tier 2 visa , cooling off , ILR route

Hi

I am in tier 2 visa for about 2 years , my leave has been curtailed as contract has ended. I have either to apply for further leave to remain or to leave UK before the time given in the home office letter. I may be able to get a new sponsor after the time given in this letter but the salary won't be 150k anyway.
my questions are:
how to avoid cooling off period by all means possible?
if cooling off period applied to the case, ma I still allowed to get ILR through the tier 2 visa? ( although cooling off period will keep me away from UK more than 160 days/ year, in addition I think UK gives 5.5 or 6 years tier 2 visa as maximum and I already consumed 2 years)
cheers

bersha wrote:Hi

I am in tier 2 visa for about 2 years , my leave has been curtailed as contract has ended. I have either to apply for further leave to remain or to leave UK before the time given in the home office letter. I may be able to get a new sponsor after the time given in this letter but the salary won't be 150k anyway.
my questions are:
how to avoid cooling off period by all means possible?
if cooling off period applied to the case, ma I still allowed to get ILR through the tier 2 visa? ( although cooling off period will keep me away from UK more than 160 days/ year, in addition I think UK gives 5.5 or 6 years tier 2 visa as maximum and I already consumed 2 years)
cheers

The whole point of the 12 month cooling off period is to reset the clock for ILR.

Get a new sponsor, transfer to another visa category that you qualify for or leave the UK. Those are your options.

Thanks for your reply.
Is it possible to get ILR through tier 2 after the cooling off period and get tier 2 visa? Will they count the 5 -6 years maximum tier 2 visa from the zero line ? Or the 2 years will still be deducted from the maximum ?
Thanks

bersha wrote:Thanks for your reply.
Is it possible to get ILR through tier 2 after the cooling off period and get tier 2 visa? Will they count the 5 -6 years maximum tier 2 visa from the zero line ? Or the 2 years will still be deducted from the maximum ?
Thanks

The rule about max 6 years is that after which you would have to serve a 12 month cooling off period if you can't meet the conditions for ILR. So no, the 2 years before the 12 month cooling off wouldn't contribute to the 6 year limit.

That means after the cooling off period if the individual get tier 2 visa , he still has his 6 years ?
Thanks a million for your co operation