i'm asking this on behalf of my frend, he was planning to apply for his ILR around now but becoz of the change under WP (started Nov 2002), now he has to wait for another year. So we were thinking, coz he first came to UK on January 1997, he was student, tourist (only 3 months) then student, then WP till now. During these 9 years ++, he didn't leave the country for more than one year in total and no longer than 3 months in any given period.. mainly for holiday. now the question is, if apply for ILR under long residency which he would be eligible in Dec 2006 and if apply for ILR under WP which have to wait till Oct 2007. which would be better chance for him to get ILR
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