Hi, I am planning to apply Tier 2 general sponsored visa outside of UK, on gov.uk website it mentioned the position requirement salary is 20,800pounds, however I have seen following text on workpermit website which saying apply outside of UK require minimal salary of 35k per year. my position is not ...

Looks like I have no choice but wait.
Anyway, thanks a lot for your help.

No! There is no way I can apply for settlement earlier than full of Tier 1 running out. If my girlfriend is on : (Entry Clearance) 15 Mar 2008 to 15 Mar 2009 IGS(International Graduate Scheme); (Leave to Remain) 30 Mar 2009 to 30 Mar 2012 Tier1(General initial 3yrs); And she started employment in ...

Good, things are getting clear.

If that's the case, because I started employment since 2007, my 5y settlement should only be able to count from March 2008 when the dependent visa start ?

Thanks a lot.

Thank you very much for your reply. But referring to the rules of 276A(a)(i), my continuous residence was broken during Jan2008. And it looks like economic route is the only way. You mentioned "Change to dependant status resets the ILR clock when applying for settlement under the economic route". Is ...

Hi I was planning to go through the 5year settlement route but due to the current uncertain immigration climate on Tier 1(General) at the moment, I am re-thinking the route I should take. The following is my visa history: (Entry Clearance) 28 Aug 2003 to 31 Mar 2007 Student Visa; 29 Jan 2007 to 25 ...