Extension period?

yokie · Post by **yokie** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 6:18 pm

Initial grant was in July 2010 - 2 years
I am applying for the first extension now.

For how many years will I get the visa? Does the period vary from case to case?

Regards
Jim

shahjee11 · Post by **shahjee11** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 8:48 pm

If you were given 2 years in your initial grant, then you would normally get it extended for 3 years.

yokie · Post by **yokie** » Mon Mar 12, 2012 10:26 pm

Why did you say normal? Is that on case to case basis

QuickSam · Post by **QuickSam** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:46 am

Prior to 2010, the T1 visas that were granted were for 3 yrs initially. Hence the extension they get is for 2 yrs.

yokie · Post by **yokie** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:35 am

QuickSam wrote:Prior to 2010, the T1 visas that were granted were for 3 yrs initially. Hence the extension they get is for 2 yrs.

@Sam:
So in my case will I get for 3 years?

Post by **Lucapooka** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 11:37 am

Yes. But if you apply early it will be a grant of exactly three years from the time the application is approved. They will not aggregate unexpired time from your previous leave. So I suggest that by applying now when you leave expires in July, you will be creating a gap that needs a further extension.

QuickSam · Post by **QuickSam** » Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:35 pm

Don't worry about the fee increase as you have no control over it. If you extend now, you might need to extend again prior to ILR and that would mean that you'd end up paying nearly 180% fee.

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Extension period?

Extension period?