Tier 2 to ILR: When Can I apply?

[lb2205]

My current Biometric card expires in March 2018. However, my 5 years will be two months later in May 2018. What do I do with those 2 months? Will I have to extend my Tier 2 VISA for the 2 months then apply for ILR? Or, would I be able to apply for ILR 2 months early?

[cfdman]

Sadly you may need to go for an extension.
I would suggest, go for postal application and if you are lucky (or unlucky??!?) , and your decision got delayed by 2 months, then vary the application as explained here (see section "Varying an application") by paying the additional fee.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... .0_EXT.pdf

You cannot apply for ILR more than 28 days before completing the qualifying period.

When was your first Tier 2 visa issued (inside or out of UK)? If it was issued out of UK, you could count the days between the "Validity start date" and "Date of entry in to the UK", as long as this is no more than 90 days.