i'm as much in the dark on this as you are, so don't take this as gospel, but my understanding is that the *automatic* route to ILR is to be taken away (that's the proposal anyway, this isn't certain yet). this doesn't mean you can't get ILR, but there will be criteria and you may not get it. that criteria is going to be based on how much you earn, whether or not you're in a skills shortage field, how good your english is and how much you know about english culture- things like that. given it's the Tories you probably need to be rich and white haha. (note that i'm not advocating this! that just seems like a typical torie thing to do)arsenal49 wrote:based on the discussion above, can someone explain whether i will be effected or not.
I am going to apply for tier 2 in , lets say, 1 Dec 2011. But, i hope to gain ILR BEFORE April 2016 via 10 year rule, 1 Dec 2015 to be specific. What sets of rules apply to those in my situation.
Thanks,
PS. please do reference your reply with how you come to that conclusion!
how much you need to earn, what fields are shortage fields, what you need to know about english culture, etc., i have absolutely no idea.
my advice would be to not panic or worry too much right now we just don't know these things.
btw not sure what you mean by "10 year rule".