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by cmaclaug » Sun Sep 21, 2014 10:55 am
Hi all,
I was previously on a Tier 2 General visa with a large corporate in London. I subsequently left and obtained a Tier 1 GE visa to work on a startup here in London. This is good for 1 year however it is very possible we may not last that long and I wanted to know if the "cooling off" period applies since I was on a Tier 2 less than 12 months prior, or if I could apply for another role and obtain a Tier 2 General again before 12 months have passed.
I had to return to the US to apply and obtain my Tier 1 GE visa which took only 2 weeks, immediately after my Tier 2 General was terminated.
I don't know if that constitutes "leaving" the UK because I am still in the UK just on a different and arguably more difficult to obtain visa, so why would I not be able to switch to a Tier 2 from within the country before 12 months have passed. But basically I will have been on Tier 2, then switched to another category then trying to go back to Tier 2 before 12 months have passed (within the UK).
There must be some way around this.
Cheers,
Colin
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cmaclaug on Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:51 pm, edited 3 times in total.