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by mulderpf » Fri Feb 15, 2013 1:50 pm
You still cannot do this.
Firstly, you are not using your visa for its intended purpose, so if you enter the UK simply for the purpose of getting ILR, then your leave could be curtailed at the border. Secondly, your current absence actually resets your continuous period as it is not related to your leave in the UK.
Then there are all the practical implications of what you are trying to achieve. When you apply for ILR, you would usually have to go through the postal route. This would require you to hang around in the country for up to 6 months as you need to go for biometrics and your BRP will only be delivered to yourself, inside the UK.
And then, when you fill in your form, saying that you do not current rent or own a property in the UK and saying that you don't currently work in the UK would throw up all kinds of questions (in which case, if you thought you'd just do a PEO application - this would probably cause a decision not to be reached immediately). Then, what will you write next to the question where you have to give a reason for your absence from January until the date that you travel back to the UK? You can't lie, because it's deception.
And then, the dead giveaway that you are not in the UK for the purposes of your visa would be where you need to declare your earnings where they would clearly see that you are living and working in India.
EDIT: Oh yes and I also forgot that you would need to do the Life in the UK test. This in itself will give you some issue, as you would need to prove your address in the UK. If you fail the test, you need to give yourself 7 days before you can retake the test - this all would need careful planning if you even manage to get to this point.
You NEED to be living in the UK in order to apply for ILR.
Do not send me PM's with specific questions - post question in the open forum so others can also benefit from the answers.
