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Thanks for the answer. I had a look at your previous help and am very happy for the person to have followed your advice.
uhd4k wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 7:49 amThanks for the answer. I had a look at your previous help and am very happy for the person to have followed your advice.
A clarification, please. By "the first visa" are you referring to the "Valid-From" Yes on the Entry Sticker put on the passport (that'd be the 4th of April) or the date the BRP was issued (that'd be 6th of April)? There is no issue date on the Entry Sticker itself. Just a "Valid From " and "Valid To".
Thanks.
Use the earliest date of issue or approval or validityuhd4k wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 7:49 amThanks for the answer. I had a look at your previous help and am very happy for the person to have followed your advice.
A clarification, please. By "the first visa" are you referring to the "Valid-From" on the Entry Sticker put on the passport (that'd be the 4th of April) or the date the BRP was issued (that'd be 6th of April)? There is no issue date on the Entry Sticker itself. Just a "Valid From " and "Valid To".
Thanks.
Ok, thanks. All this leads me to 2 crucial questions for my action plan, please:
My point was to apply for ILR directly. No need for an extension. You apply early and delay the biometrics until the date that eligible for ILR. Read the link I posted carefullyuhd4k wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 2:00 pmSo the date from which they start counting backwards for the 5-year period for the ILR application, is it the date of the biometry meeting? Because that would mean I could apply for the variation 45 earlier. That would make the whole thing possible.
If instead, it is the day the payment was done online that would mean I have to wait for 6 weeks after applying for Visa Extension before I could ask for the Variation. Too long and too risky. Hence my question.
If I apply on Sunday, December the 30th, i.e. 2 days before the BRP is no longer valid, then I would have to submit the biometrics no later than Wednesday, February the 14th. That would not make the threshold of 5 years minus 28 days. There would be 8 weeks missing.
uhd4k wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2023 7:49 amThanks for the answer. I had a look at your previous help and am very happy for the person to have followed your advice.
A clarification, please. By "the first visa" are you referring to the "Valid-From" on the Entry Sticker put on the passport (that'd be the 4th of April) or the date the BRP was issued (that'd be 6th of April)? There is no issue date on the Entry Sticker itself. Just a "Valid From " and "Valid To".
Thanks.
BRP expires on the 1st of January 2024, so assuming we apply for visa extension online on Saturday December the 30th, that would mean we could book the biometry appointment no later than Monday, February the 12th. The hope is for them not to issue a response before March the 7th. That is a waiting time of 3 weeks and 3 days. I feel it is unlikely a response would come that fast. And this leads me to the question I would appreciate your help with:
Thanks heaps for your help. I can't be grateful enough. I now understand that visa variation is just submitting a new application with reference to the older one. Therefore, it carries all the normal options with it.
Got it, and it makes absolute sense. One last question please, and it is based on your experience rather than your amazing knowledge. At this point in time, do you think there is a possibility that a decision about a Visa Extension Application would come within the first 4 weeks after it is lodged? That is the gap we would be waiting for before the variation to ILR. As a disclaimer, your answer is just an opinion. I take ownership of the decision and its consequences. Thanks heaps.
Yeah, the case is quite straightforward too, hence me being a bit nervous (the irony). Saying that, everywhere I read they talk about delays. Bottom line is even if I get the response before the variation, I would have lost the fees of Visa Extension, which I would lose anyway without variation, even though fees are increasing in October. Worth the try anyway.