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...so then after the initial 3 years under Tier 2 you may extend (assuming your sponsor wishes to retain you) until you complete the aggregated five years that are necessary for ILRtima wrote:Thus so for my case I spent 1 year on Tier1 and then If I switch to Tier2 and stay for maximum 3 then total will be 4 years so will not able to meet minimum 5 years requirement for permanent residence.
I got the below information in the another conversion. I think Tier1 to Tier2 will not allow to go for ILRLucapooka wrote:You are misinformed. It is permitted to aggregate time under Tier 1 (General) and Tier 2 (General) to complete five years.
this is for migrants who are already here under tier 2 and have spent 6 years in tier 2 without qualifying for ilr. They will not be allowed to extend beyond 6 years in that category and will need to spend 12. Months outside the UK before being able to come back under tier 2. This rule won't apply until 2016.tima wrote:I got the below information in the another conversion. I think Tier1 to Tier2 will not allow to go for ILRLucapooka wrote:You are misinformed. It is permitted to aggregate time under Tier 1 (General) and Tier 2 (General) to complete five years.
I suppose so that there will be difficulty to get ILR as April2012 proposed changes is introducing a cooling off period of 12 months
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... nges-rules
Introducing a 'cooling-off period' across all the Tier 2 routes. Tier 2 migrants will need to wait for 12 months from the expiry of their previous visa before they may apply for a further Tier 2 visa.
So, Tier1 to Tier 2 is a strict no,no if I want an ILR