Apr 14 Change in Rules - Switching from T2 ICT to T2G

[Hari061987]

Hi Manci,

I appreciate your work on clearing the doubts from various minds on UK Immigration. Im sure that this would have helped many to shape and plan their career and life in UK. You are doing a tremendous service. May god bless you with all that you need in your life.

I have a few queries. Im explaining my case below:

Im a Tier 2 ICT short term staff migrant with visa valid till 13-Nov-2015. I came to UK on 15-Nov-2014. I have a dependent with me. My questions are:

1. Can I convert my T2 ICT short term to T2G? If so, Can I do that with an external consultant as my current employer will not do it.
2. Are consultants reliable in their service offering?
3. I only have a short time left. Am I too late in beginning this research? Before when should I process my conversion to T2G (if it possible)?

Please help me to clear these queries.

[poper]

Sorry.. you cannot switch to T2G without a 12 months cooling off period

[Prateek01]

Hi All,

I need some guidance regarding switching Tier 2 ICT short term visa to ICT long term visa.

I'm on a ICT short term visa which expires in October 2015, so I'm looking for various options to get my stay extended in UK.
you cannot extend your T2 ICT Short Term Staff visa beyond 12 months which is the max time allowed for this category. If you want to move to T2 ICT Long Term Staff you need a restricted CoS and apply from home country. For this you don't have to wait until your current visa expires.

See the T2 policy guide:

I've read that I can switch to ICT Long term (I hope it's true ?) but I couldn't find enough documents to confirm this, so can anyone point me to the site where I can get relevant details?

Also, I read that the visa can be upgraded to long term before my short term visa expires, is it true?

you cannot extend your T2 ICT Short Term Staff visa beyond 12 months which is the max time allowed for this category. If you want to move to T2 ICT Long Term Staff you need a restricted CoS and apply from home country. For this you don't have to wait until your current visa expires.

See the T2 policy guidance:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... 4_2015.pdf


Thanks

Thanks Manci

[nigamabhishek]

Thanks for sharing.
So it no longer makes sense for people with Tier 2 ICT before Apr 2011 to switch jobs. Their stay would be capped with no provision of ILR (which was possible prior to these rules by spending 5 years in Tier 2 General).

Also, in such a case, the option for people with Tier 2 ICT before Apr 2011 to switch into Tier 2 General (available as per the rules) will become meaningless by Apr 2017 as they would have spent 6 years in UK.

I have a similar case:

I am working on Tier 2 ICT Short Term Visa (1 year) which will expire on 8-November-2015. Can I join any company in the UK during this period? I have following doubts:
1) I mean can I switch to Tier 2 general visa and continue to work with another company?
2) Do I need to back to India and will have to serve 12 months of cooling period?
3) If I go back to India and then get an opportunity (sponsorship), is it legally possible to join in UK (will cooling period with apply or not?)
Please advise. It will be really helpful.

[anonymous33]

Hi,


I have a question regarding Tier 2 ICT Migrant Visa and would appreciate a quick response.

My Husband came to UK on a tier 2 ICT Migrant Visa on 15th Oct 2010 which was initially granted for 3 years.Below are the details:

Visa: Tier 2 ICT Migrant

Valid from 18/9/2010 to 30/10/2013

The visa was extended in Oct 2013 for another 2 years i.e till 30/10/2015.

are we eligible to apply for ILR before the current Visa expires? i.e Oct 2015?

his visa was issued between April 2010 - August 2010, so I am not sure if we can apply for ILR

if the answer to the above question is no, then can his existing Tier 2 ICT migrant visa be extended by his employer?
How many times more can his visa be extended?


Thanks in advance.

[anonymous33]

Hi Manci,

Could you please let me know if my Husband's visa can be extended in case we are not eligible to apply for ILR.

I would be grateful to you if you could let me know. Thanks.

Regards,

Anonymous

[enb123]

Dear Manci,

Could you please help me on the below please.
I came to UK on Mar2011 on Tier 2ICT, and I have been staying here continuously, my current ICT visa is going to expire in apr2017. Now I am planning to switch to Tier 2 General ,and I am getting 38K at present on ICT visa, and the new employer(Tier 2 G) is offering me 33K.
In the process of switching to Tier 2 General do I need to get the same salary as I am getting on Tier2ICT?

Request for your kind help please.

Regards.
Sam.

[manci]

Dear Manci,

Could you please help me on the below please.
I came to UK on Mar2011 on Tier 2ICT, and I have been staying here continuously, my current ICT visa is going to expire in apr2017. Now I am planning to switch to Tier 2 General ,and I am getting 38K at present on ICT visa, and the new employer(Tier 2 G) is offering me 33K.
In the process of switching to Tier 2 General do I need to get the same salary as I am getting on Tier2ICT?
no, not necessary but the min salary should be as per code of practice for the SOC code of your new job

Request for your kind help please.

Regards.
Sam.

[enb123]

Dear Manci,
Thanks a ton, much appreciated for your kind support and time.

warm Regards,
sam.

[mkojha]

Hi,

I have the tier 2 general long term 5 yr visa granted by home office for my next employer from 9th Sept 2015 to 14 Sept 2020 through priority service on 9th Sept itself. I received the BRP card after 2-3 days mentioning the dates. This was a switch from t2g to t2g. I tendered my resignation with prev employer and negotiated for the end date to be 30th Oct. My joining in new organisation is from 9th Nov. Is there any problem if I extend the joining further by a week and join on 16th Nov in between jobs or there are only certain number of days by which i need to join? please help.

Thanks