1. Category applying under (General / ICT / other) : Tier 2 General 2. Country of application : India 3. City of Visa Application Centre : Mumbai (South) 4. Date of application : 17th December 2014 5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above) : 17th December 2014 6. Date Entry ...

Thanks Wanderer, I thought as much.

Quick follow-up question: this means that the first visa will be valid till "start date minus 1" of the second visa, right?

Or does that fact that the second visa has been granted immediately invalidate the first one?

Would it be possible to hold multiple valid tier 2 visas? i.e. in the case where one holds a Tier 2 ICT Dependant visa, and successfully applies for a Tier 2 General visa. if the latter's "Start Date" is well before the expiry of the former, would both the visas be valid for the duration that they ...

Thanks for the info, manci.

One more thing: my wife has been with me as a dependent and employed here since October 2010 as well. Would it (maybe by some quirk of the immigration rules) be possible for her to apply for an ILR? And can she switch into a Tier 2 General from within the UK?

Hello all, I have been working in the UK on a Tier 2 (ICT) since October 2010. The visa was issued in Oct 2010 till November 2013 and subsequently extended till November 2015. I understand that with the current immigration rules, there is no path to an ILR in my current circumstances. Is this ...