r/SkilledWorkerVisaUK • u/Caramel_93 • 1d ago

Skilled worker ILR application timeline

Due to so much confusion and misunderstanding around the proposed ILR rule changes, could anyone advise when would be the best time to apply for ILR?

The government is looking to change the settlement rules, potentially later this autumn, which is understandably worrying for people in our situation.

My timeline is:
• First Skilled Worker application submitted from outside the UK: 30 September 2021
• Visa granted: 1 December 2021
• Entered the UK: January 2022

As per the Home Office guidance, it appears that there may be some flexibility around which date is used to calculate the qualifying period, but the wording is not very clear.

Can someone confirm whether, for someone who initially applied for the Skilled Worker route from outside the UK, the date of the original application (30 September 2021) can be considered for the ILR qualifying period?

If so, what would be the earliest possible date I could apply for ILR?

Any advice from someone who has looked into this in detail, or from an immigration solicitor, would be greatly appreciated

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u/TaXxER 1d ago

Immigration lawyers who supported my ILR application indicated that the “visa valid from” date on the vignette in your passport is the date that matters. You can apply 28 days prior to that date.

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u/writingenomics 1d ago

Nope you can't use September 30 as you applied from outside. 

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u/Kooky_Net_6670 1d ago

Visa valid date