Hi all.
It's time to start thinking about FLR.
I'm the British half. Husband (US) is disabled so it's easier for me to do the legwork so to speak!
My first question is in regards to the optimal time to apply and I was just about to jump in on one of the recent threads about timing the FLR application but I thought it would be better to start another with our specifics.
I have seen ksand24 and KFdancer recommend to apply as close to the 30 months as possible and not to leave it until close to the expiration date of the visa as this will cut into time available to apply for ILR.
Now I know their advice will be correct, it always is, but try as I might, I can't for the life of me see the logic and unless I do it's going to drive me crazy.
I just don't understand why leaving it later to apply for FLR would eat into the time you have to apply for ILR.
The way I see it, if you apply close to the expiration date then you have another full 30 months to play with which will take you over the 60 months by however much time past the initial 30 months you were when you applied for FLR. So you would have more time to play with not less.
I mean, Just because you can apply for ILR 28 days before 60 months, it doesn't mean that you have to, does it? So if you had left it later to apply, could you not apply after the 60 month mark as long as there was still validity on the FLR visa?
I really want to avoid that small window to apply for ILR at all costs!
Please can you help me to understand?... feeling very dumb right about now!
So here is our timeline.
visa valid from- Feb 22nd 2013
visa valid to----Nov 22nd 2015
entry stamp-- -March 28th 2013
30 months will be Sept 28th 2015 (kinda freaking out now!)
60 months will be March 28th 2018 correct?
We were planning to apply by mail. When should we apply? Thank you!!!