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<p>The Tier 1 (General) route closed to Leave to Remain extension applications on
6 April 2015. Therefore, no Tier 1 General extension applications were received in
the last twelve months.</p><p><br>The data regarding exceeding the eight-week service
standards in current application routes can be found using the link <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-may-2019"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/in-country-migration-data-may-2019
</a></p><p><br>The statistics specific to service standards can be found on tab InC_02.</p><p>Historical
data regarding service standards can be found via the following link:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#previous-data-releases"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/migration-transparency-data#previous-data-releases</a></p><p>Complexity
is identified on a case by case basis and will also vary depending on the application
route. Therefore there is not an exhaustive list of the circumstances in which particular
types of application might be deemed to be complex. Where an application is defined
as non-straightforward, due to complexity, the customer will be written to within
the normal processing time to explain why it will not be decided within the normal
standard service, and to explain what will happen next.</p>
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