manci wrote:no crystal ball, but under present rules after 5 years continuous and lawful stay on T2G one becomes eligible for ILR. Note the £35k salary threshold from 2016.
"Manci - I thought that the T2 ICT route to ILR had been closed if the visa did not include time as T2 ICT issued before April 2010, per extract below :
245GF. Requirements for indefinite leave to remain
To qualify for indefinite leave to remain as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant, an applicant must meet the requirements listed below. If the applicant meets these requirements, indefinite leave to remain will be granted. if the applicant does not meet these requirements, the application will be refused.
Requirements:
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(b) The applicant must not fall for refusal under the general grounds for refusal, and must not be an illegal entrant.
(c) The applicant must have spent a continuous period of 5 years lawfully in the UK, of which the most recent period must have been spent with leave as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant, in any combination of the following categories:
(i) as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant,
(ii) as a Qualifying Work Permit Holder, or
(iii) as a representative of an overseas Business.
(d) The continuous period of 5 years referred to in paragraph (c) must include a period of leave as:
(i) a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant granted under the Rules in place before 6 April 2010, or
(ii) a Qualifying Work Permit Holder, provided that the work permit was granted because the applicant was the subject of an Intra-Company Transfer.
