In some countries, the difference in age between parents and children is generally greater than it was in the past. Do the advantages of this trend outweigh the disadvantages?

It appears that Miss Sylvia Marcellina Ahaotu arrived in the
UK
on 20th January 2011 as a
student
holding a
student
visa
valid from 31st December 2010 to 31st October 2012. Before the expiry of her
visa
, she submitted an
application
to the
Home
Office
for
further
leave to remain as a
student
under Tier 4 (General)
Student
. The
Home
Office
granted her
further
leave to remain in the
UK
valid from 22nd June 2013 to 03rd December 2015.
Subsequently
, before the expiry of her
visa
, she submitted an
application
for
further
leave to remain in the
UK
and the
Home
Office
granted her
further
leave to remain valid from 21st February 2016 to 7th August 2018.
Finally
, she submitted an
application
to the
Home
Office
for
further
leave to remain before her
visa
expires and she was granted
further
leave to remain in the
UK
valid until 28th September 2021. During her stay in the
UK
, Miss Ahaotu completed her Master of Science (MSc) in Project Management in Construction on 28th February 2013 and
further
, she completed her Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) on 31st January 2019. The enclosed education certificates meet English proficiency requirements for indefinite leave to remain in the
UK
.
Further
, our client has already passed her
Life
in the
UK
test and electronic reference has already been given in the online
application
form. Since 20th January 2011, she has been residing in the
UK
legally and qualifies for indefinite leave to remain in the
UK
on the basis of completion of her 10
years
of legal
residence
in the
UK
. During her stay, she has established a significantly strong private
life
apart from her family
life
. She has successfully completed the
Life
in the
UK
Test and a PhD Degree to meet the
Life
in the
UK
and English requirements. Our client, Miss Ahaotu has completed more than 10
years
of lawful
residence
in the
UK
having
initially
entered the
UK
as a
student
. Throughout, her stay in the
UK
, she has never been absent from the
UK
for more than six months during each year of her stay in the
UK
and she now wishes to submit an
application
to the
Home
Office
for indefinite leave to remain in the
UK
on the basis of her long legal
residence
(10
Years
). Our client qualifies to take the benefit of the long
residence
concession on the basis of her 10
years
of legal stay in the
UK
. It is submitted that
residence
, whether lawful or
otherwise
, must
also
be continuous
residence
. Continuous
residence
is not broken by an absence of six months or less, as long as the person had
leave
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to remain at the time of their departure from and return to the
UK
. The requirements to be met by an applicant for indefinite leave to remain on the ground of long
residence
in the United Kingdom are that:
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  • age gap
  • financial stability
  • educational opportunities
  • maturity
  • experience
  • patience
  • health issues
  • generational disconnect
  • relate
  • economic support
  • fertility treatments
  • physical activities
  • independence
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