Hi vinu007,
No,you cannot switch from work permit dependent visa to tier 1 within the UK. you have to go back to your home country and apply from there.
i was on work permit dependant visa too. recently got my tier 1 visa, applied from india.

Hello krisbal, My husband is in similar situation wanting to switch from work permit to Tier 1 dependant. R u sure in saying that he can switch within UK? i have been in UK for nearly 2 years. first in work permit dependant visa and in Tier 1 general for the past 5 months. do you have any idea how m...

Hi, can someone please advice. my husband is on work permit and i was on dependant visa from august 2007 to december 2008. we both work here. i applied for Tier 1 general visa from india got it 2 months ago. now my husband wants to switch to tier 1 dependant. 1. can he switch his visa from within UK...

Hi, I am planning to apply for tier 1 general in december from bangalore. i am having a query regarding the source for maintenance fund. i had received 3000 GBP from my husband and deposited in my ISA account. then i transfered that amount from my ISA account to current account for the maintenance f...

Hi,

Do I need to show 15 months bank statement if I am going to show my salary account for maintenance fund as well?? or is that ok if i have 12 months statements (with last 3 months for maintenance).
Please clarify,

Thank you

Hello neethan,

Yes, depedants are allowed to work in UK.
I am on work permit dependant visa and I am working in a Software company.

Hi All, I am planning to apply for Tier-1 General visa soon. I am currently on uk work permit dependant visa. I cant switch to Tier 1 in Uk so I am going to India to apply for the new one. I work here now and have got only 4 weeks holiday. My question is, Is it possible to request vfs to speed up my...