Made Redundant

[srpdata]

Hi Team,

Does not to be seen an ideal day today , i am made redundant with all my team members withing 20 minutes. Now the next thing which worries me is my ILR which is due in next year Feb. I came in March 2011, can anyone guide me what is the first thing i should do now?. Also does Redundancy payment is counted as earnings.

Thanks
Srp

[CR001]

It would help if you said what visa you currently are on?

[srpdata]

I am on Tier-1 (General) Visa. I will be applying ILR in FEB 2016. Also i have the following questions :
1) How many points i should show to qualify for ILR?
2) As i am loosing JOB, will my reduandancy pay counted for ILR?

Thanks
Srp

[secret.simon]

As you are on Tier 1 General, you can apply for another job.

If you were on Tier 2 General, I believe that you would have to leave the UK. So, count your lucky stars.

When did you apply for your initial Tier 1 General application and was that in-country or out-of-country?

[srpdata]

Yes i have started applying jobs now and as Year end is approaching, jobs related to my skills are less. I applied the Tier 1 outside UK. One question to the members here, how many points are required for a successful ILR application, conidering my VISA was given after April 2010. I tried to find this info at couple of places but was not able to find it.

[secret.simon]

80 points. See Section 245CD(g)

[favour]

You can set up as self employed or ltd company, and start running business till feb, while u are looking for job.