Tier 2 or ILR?

[joh118]

I have a friend who is in a dilema right now.

She has been offered a job from an employer who can give C of Spon under Tier 2. BUT in 8 months time, she can apply under 10 year long residency.

She knows that if she switches into Tier 2 and apply for ILR then whilst the UKBA process her application, (6 months approx), she can continue working whilst if she applies for ILR as a student, she will have to stop working.

I told her she should switch into Tier 2 JUST IN CASE, her long residency is refused (which means she can just continue on her T2)

Is switching into Tier 2 a good choice for her? or will it bring any problems?

I am not so sure myself!

[geriatrix]

IMHO .... yes (for the same reasons stated above).

regards