Applying for ict short term or long term from oustide UK

[ame72]

Hi GURUS

Hi my previous visa are

​TIER2 ICT ESTABLISHED STAFF ( april 2011 till -april 2012 )- Applied from my home country
​TIER2 ICT LONG TERM(june 2012 till -dec 2013) - Applied from UK

Currently i returned to my home country and planning to apply for ICT visa
Can you please tell me i am eligible to apply for short term or long term
I heard there is a new cooling period rule now

[ame72]

can some one reply please ; will there be a cooloff period for me

[ame72]

Hi can some one reply
my last grant of leave is ict longterm(before april 2011 rule) and i returned from uk as visa expired
currently can i apply for long term or short term without waiting for cooling period

[manci]

Hi GURUS

Hi my previous visa are

​TIER2 ICT ESTABLISHED STAFF ( april 2011 till -april 2012 )- Applied from my home country
​TIER2 ICT LONG TERM(june 2012 till -dec 2013) - Applied from UK

Currently i returned to my home country and planning to apply for ICT visa
Can you please tell me i am eligible to apply for short term or long term
I heard there is a new cooling period rule now

you are eligible to apply without cooling-off but only in the T2 ICT long term staff category.
See Immigration Rule 245GB (d) and (e):
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... art_6A.pdf

[ame72]

Thanks for the reply Manci
If i apply for a business visa and travel to uk for 1 month
can i come back and apply for ict long term ( will the cool off be not applicable still since my previous ict long term was before april 2011)

[manci]

the business visitor visa has no bearing on your eventual T2 ICT entry clearance application

[ame72]

hi manci thanks for your reply
just to confirm that means even if i went for a business visa , still i can apply for ict long term without any 12 month break eventhough my last leave (ict long term april 2011)expired 2 months back

[ame72]

It will be great if i get a quick reply GURUS...
i am applying for bus visa this week