Ok, I read up more on the Guidance Notes https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/514054/Tier_2_Policy_Guidance_04_2016.pdf. See below regarding exceptions for cooling off period and resident labour market test. COOLING OFF PERIOD EXCEPTION - Paragraph 73 Page 21 73....
Ah, I see what you're saying. Have the rules changed? - I have been with the same employer 10+ years, so it is the same employer who changed my visa - I didn't move back to home country, I just went home for 3 days to apply for the Tier 2 General (from my Tier 2 ICT status) in 2015 - I didn't have t...
Hi ILR16 and Poper, Apologies, my visa was Tier 2 ICT Migrant which was granted for my short assignment in the UK in June 2011. However, a role opened up, and I was offered to stay in London. So I had to go to Croydon to extend my expiring visa to Tier 2 ICT Long Term Staff Migrant which gave me 3 m...
Hi guys, Just wanted to share my experience. I did get my ILR with the following: - Applied and arrived in the UK initially in June 2011 under Tier 2 ICT (Short term staff) - Switched to Tier 2 ICT (Established staff) in 2012 - Switched to Tier 2 General in 2015 Applied for ILR without an agent. Jus...
