Qualifying residential period for settlement

[talentedWE]

I have query. I came to UK on 7th Feb 2010 on Tier 2 (Intra Company Transfer) and then changed my visa status to Tier 1(G) on 14th July 2010.

I will get extension on 14th july 2012 till 14th July 2015.

So when will my 5 year residence condition fulfills on 7th Feb 2015 or 14th July 2015. Will my Tier 2 period will be considered as resident status.

The applicant must have spent a continuous period of five years lawfully in the United Kingdom, of which the most recent period must have been spent with permission to stay as a Tier 1 (General) migrant. The rest of this period may be made up of permission to stay as:
Tier 1 (General) Migrant; •
Tier 2 (General) Migrant, a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrant or a Tier • 2 (Sportsperson) Migrant,
Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant, provided the continuous • period of 5 years spent lawfully in the UK includes a period of leave as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant granted under the Rules in place before 6 April 2010,
Highly Skilled Migrant Programme participant;•
Work Permit Holder;•
Innovator;•
Self-Employed Lawyer; •
Writer, Composer or Artist. •
Full requirements for a grant of indefinite leave to remain under Tier 1 (General) may be found at paragraph 245E of the Immigration Rules.

[geriatrix]

Your qualifying residential period started from 7th Feb 2010.


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