Switching from Tier 4 to Tier 2 Dependant before course ends

[kmdeep]

Hi all,

I am currently studying towards my MPhil (for 1.6 years) in UK and I will be completing my studies by December 2016. My spouse is making a Tier 2 application. My concern is whether I can apply along with him. Am I eligible to switch my visa from tier 4 to tier 2 dependant? In some websites, it's mentioned that I can apply if I had completed 12 months of my study but in some websites it's mentioned that this rule is applicable only for PhD degree. I am extremely confused. Can somebody throw some light on this issue asap please. I appreciate your quick reply.

Thanks a ton !!!

[Frontier Mole]

You can switch to being a tier 2 dependent from tier 4. That is a simple straight forward matter.

Switching from tier 4 dependent to tier 2 is more complicated. Is your partner your tier 4 dependent?

[kmdeep]

Thanks a lot for your reply.

Yes. You are right. My partner is currently on my dependant student visa and now his company is sponsoring for Tier 2 application.

Kind regards

[sah10406]

Am I eligible to switch my visa from tier 4 to tier 2 dependant?

Yes.

In some websites, it's mentioned that I can apply if I had completed 12 months of my study but in some websites it's mentioned that this rule is applicable only for PhD degree. I am extremely confused.

You appear to be looking at the eligibility for switching from Tier 4 to Tier 2, which is not what you are doing. You are switching from Tier 4 to PBS Dependant.

[kmdeep]

Hi,

Thank you so much for the clarification. You are right. I got confused between Tier 2 and Tier 2 dependant as there are no explicit requirements/guidance provided. Also, in most of the discussion forums, nobody has searched or posted about my current situation. It is either the other way around or a different case. Hence the confusion Fingers crossed now

Kind regards !!!