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Your wife will have not have any problems getting ILR considering she is phyically present in the UK at the time of your application.ashishashah wrote:Hello,
I am in UK on HSMP...My Wife(Dependent on HSMP) will join me after 3 months( that will be 5 months after EC stamping)..
Will it be a problem for her, that she is coming to UK so late afte EC stamping ??I mean for extension/PR etc...I am anyways fulfilling time requirements as HSMP holder...
Any idea any one??
Thanks
Ashish
1.4 - Validity of entry clearance and leave to enter
The validity of entry clearance and leave to enter are normally the same. There are two significant dates on the entry clearance, the 'effective' date and the 'expiry' date. In most cases, the 'effective' date will be the date on which the entry clearance is issued. However, some applicants may not intend or be able to travel to the UK immediately following their application and Entry Clearance Officers have discretion to defer the 'effective' date for up to three months after entry clearance has been authorised. Therefore, to prevent unnecessary applications for an extension of stay, Entry Clearance Officers should confirm an applicant’s date of travel. For applicants in long-term categories who are subject to either a qualifying period before applying for settlement, or to a limit on their total length of stay in that category (i.e. work permit holder and their dependants, UK ancestry, au pairs, and working holidaymakers), leave to enter should begin on the date they arrive in the UK (within the three month limit). This will ensure that the maximum leave to which they are entitled is given. Similarly, an Immigration Officer has authority to vary or extend leave where permitted, on arrival in the UK.
The 'expiry' date reflects the date on which the entry clearance and leave to enter are no longer effective. After this date the entry clearance will not be valid for travel to the UK, nor will it confer leave to enter.
A person granted entry clearance may travel to and remain in the UK for the purpose it was granted as many times as they wish while it remains valid. The maximum time a visitor is permitted to remain in the UK on each separate visit, however, is six months. Where visit entry clearance has been issued for multiple journeys (normally over a 1, 2 or 5 year period), the duration of each visit will be limited to a maximum of six months. This limitation appears on the entry clearance vignette under the heading “duration of stay”.
A list of leave to enter endorsements for each category of entry clearance is at Annex 1.2. These endorsements are computer generated and automatically appear on the entry clearance vignette. In case of equipment failure, the endorsements should be hand-written in black ball point pen.
