I think I'm even more confused about the most latest guidance than previous ones. In reference to the December 13 "ilr-calculating-continuous.pdf" document, on page 10 it seems, if I'm reading correctly, that a tier 2 general visaholder would still only be allowed 180 days over the 5 year period; ho...

1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other): General 2. Country of application: USA 3. City of Visa Application Centre: New York 4. Date of application: October 25 5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above): October 29 6. Date Entry Clearance valid from: November 17 7. Dur...

Thanks for the super-speedy responses! The employer is I believe an A-level sponsor (University of Birmingham); I don't think they needed to apply for a license, but I'm not sure if it was a restricted or unrestricted CoS.

I'm in the midst of a tier 2 general application. I'm a US citizen and applying from the US; I have a CoS and the employer passed the resident labor market test for the position. I've read the guidance a number of times and searched quite a bit on this forum, but I've seen contradictory advice on 2 ...