When I can apply for Visa under Tier 2 ICT

mohit311 · Post by **mohit311** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 7:55 am

Hi There

Please help in 1 query..

I got UK Tier 2 ICT visa in Dec 2010 and went to UK in Jan 2011 and came back to India on 31st Dec 2011...This visa was originally till Jan 2013..

Then I changed my employer/sponsor in Apr 2012.

Please let me know when I would be able to apply for Tier2 (General) or Tier 2 (ICT) with my new employer..

I am not sure when my previous employer intimated UKBA about my resignation but in Jul 2012, I applied UK Business Visa with my new sponsor and got it for 6 months...

Please help me in this as I am not getting any reply from anywhere...

Post by **manci** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 9:44 am

You are at present outside the UK and started a job in April 2012 (not sure why you use the word "sponsor").

To come to the UK as a T2 ICT migrant you will need to have worked for your present employer for at least 12 months and they would need to have an establishment in the UK. So, provided you have a CoS, April 2013 is the earliest. The cooling-off period doesn't apply to you if your application is in the T2 ICT Long Term Staff category.

In the T2 General category the 12 month cooling-off period would apply and this is counted from the end of your previous leave as a T2 migrant. You need to find out if your previous employer reported to UKBA that you left them and whether your visa was curtailed accordingly (UKBA would normally have written to your UK address). In case of difficulty about finding out this information you can submit a Subject Access Request (SAR) to UKBA which will show your immigration record.

mohit311 · Post by **mohit311** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:13 am

[quote="manci"]

Thanks Manci...I tried to check with UKBA (but not through SAR) and i didnt get any reply..I intimated to my previous employer in March 2012 about my resignation however as per their mail they intimated to UKBA in May 2012 so will it be 12 months from May 2012 to apply for General Tier 2 visa or will there will be some period after that as well ...

Also could you please suggest for ICT Long term, is there any difference in pay which my present employer needs to show..

Post by **manci** » Thu Nov 15, 2012 10:32 am

mohit311 wrote:
manci wrote:
Thanks Manci...I tried to check with UKBA (but not through SAR) and i didnt get any reply..I intimated to my previous employer in March 2012 about my resignation however as per their mail they intimated to UKBA in May 2012 so will it be 12 months from May 2012 to apply for General Tier 2 visa or will there will be some period after that as well ...the 12 months counts from the actual end of your previous leave, not from the date of reporting. This date will be about 3 months after the date of reporting. (btw - your previous employer should have reported that you left them within 10 days of your employment finishing!)

Also could you please suggest for ICT Long term, is there any difference in pay which my present employer needs to show..Your pay incl. allowances needs to be at least £40k or the minimum prescribed by the job SOC code if that is higher.

mohit311 · Post by **mohit311** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:53 am

quote="manci"]

Thanks Manci

Could you please suggest with all these, is there any other option for me or my company to send me to UK before Apr 2013..

My company has establishment in UK.

Post by **manci** » Wed Nov 21, 2012 7:34 am

mohit311 wrote:quote="manci"]

Thanks Manci

Could you please suggest with all these, is there any other option for me or my company to send me to UK before Apr 2013. nothing to add to the above.

My company has establishment in UK. you must have worked for them for at least 12 months before you are eligible for T2 ICT

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