TIER 2 Exit policy

[confusedman123]

Good Afternoon All,
I am currently on a TIER 2 (General) Visa which expires at the end of this year.
I have a job offer in another country . If i quit my current job and leave the UK, how long can my wife (who is on a TIER 2 (Dependent) visa) stay in the UK without breaching the immigration laws. Since she is currently working as well,so ideally she would need some time to find a new job in the new country. Some sites say 28 days and the others say 60 days so i am really confused. We are hoping it is 60 days

I would appreciate any views on this.

Many thanks!

[moonlight55]

Her visa is tied to your visa. So, ideally she cannot stay in UK if you leave the country.

[confusedman123]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply but i was going through another post for someone with TIER 2 (ICT):

http://www.immigrationboards.com/uk-tie ... 70315.html

Hello,
I was in your situation ( original post from me ), and in the end I left it up to my company's lawyers to find out if I could stay here legally while my spouse returned. You are allowed to stay up to 60 days after the main applicant leaves. If your husband returns within that time period, you have nothing to worry as long as he returns on the same visa on which you are his dependant.

Thanks,
Deepto

So i wanted to check for my particular case

[confusedman123]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply but i was going through another post for someone with TIER 2 (ICT):

http://www.immigrationboards.com/uk-tie ... 70315.html

Hello,
I was in your situation ( original post from me ), and in the end I left it up to my company's lawyers to find out if I could stay here legally while my spouse returned. You are allowed to stay up to 60 days after the main applicant leaves. If your husband returns within that time period, you have nothing to worry as long as he returns on the same visa on which you are his dependant.

Thanks,
Deepto

So i wanted to check for my particular case

[moonlight55]

If you plan to return, then she can stay, no issues. As per your original post, you will be leaving the country.

What happens is - once u resign, your current company will have to report to UKVI within 10 days. UKVI will send u a notice that your leave has been curtailed to 60 days from the day of the letter. You will have 60 days to find a new sponsor or leave the country.

If you had remained in UK and looked for a new sponsor, she can continue in her current job. The problem is once u leave UK on a curtailed visa, u cannot return to UK on the same visa. So, once u leave UK to the new country, don't think you can come back to UK on the same visa. Hence, my first post.