Switching from Tier 2 general to Tier 2 Dependant

[Kim2b]

Hi,

I am on Tier 2 General since 2 years and my company is closing down due to loss. But luckily my wife company is willing to sponsor her Tier 2 visa, My doubt is if i get tier 2 Dependent will my Tier 2 general 2years counts toward ILR or not?.

[FaeLLe]

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... riod-in-uk

[Kim2b]

Thank you FaeLLe,
But the UKBA link is too complicate to understand. As per the previous posts (i think) If i switch my status from Tier 2 general to Tier 2 dependent my clock will reset right?..correct me. Thank you

[Sheffield_Marketeer]

Yes, I do believe that your clock will be reset. And your wife's will start from the new application. Also your wife might need to travel back to home country in order to apply for the Tier 2. Please check on that. I am not very sure of that.

[FaeLLe]

It will count if you are going for the 10 year long residency route which will be hard to achieve unless you go into do a Phd or something else.

Best way to deal with this is to make your wife leave UK and go back to her country and apply for a Tier 2 General visa while you are still employed. Once she gets the visa and is back you can resign and switch to Tier 2 Dependent.

If I am not wrong you can do an in country switch from Tier 2 General to Tier 2 PBS dependent (just not the other way around).

[moonlight55]

- Yes, your ILR clock will be reset.
- Your spouse will have to apply for Tier 2 from her home country. However, you can switch to her dependent from within UK.

[ukmig_0611]

Hi,

Can some one please tell me , whether I can use the premium service/ (same day result) to switch from my current tier 2 general to a tier 2 general dependent (my spouse visa)

[moonlight55]

Yes, you can.

[ukmig_0611]

Thanks Moonlight55,

Also can you please let me know

1. Is it necessary to have a representative registered with the home office for this type of application (same day application), or can I make it myself?
2. Is it necessary to inform my current sponsorer of this visa switch? or can I inform him once this done.

[moonlight55]

1. I think you can do it yourself provided you are able to get an appointment. It's not easy to get a slot.

2. It's up to you. Some organisations have policies around change of visas status. Depends on your current company policy.

[ukmig_0611]

Can someone please let me know, how to take premium appointments for the switching from tier 2 general to tier 2 dependent for 2 members in a family (my self and my daughter). Will it be 1 appointment per person or single appointment for both of us. Cannot find the option of taking a single appointment for both of us on the website. In case of single appointment, not sure how it would work, as my daughter is my dependent currently.