Tier2 ICT -ILR Eligibility

[Jazzuk]

Hi Gurus,
I initially traveled to UK in May 2011 on Tier2 ICT short term staff migrant visa and left to India in April 2012 on visa expiry. I travelled back to UK in July 2012 on Tier 2 ICT Long term staff migrant visa and currently continuing to live in UK since then.
I will be completing 5 years of my stay in UK in May 2016 since my first visit to UK on Tier 2 ICT.
At any point of time, I've never lived out of UK for more than 3 months max. I.e. between Short term & long term visa.

Please could you let me know if I would be eligible to apply for ILR this year? This will help me in planning my future stay in UK.
I've read a number of blogs but none of them clearly mention about the eligibility?
Any help will be highly appreciated!

Thanks in advance.
Jazz.

[CR001]

No, you don't qualify for ILR as Tier 2 ICT issued after 6th April 2010 no longer leads to ILR.

[tier2ICT_ES]

Hi ,
What happens to those who got Tier2 ICT between April 2010 to April 2011, is there any specific guidance for them on when they can apply for ILR.

thanks..

[jigar_shah]

Let put it in another way. You need to be in Uk for more than 5 continuous years in order to be eligible for ILR. Post 6th april, 2010, all T2 ICT migrant will be issued visa for max. duration of 5 years ( 10 years if your salary is in >150K figure ) after which they must go back and serve 1 year cooling off period before coming back to UK. This is to ensure that ICT migrant never gets eligible for ILR

[selvapn]

People who got Tier 2 ICT between april 2010 to april 2010, there is no restriction of 5 yrs. Visa can be extended beyond 5 years, after 10 yrs you can apply for long term residency.