Are you talking about Tier 2 ICT visa?

If you leave your job in the UK and seek a new employer, hence a new COS and a new visa - there is a requirement that you have to work with your employer for 12 months before you can get 30 points for COS. This is what the new guidance says.

Yes Tier 1 is now closed. You can apply under ICT Tier 2 Established staff category. There is however a rule that you have to be employed by the organisation for 12 months before applying for this visa. Please check with your company's legal department for this.

Even if you get a new COS, the new rules state that you have to be employed with the employer for 12 months before applying for a Tier 2 ICT (Established staff).

Moderators can you please clarify??

Hello, This is Sumit Gupta from India. I have a few queries regarding the new rules (post April 6, 2011) for the TIER 2 ICT (Intra Company Transfer) Visa. 1. On the Tier 2 guidance file, page 7, Section 31 states “Time spent in the UK as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer: Graduate Trainee) or Tier 2 ...