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I am going to apply for first extension in person, as I dont find any problem with the first extension. I worked here full-time for 2 years earning more than required salary.You need points at the end to apply for extensions. This is tricky that your employer will let you study full time while you are working full time. So if you opt for full time study, no salary points means if you need an extension, you can claim for salary points. Hope it explains.
Hi,khurramalvi wrote:Hi,
I am going to apply for first extension in person, as I dont find any problem with the first extension. I worked here full-time for 2 years earning more than required salary.You need points at the end to apply for extensions. This is tricky that your employer will let you study full time while you are working full time. So if you opt for full time study, no salary points means if you need an extension, you can claim for salary points. Hope it explains.
For ILR, have they introduced a point system like Tier1?
For ILR, is there any requirement to work full-time till 5 years?
Please advice. Many thanks
The plan, as suggested in November: Skilled and highly skilled migrants will need to meet the income criteria that applied when they last extended their permission to stay.goldfish wrote:Hi jimmymcad, what is your source for this (I mean the official statement indicating that this will or may occur)?jimmymcad wrote:Hi there,
3,4 For ILR, they are changing rules. i.e. you need to qualify for salary criteria to apply for ILR.
It's difficult to predict how the UKBA intend to implement that salary criterion, but saying that applicants need to meet the same salary criterion as when they last received an extension, is not the same as saying that they need to have at least x total points in aggregated attributes as at that last extension. A conservative reading of the requirement (in its rudimentarily proposed form) suggests that if an applicant needed, say, 40 points for earnings, then the same earnings level (or perhaps range) would need to be shown at the settlement-application stage. A narrow reading of the requirement doesn't at this point allow offset of salary with additional degrees. But obviously one has to wait for the new guidance to know for sure.khurramalvi wrote:Thanks for the news. I think there is no problem for ILR if I only need to show current extension salary criteria. By the time of ILR, I will have degree as well and it will give me more leverage means I can show lower salary as I will achieve more points in education.
The only question remaining is 'do I have to show continous employment for ILR'?
Hi, I would still say that even though they ask for economic activity during your 5 years stay, more important is the last year earnings. If you have sufficient income in the last year even if they introduce point system and you achieve that in the last year, I don'tsee any reason that they would refuse your application just because you were off work for one year and studies MSc. If you think you can earn the same amount as for the extension in the last year of ILR you are safe... in my opinion you should not worry.khurramalvi wrote:Thanks gordon, so it means I should be in continous employment to get ILR, other route can be to get self-employment till the time I complete my degree.