Tier 4 Student Dependent to switch Tier 2 General

[N Patel]

Is is possible from Tier - 4 Student Dependent Visa to switch Tier- 2 General Visa (Main Applicant) ?

[safajnaseef]

Is is possible from Tier - 4 Student Dependent Visa to switch Tier- 2 General Visa (Main Applicant) ?

Yes it is possible. However, it will be a bit difficult as you have to get a restrict certificate of sponsorship and pass the resident labour market test in order to switch to Tier 2 General

[sheraz7]

You have to apply it outside the country.

[vinny]

Is is possible from Tier - 4 Student Dependent Visa to switch Tier- 2 General Visa (Main Applicant) ?

It's possible if you satisfy 245HD.

[nisarmalik]

Yes u can switch from tier 4 Depandant to tier 2 general from inside uk using unrestricted cos.
Read the following taken from ukba website.

Can you switch into Tier 2 (General)?
If you currently have permission to stay in the UK under any of the following immigration categories, you can apply to Tier 2 (General) from inside the UK:

any Tier 1 category
Tier 2 (Sportsperson)
Tier 2 (Minister of religion)
Tier 2 (Intra company transfer: established staff), if you are applying to switch sponsor
Tier 2 (Intra company transfer) under the Immigration Rules n place before 6 April 2010, if you are applying to change sponsor
any Tier 4 category
Tier 5 (Temporary worker - creative and sporting), for a job as a professional footballer - but you must meet the Tier 2 requirements, including English language
dependent partner of a Tier 4 migrant 
Highly Skilled Migrant Programme
innovator
Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme
International Graduates Scheme (or its predecessor, the Science and Engineering Graduate Scheme)
Business and Commercial work permits (except multiple entry work permits)
Sports and Entertainment work permits (except multiple entry work permits)
Jewish agency employee
Member of the operational ground staff of an overseas-owned airline
minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious order
overseas qualified nurse or midwife
person writing up a thesis
postgraduate doctor or dentist
representative of an overseas business
representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation
student
student re-sitting an examination
student nurse
student union sabbatical officer
If you are not in any of these categories, you must leave the UK and make your Tier 2 (General) application from abroad.

If you are switching from Tier 4 or the former categories of student, student nurse, student re-sitting an examination, overseas qualified nurse, person writing up a thesis, postgraduate doctor or dentist or student union sabbatical officer,  you must have lawfully obtained a UK bachelors or masters degree, postgraduate certificate in education or professional graduate diploma of education during your current or last  permission to stay (period of continuous leave). This does not include, for example, vocational qualifications at degree level which are not degrees. If you are a PhD student, you do not need to have completed your course, but you must have completed at least 12 months' study towards it in the UK.

You must have obtained one of the named qualifications above:

at a UK institution that is a UK recognised or listed body, or one which holds a sponsor licence under Tier 4 of the points-based system; and
during your most recent period of permission to stay, or period of continuous permission to stay that includes your most recent permission to stay - this must have included permission for you to study for the qualification.

[safajnaseef]

Yes u can switch from tier 4 Depandant to tier 2 general from inside uk using unrestricted cos.
Read the following taken from ukba website.

Can you switch into Tier 2 (General)?
If you currently have permission to stay in the UK under any of the following immigration categories, you can apply to Tier 2 (General) from inside the UK:

any Tier 1 category
Tier 2 (Sportsperson)
Tier 2 (Minister of religion)
Tier 2 (Intra company transfer: established staff), if you are applying to switch sponsor
Tier 2 (Intra company transfer) under the Immigration Rules n place before 6 April 2010, if you are applying to change sponsor
any Tier 4 category
Tier 5 (Temporary worker - creative and sporting), for a job as a professional footballer - but you must meet the Tier 2 requirements, including English language
dependent partner of a Tier 4 migrant 
Highly Skilled Migrant Programme
innovator
Fresh Talent: Working in Scotland Scheme
International Graduates Scheme (or its predecessor, the Science and Engineering Graduate Scheme)
Business and Commercial work permits (except multiple entry work permits)
Sports and Entertainment work permits (except multiple entry work permits)
Jewish agency employee
Member of the operational ground staff of an overseas-owned airline
minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious order
overseas qualified nurse or midwife
person writing up a thesis
postgraduate doctor or dentist
representative of an overseas business
representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation
student
student re-sitting an examination
student nurse
student union sabbatical officer
If you are not in any of these categories, you must leave the UK and make your Tier 2 (General) application from abroad.

If you are switching from Tier 4 or the former categories of student, student nurse, student re-sitting an examination, overseas qualified nurse, person writing up a thesis, postgraduate doctor or dentist or student union sabbatical officer,  you must have lawfully obtained a UK bachelors or masters degree, postgraduate certificate in education or professional graduate diploma of education during your current or last  permission to stay (period of continuous leave). This does not include, for example, vocational qualifications at degree level which are not degrees. If you are a PhD student, you do not need to have completed your course, but you must have completed at least 12 months' study towards it in the UK.

You must have obtained one of the named qualifications above:

at a UK institution that is a UK recognised or listed body, or one which holds a sponsor licence under Tier 4 of the points-based system; and
during your most recent period of permission to stay, or period of continuous permission to stay that includes your most recent permission to stay - this must have included permission for you to study for the qualification.

Dependant of Tier 4 must obtain restricted certificate of sponsorship before switching to Tier 2 General

Taken from
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/busin ... llocation/

You must apply for a restricted certificate of sponsorship. If you want to recruit migrants under Tier 2 (General) who are currently:

1-Abroad and will be paid less than £150,000 a year; or

2- In the UK as the dependant of another migrant whose current permission to stay is as a Tier 4 student.