PSW to Tier 1 (General) after April 2011

[asad2asad]

hi everyone

i am on psw visa which will be finishing in late 2011. after reading 24th nov news on UKBA which sayin tier 1(general) will be closed what option i will have to extend my stay in uk?

thanks

[geriatrix]

In any immigration category open at that time that you qualify for.


regards

[asad2asad]

i think we wont be able to apply for tier 1 (general) rite! as the route gonna be closed!!

[arsenal49]

tier 2 is the category government would like people in your position, to transfer to...

For tier 2, u need a willing sponsor, certificate of sponsorship so you better start looking for a job before you graduate.

regards

ps: PSW might not be there after April 2011!

[asad2asad]

so tht means if they close tier 1 general..... thn one of option i will have is to extend my stay under tier 2 general category..... and as am in country applicant so i willl be exampt from CAP ...rite!!

thanks

[rpsarangi]

if the Tier1 general closes from april 2011, what happens to people who are under that category. will they get extension or they will not get extensions.??? i am talking about people who are already in that category before 2011 .

[arsenal49]

government "usually" have something called "transitional arrangement" in place whenever they make wholesome changes to their policy.

I would thinkthat, speaking from legal point of view, govt. cant just refuse to extend the visa for those who are under tier 1 already as that would cause a million lawsuits against UKBA...

but what the govt. CAN do, legally, is making it difficult for people to satisfy the conditions(when extending visa) thus making it impossible for the majority of people to actually be able to extend their visa.

Thats what they did when they introduced changes in April(was it 2010 or 2009, not sure) to tier 1 and tier 2.

Thats just my opinion, who knows what they are doing sitting across mahagony table at 10 downing street and sipping whiskey while "deleberating" over their new immigration "plan" so that they are not made to look like cowboys (and COWgirl, you know who im talking about!)

regards

[tall_funky]

I Agree, they have to make some sort of T. A for the people who are already on this journey.