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Yes. You can usually combine time on different qualifying immigration categories, as long as your residence stayed continuous and lawful throughout.
The 10-year long residence route does not require you to have stayed on a single type of visa. Time across most qualifying immigration categories can be added together to build the 10 years.
The critical points are that the residence must have been lawful at all times and must have remained continuous, without breaks such as overstaying or excluded categories. Even short gaps between visas can cause problems, so review your full immigration history carefully before relying on combined time.
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