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Thanks for replying.Lucapooka wrote:The gap in employment (although not in fact a gap as you were self-employed) is not relevant to Tier 1, although it's unlikely you will have sufficient salary points to qualify for ILR. If you manage to switch into Tier 2 (and that is a big if) you can apply for ILR after you have made 10 years of residence in August 2012. The same applies if you can switch into Tier 4.
Ok, my new employer has agreed to sponsor me so thankfully that should be ok.Lucapooka wrote:It's a big if because you have no guarantee of finding a sponsor. You can apply for ILR 28 days before the end of your five year period and, yes, my mistake, you can apply for ILR if you switch into Tier 2 as that can be aggregated to your previous WP, and Tier 1 leave.