I thought they removed the grace period a year or two ago?
They did, but that’s not what I was talking about. That grace period was after the visa expired but I meant the 28 days before you reach 5 years during which you can apply while your visa is still valid.
I.e. your visa could expire 28 days before you qualified and you could still apply for ILR on the expiry date.
Example:
Visa starts and you enter the UK: 1st Jan 2019
Visa expires: 4th Dec 2023
Can qualify for ILR on 4th Dec 2023
But if the visa expired before 4th Dec, you wouldn’t qualify for ILR without applying for an extension.
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