Tier 2 General Visa - Cooling Off period Applicable?

[singlag]

Is cooling off period applicable to Tier 2 General Visa holders too, i have been informed that its only applicable for tier2 ICT holders.

Its not very clear stated on the home office website.

[singlag]

Also are there any exemptions to this "Cooling Off" clause.

[moonlight55]

Yes, it is applicable for T2 General visa holders as well.

All the exemptions are mentioned in T2 Sponsor Guidance. Have a look.

[singlag]

Thanks for prompt response. I have tried looking into "Tier_2_Guidance_04_2015" and "tier_2_5_sponsor_guidance_04_15_word_v1_2" but I did not found any straight forward exemptions.

Only thing mentioned is

If you are already in the UK and were initially granted leave in one of the categories listed below:
 Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer: Established Staff), under the Rules in place before 6 April 2011,
 Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer), under the Rules in place before 6 April 2010,Intra-Company Transfer work permit holder (except multiple entry work permits),
 Representative of an Overseas Business (this includes representatives of overseas media companies)
and
 you have not since been granted leave to remain, entry clearance or leave to enter in any other route;
you can apply to extend your stay in the Long Term Staff sub-category and can extend your stay beyond 5 years.

[moonlight55]

Read T2 Sponsor Guidance, section 39.34

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... d_v1_2.pdf