Switching from Tier 2 dependant to Tier 1 General

[shyamsanker]

Hello,

My wife is in the UK and possesses a Tier 2 Dependant visa. She wants to apply for Tier 1 General. We had the following questions - help is much appreciated.

1) Does she have to apply for entry clearance in her own country (India) or can she do it in the UK? - My understanding is she has to go back to India.

2) If she is NOT given a Tier 1 General - will her dependant visa be affected or will it be still valid?

3) For maintainence of funds, can we show bank statements from multiple accounts? For eg: A1, A2, A3 are the funds in one account and B1, B2 and B3 are the funds in another account, A1+B1 > 2800 GBP etc.

Thanks!
Shyam.

[tvn_ramesh]

1. Yes, you are right

2. if Tier1 is rejected, she can continue on her Tier2

3. Yes she can show in that way as long as she is the Main/joint account holder