ILR requirements for Tier 1(general) Dependent

[babjirajnikumar]

Hi There,
I have a ILR appointment on 19th Aug based on 4 yrs WP + 1yr Tier1(general). I wanted to findout about the requirement for my spouse.
I saw on the HO website that the dependent should be living with the main applicant for 2 yrs. before applying for ILR.

"Partners of highly skilled workers are eligible to apply for settlement at the same time as the highly skilled worker, provided they have lived with their partners in the United Kingdom for a minimum of two years before applying for settlement."

My wife came to UK as WP Dependent in May 2007 and went back to India in Oct 2008 and then came back to UK in Mar 2009 as Tier1(general) dependent.
In effect she is in UK for only 20 months. Is this a problem??

your responses are much appreciated.

[nksg]

To what i know it wont matter for dependents as one of my mates wife got ILR even if she was out of country for more than 6 months... still wait for other member to reply...

Hi There,
I have a ILR appointment on 19th Aug based on 4 yrs WP + 1yr Tier1(general). I wanted to findout about the requirement for my spouse.
I saw on the HO website that the dependent should be living with the main applicant for 2 yrs. before applying for ILR.

"Partners of highly skilled workers are eligible to apply for settlement at the same time as the highly skilled worker, provided they have lived with their partners in the United Kingdom for a minimum of two years before applying for settlement."

My wife came to UK as WP Dependent in May 2007 and went back to India in Oct 2008 and then came back to UK in Mar 2009 as Tier1(general) dependent.
In effect she is in UK for only 20 months. Is this a problem??

your responses are much appreciated.

[babjirajnikumar]

thanks for your response, but was your mates case exactly as mine??

[hsmp2tier1]

babjirajnikumar, please can you update us on the experience/outcome of your PEO appointment on 19th August.