier 1 extension 8 months ago under COVID-19 concession.

Will I meet the job creation requirements for ILR if I show during my 2 years of extension:
1) Two FT jobs that have lasted 24 months each.
or
2) One FT job that has lasted 24 months + two FT jobs that have lasted 12 months each?

Thank you in advance for your help!

[zimba]

You need to show TWO full time jobs that have existed for at least 12 months each AFTER grant of extension

[Poliyar]

Thank you for your answer!

Does it make difference if we used COVID related concession?

The guide says: "the applicant who was granted a covid related extension of leave, to qualify for settlement, applicants will be required to demonstrate that they have created 2 full time jobs for the 12 month period in addition to the existing job creation requirement for settlement."

As we have received an extension using COVID related concession, we now need to make 2 employees x 24 months each. Is that correct?

[zimba]

Yes. So you need either to show two jobs lasted each for 24 months or 4 jobs each lasting 12 months:

If you have been granted a covid related extension of leave, you must have:
• created 2 jobs meeting the criteria in either of the points above for at least the 12-month period referred to above; and
• created at least a further 2 jobs meeting the criteria that have been in existence for at least 12 months by the date of application (these jobs can
be the same as the first 2 jobs providing they meet the requirement of existing for at least a further 12 months).

[Poliyar]

Thank you for your answer!

We got an extension showing that we have created 2 full time jobs for 12 months by using the COVID concession (combining multiple jobs to satisfy the 2 jobs requirement).

During the extension, should we create 2 jobs or 4 jobs * 12 months each?

[zimba]

COVID concessions do not apply now, so you need to follow as explained above

[Poliyar]

Hello everyone,

We are about to apply for ILR through T1 Ent visa in January.
Could you give us some advice?

1. We have an employee with zero hours contract. She has worked in the summer for around 100-110 hours per month. Then, in September we recalculated some of her holiday hours for this year and moved them to the summer months, so she made over 130 hrs per month in the summer. Can these 3 months count as full time job?
2. Can dependants apply for ILR 2-3 months later than the main applicant but before their visa expiry date?
3. Can the main applicant use his IELTS for UKVI English certificate that’s run out if it was accepted when he applied for Tier 1 visa, but the centre where he took this test is temporary closed?

[zimba]

1. It is not about hours per month. A full-time job is a job with min 30 hours of work per week. A role must exist for 12 months to even count
2. Yes
3. I think a Tier 1E applicant satisfy the English language requirement for ILR anyway