Work Permit+HSMP to ILR

Hi,

As far as I know, spending 5 years total in UK (Tier 1, Tier 2 or combination) is enough to be eligible for ILR. And the counter for 5 years is reset if you stay outside UK more than 3 months.
Is this rule still valid? And can anyone please give me an official Home Office website link which clearly states this counter resetting rule?
Because a friend said that after new rules, the counter resets even you change from Tier 2 to Tier 1 vice versa.

Thanks, Utkan

uckocak wrote:Hi,

As far as I know, spending 5 years total in UK (Tier 1, Tier 2 or combination) is enough to be eligible for ILR. And the counter for 5 years is reset if you stay outside UK more than 3 months.
Is this rule still valid? And can anyone please give me an official Home Office website link which clearly states this counter resetting rule?
Because a friend said that after new rules, the counter resets even you change from Tier 2 to Tier 1 vice versa.

Thanks, Utkan

Tier2 to Tier1 --------------> counter not reset

Tier1 to tier2 --------------> counter gets reset
(not seen any actual link which says this , but my lawyer mentioned it , dont know how much it is true) ie if ur lower ur immigration status it gets reset ....

uckocak wrote:Hi,

As far as I know, spending 5 years total in UK (Tier 1, Tier 2 or combination) is enough to be eligible for ILR. And the counter for 5 years is reset if you stay outside UK more than 3 months.
Is this rule still valid? And can anyone please give me an official Home Office website link which clearly states this counter resetting rule?
Because a friend said that after new rules, the counter resets even you change from Tier 2 to Tier 1 vice versa.

Thanks, Utkan

please go to the UKBA website and review rules for ILR
its in criteria
that you cannot be out of country for more then 6 months in five year and no single period should be more then 90 days
and Switching b/w either wp to hsmp or otherwise wont effect counter