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by danik4 » Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:29 am
Dear forum members,
I have been issued a work permit visa outside UK in January 2007,
on the basis of which I entered the UK the same month. As my
passport was due to expire later in 2007, I returned back to my
home country in April, cancelled my visa, as instructed by the
British embassy, got issued a new passport having surrendered the
old one, re-applied for a new visa on the basis of the existing
work permit and re-entered UK later in April 2007.
I subsequently switched to Tier I (General) residence permit inside
UK.
As I read the rules, the qualifying period for ILR on the basis of
5-year presence in the UK on a combination of WP/Tier I started
when I first entered the UK (as stamped in my WP), ie January,
rather than April,2007.
Would really appreciate your views/thoughts on my situation, thanks in advance.