Dear @Qtchick,
Welcome back to the Wefugees Community and thank you for reaching out to us again.
Yes, you are right. If you are recognized as refugee and want to apply for the permanent residence permit (Niederlassungserlaubnis), the waiting period of your asylum procedure may be “counted” in respect of the minimum requirements for the permanent residence as well.
I am not sure whether I totally understood your explanations. But from my understanding, the waiting period may be counted from the date you officially applied for asylum.
However, if you fulfill all requirements and you are not sure about this specific issue, I would recommend you to submit the application to the immigration office anyway and wait for their response.
Do you agree dear @mbeon-fardeen?
I hope this helps and don’t hesitate to get back to us with any further questions.
All the best,
Meike