Convert TIER 2 ICT SHORT TERM TO TIER 2 ICT LONG TERM

[madhumca16]

Hello,
Last May, my Indian employer sponsored Tier 2 ICT Short term visa & its going to expire in next few weeks. Recently I got an opportunity from UK based employer & they are ready to sponsor Tier 2 General visa. On completion of my current visa, planning to resign to Indian employer and join with UK based employer, travel back to the UK with Tier 2 General visa.
Could you please help me out, whether I can switch the company to get fresh visa, any cooling-off period will applicable (bearing in mind that Tier 2 ICT short term visa no longer exist).
Just in case if cooling-off period applicable, could you please suggest alternate option to get fresh visa. Thanks in advance.

[CR001]

You will be subject to the 12 month cooling off period regardless of the ICT short term no longer being available.

There is no alternative unless you have a spouse who can get a Tier 2 general visa and you apply as PBS Dependent.

[madhumca16]

Hello,
My indian employer sponsored TIER 2 ICT Short term visa which is due to expire in next few weeks. I have an opportunity with another employer who is ready to sponsor TIER 2 ICT LONG term visa. If I switch company will there any coolong-off period applicable ? In order to get fresh visa do I need to work with new employer atleast a year ?

[CR001]

You cannot switch sponsors within the UK on ICT. The requirement for ICT is that you must have worked for the foreign sponsor for 12 months in your home country.

The advice has not changed since you posted the same question yesterday.

[poper]

In addition to the responses above
You can move to home country and to a new employer who can sponsor Tier 2 ICT without 12 month cool off period provided the proposed salary is >=£73,900

[poper]

Sorry. My bad, I think the cool-off period still applies even if your new employer pays >=£73,900
Only the requirement on 12 months prior employment with the sponsorer is waived off