Moving from Tier -1(General) to dependant.

anubhav78 · Post by **anubhav78** » Tue May 15, 2012 1:31 pm

Hi All,

Me and my wife are both in the UK on a Tier1(General). Now that my wife's visa is for a renewal, I plan to move her as my dependant, so that we could apply for the ILR together.
Do you guys see any issue in this? I was filling up the Tier1 dependant forms and all it mentioned was Dependant visa extension, and nowhere was the previous visa status asked.
I need to apply from within the UK.

Regards,
Anubhav

QuickSam · Post by **QuickSam** » Tue May 15, 2012 1:36 pm

You cannot switch visa category from within UK. Your wife would have to return back to her home country and apply as your dependant.

anubhav78 · Post by **anubhav78** » Tue May 15, 2012 2:22 pm

I know friends who have moved from Tier 2 to Tier 1 within UK. What i'm not sure of is what is the rule for dependant applications.
I tried searching for this on the UKBA website but could not find any mention.

Post by **geriatrix** » Tue May 15, 2012 2:27 pm

Switching
Switching in to the dependant route

anubhav78 · Post by **anubhav78** » Tue May 15, 2012 2:37 pm

Thanks sushdmehta & Quicksam.

anubhav78 · Post by **anubhav78** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:42 am

Hi,
Sorry for restarting a discussion on an old thread, but it is in continuation to the discussion above.
I have a situation with my wife being pregnant.
Do you think this can be one the reasons to consider for a swtich (Tier1 to dependant) from wihin UK?
She cannot travel during this stage.

I tried calling the UKBA office at 0870 606 7766, but coudn't get through.
Any suggestions from experts as to how should I handle this situation?

Thanks.

Post by **geriatrix** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 11:47 am

anubhav78 wrote:I have a situation with my wife being pregnant.
Do you think this can be one the reasons to consider for a swtich (Tier1 to dependant) from wihin UK?

No.

anubhav78 · Post by **anubhav78** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:11 pm

But then, what would be the way out if she cannot travel.
She would end up as an overstayer, because her current visa expires and she cannot renew.

Post by **geriatrix** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 12:16 pm

anubhav78 wrote:She would end up as an overstayer, because her current visa expires and she cannot renew.

No offence, but this is something that you should have considered before planning for a child! Or perhaps asked these questions and cleared your doubts at a stage of her pregnancy when she could have travelled.

What stage of pregnancy is she at?

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Moving from Tier -1(General) to dependant.

Moving from Tier -1(General) to dependant.