ILR for tier 1 holder getting married to a British citizen

[vlinus]

One of my friend who is a tier 1 holder is getting married to a British citizen.He is in UK for more than 2 years. What is the immigration path now.. Can he apply for ILR/Citizenship.Does he need to change to dependent visa first?

[Greenie]

If he switches to leave as the spouse of a British citizen he will need to spend 5 years in this category before being able to apply for ilr.

[vlinus]

"If you applied to come to the UK or for permission to stay here on or before 8 July 2012 and that permission was granted, you will need to be in the UK for 2 years before you can apply for settlement.

If you applied to come to the UK or for permission to stay here on or after 9 July 2012 for the 5-year family route and that permission was granted, you will need to be in the UK for 5 years before you can apply for settlement."

I got the above from ukba site.. Its mentioned that if you are already in UK before 8th July, you need not wait for 5 years.Since he is already in UK for 2 years, does he need to wait for again 5 years. I am not sure about that.

[Lucapooka]

"If you applied to come to the UK or for permission to stay here on or before 8 July 2012 and that permission was granted, you will need to be in the UK for 2 years before you can apply for settlement.

If you applied to come to the UK or for permission to stay here on or after 9 July 2012 for the 5-year family route and that permission was granted, you will need to be in the UK for 5 years before you can apply for settlement."

I got the above from ukba site.. Its mentioned that if you are already in UK before 8th July, you need not wait for 5 years.Since he is already in UK for 2 years, does he need to wait for again 5 years. I am not sure about that.

This is not correct from someone in your circumstances. You have completely misunderstood the scope of the transition arrangements.