Length of permission of Visa

Stage 2
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Hello!
Do you know what I should select as the “length of permission of visa” while applying for Stage 2?
I was endorsed for Talent, so should I select 3 years?
Or it’s better to select 5 years since that’s the maximum limit?

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Thank you!

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You can select any number of years you like irrespective of Promise or Talent. The length you select now will be till when your visa will be valid and at that point you can either extend or apply for ILR if eligible and keen or give up the visa. Depends on your personal plans what you choose.

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Thank you very much!

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If you dont plan to apply with dependents, and also woll splendor time.in the uk, you can select 3 years. By the third year you should get ILR. If you are applying with spouse or children the you can do five years if you can afford ot so that they all get the number of years easy need to qualify for ILR.

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Thank you very much!

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I need your help/advice on this matter. I chose a 3-year visa because I received a Exceptional Talent visa and wasn’t planning to travel much within that period, which would make me eligible for ILR. For the same reason, I also chose a 3-year visa for my dependents. Can I apply for their visa extension alongside my ILR application when the time comes?
Thanks

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Hi!! What would be that rationale behind applying for less than 5 years as a promise applicant? Isn’t it always best to apply for 5?

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If you have a promise endorsement and the funds available, then yes it’s best to apply directly for 5 years. However, it’s is expensive with the IHS, so some people choose to do it a few years at a time instead.

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Yes, you can apply for an extension then. technically it would still be GTV dependent.

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5 years means you have to pay the IHS surcharge for 5 years in advance. It can come out to a substantial sum if you’re paying for you and dependents.

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And when we apply for extension, do we have to pay the visa fee again? Or just the IHS?

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Don’t really know that. I applied for a 5 year visa to save the hassle on extensions so I didn’t really check the fees for that

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Yes you have to pay the stage 2 fee + IHS fee again in extension.

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With dependents, it seems like the two options are:

  1. 3-year visa + ILR for you + 2-year extension for them + eventually ILR for them

  2. 5-year visa + ILR for everyone

Isn’t #1 going to be much cheaper? Paying an unnecessary two years of IHS for yourself is more than paying the visa application fee again for the dependent extension

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That depends on the number of dependents. IHS for yourself is about £1000/year, extension fee is £776 per dependent. It about evens out if you have 3, and for more than that it’s cheaper to go for 5 years.

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