Hi there
Am hoping someone here has similar experience and can advise.
I am under the old work permit system. So I am currently sponsored by an employer. My work permit visa is valid from 20 Aug 2007 so I am approaching 5 years in the UK and hope to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain.
The problem is, I didn't arrive in the UK until over a month later, on the 4 Oct 2007 so my 5 years will be from that date.
So I understand I have to get a "Further Leave to Remain" (?) to allow me to stay in the UK for an extra month in order to apply for residency. However all the documentation on the Home Office website indicates that people under the work permit system cannot get further leave to remain, rather they have to change to the points based system (ie. My employer would now have to go through the new legislation to be able to apply for a license to sponsor people).
To me this seems like a ridiculous amount of effort in order just to stay here for 1.5 months. It would be doing two submissions to the home office in under two months!?
Has anyone had any experience of extending their work permit by a month or so in order to apply for residency?
Cheers
Henry
Am hoping someone here has similar experience and can advise.
I am under the old work permit system. So I am currently sponsored by an employer. My work permit visa is valid from 20 Aug 2007 so I am approaching 5 years in the UK and hope to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain.
The problem is, I didn't arrive in the UK until over a month later, on the 4 Oct 2007 so my 5 years will be from that date.
So I understand I have to get a "Further Leave to Remain" (?) to allow me to stay in the UK for an extra month in order to apply for residency. However all the documentation on the Home Office website indicates that people under the work permit system cannot get further leave to remain, rather they have to change to the points based system (ie. My employer would now have to go through the new legislation to be able to apply for a license to sponsor people).
To me this seems like a ridiculous amount of effort in order just to stay here for 1.5 months. It would be doing two submissions to the home office in under two months!?
Has anyone had any experience of extending their work permit by a month or so in order to apply for residency?
Cheers
Henry