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pankaj.gupta23
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skill transfer to one year visa within one year after joinin

Post by pankaj.gupta23 » Sat Jul 13, 2013 6:01 pm

Hi,
I join xyz company on 19 oct 2012 and travelled to UK from India on 16 Dec 2012 in skill transfer visa.I came back to India on 14 Apl-2013.Can someone please let me know when I can go back to Uk in any category.
I will be completing one year on 19 Oct 2013.
I heard there is a category as long term ( in that 1 year category ).
Please let me know when I can travel
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manci
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Post by manci » Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:17 pm

With a T2 ICT Long Term Staff CoS you can apply for entry clearance any time.
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Post by babylondoner » Sat Jul 13, 2013 8:24 pm

@ manci

I have been following some of your posts on this section (even though i am not an applicant in this cartgeory) and I just want to commend you for the way you answer queries. Simple and clear answers.

Well done mate! God has His ways of rewarding people like you.

I just couldn't help but post this. Lol.
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Post by WP09 » Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:00 pm

manci wrote:With a T2 ICT Long Term Staff CoS you can apply for entry clearance any time.
Hi Manci
Thanks for this useful info but I'm not able to find this information on UKBA. The other websites (workpermit and some solicitors') mentioned for Long term staff - " should have worked for at least 12 months in the overseas branch".
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Post by manci » Sun Jul 14, 2013 6:50 am

You are right, I overlooked the part in pankaj.gupta's post that he only joined the company in Oct 2012. What is applicable to his case is in para 32 of the T2 policy guidance:

32. Time spent in the UK as a .... Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer: Skills Transfer) will not count towards the 12 months’ company experience required for the Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer: Long Term Staff). However, if you have worked for the company overseas for 6 months (for example) before coming to the UK as a .....Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer: Skills Transfer), then return and work for the company overseas for a further 6 months, we will allow you to add the two 6 month periods together.
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Post by pankaj.gupta23 » Tue Jul 16, 2013 5:01 pm

Hi Manci,
Which means that my 4 months spent in UK will not be counted for overall 12 months of experience in company.
I will be eligile after completing one year on 19 Oct 2013 + 4 months =19 Feb 2014.
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rakesh621
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Post by rakesh621 » Mon Dec 02, 2013 1:12 pm

Hi team,

I am also in the similar situation, please help us in finding answers to ..

1) do we have to wait those (4 months - 4 days) to apply for Long term visa

2) does UKBA considers Visa start date or Travel date from India while calculating visa eligibility

thanks
Rakesh
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