switching from T2 to ECAA Ankara Agreement

[londonasd]

Hello All,

I have been working here for 4+ years with same job and I have been working under T2 visa for over 2 years now (2 years PSW + 2 years T2) but they indicated they might not sponsor me further. As a turkish national, I can apply for turkish visa (Ankara agreement) as long as I am working here at least 1 year legally. So I want to switch into this category.

My problem is they sent me an email saying that if I apply for new visa it will breach their sponsorship conditions. I looked at T2 employer guide but I couldnt see anything regarding to it.Is this true?

Cheers

[Frontier Mole]

Applying for the visa will not breach their licence. If they failed to inform UKVI once you changed visa that would be an issue.

I may not have this entirely correct - I thought ECAA was for self employed / business start up only. So would your current employer take you on as a contractor?

[Frontier Mole]

Turkish Worker Visa ..... Yip as long as your employer agrees you should be ok.
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[londonasd]

There are 2 types of Turkish visa. Business startup and worker visa.

I checked the sponsor company document from home office and it doesn't say anything about breach of conditions. It says I can switch visa as long as I am qualified.

[Frontier Mole]

Make sure they are going to support your application. If they won't you can't readily apply.