Eligibility for ILR

[ageorge]

Hello Forum,
I arrived in the UK on 23rd September 2011 (visa was valid from 28 Aug 2011) as a dependant to my wife. Visa type was TIER2 Partner.

In February 2012 I secured a job and switched to TIER2 General. And current TIER2 General Visa expires on 08 Jan 2019.

My question is when I will be eligible for applying ILR?

Will 5 years qualifying residential period start while I was on TIER2 PARTNER visa or from the day I switched to my own TIER2 General Visa?

Many thanks for any support.

[anoops1984]

If you had to leave the country to switch to this category then your clock would have reset. If that's the case then 5 years from Tier 2 General start date.

[ageorge]

Many thanks for the response.