Hi everyone, I am in Indian national who is currently living in the UK past 3 years under work visa(Tier 2) but my family has a long history with this country and I am looking for some advice on permanent settlement. My grand dad (Mom's father) was a Indian born British Citizen who worked for Royal ...

[/quote] I mean did she apply for a job with this company, interview, etc ? [/quote] The big boss of the sponsoring company is my best mates father but that is into different industry than what my wife is working. So she is not applying job nor attending any interview but getting a sponsorship as a ...

I am sorry for the wrong words used, my bad. It's not a umbrella company but a legit one, actually a large firm with more than 1000 employees. But they are just sponsoring my wife's visa because my wife's current employer does not hold a license to sponsor. So the idea is to get sponsor and apply ...

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What exactly do you mean?? Contracting?? Is her Tier 2 General sponsor an umbrella company??
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Yes, it is an umbrella company? They are just sponsoring

Not contracting, full time employment.
Can she continue her current full time employment even though she switches her visa to Tier 2 general.
Does she have a obligation to resign her current job and work only with the one who sponsored her Tier 2

Thanks again, your are amazing. One final question but quite a cheeky one: My wife is already working somewhere now on ICT dependant and the new offer and sponsorship is from someone else. Can she keep working in the same firm even after switching to Tier 2 General? Meaning the COS for Tier 2 will ...

Do we need to apply for new COS and again apply for new Tier 2 G when changing jobs?

Yes.
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Thanks, this is quite a key information. So in case change of jobs in Tier 2, does the visa holder again need to go out of UK to apply for Tier 2 G?
Any cooling period applied here?

Thanks for your reply, appreciate it.
Can you please brief what is the difference between Restricted COS and Non Restricted COS?
Does restricted COS restrict the visa holder from changing jobs on same visa?
Do we need to apply for new COS and again apply for new Tier 2 G when changing jobs?

Wow! this is really quick response, thanks mate. Just another question, does my wife need to get a restricted COS or unrestricted COS(I am still not clear about the difference between two though).

Hi,

I have been in UK from Dec 2016 on Tier 2 ICT. My dependent wife is getting a job offer along with Tier 2 General sponsorship. Does she needs to spend 12 months cooling off period outside the country because she has held and been a Tier 2 ICT Dependent for more than 12 months?