Tier 2 - on going public consultation (from 9th June)

[arsenal49]

The consultation will run for three months, until 9 September and we will announce our firm plans in due course. As the Home Secretary announced in February, we intend the settlement reforms will affect those workers who entered economic migration routes under the Immigration Rules in force from 6 April this year and who, under the current system, could have expected to apply for settlement in 2016.

Source: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... mmigration

1) See highlighted words in the quote and please tell me can they apply new rules to those who have already been given tier 2 visa (from April 2011) considering the things they are suggesting is NOT a law yet and will, presumably, be not a law at least until September 2011.

2) Can someone, who understand how laws are passed in british parliament, tell me when is the earliest we can see these things become a law?

3) Is there something inherently implied about ILR route (10 years) based on this announcement.

4) For how many days can you be outside UK without resetting your ILR (10 year) clock. Is it calculated over 10-year period or a 1-year period?

As ever, any help will be greatly appreciated.

Regards

[Sheffield_Marketeer]

@Arsenal - this too is my point of contention.
The wording is so unclear in the document.

At one place it says, people who entered the country AFTER april 2011 and at another place it says people entering Tier 1 and Tier 2 After April 2011.

So people who got their Tier 1 or and Tier 2 visas before April 2011 shouldnt be affected, but the opinion on this forum is towards them being affected.

So I am confused too

[vinny]

Please continue in the existing topic.