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Tier 2 (General)

Post by lyricage » Sat Mar 18, 2017 7:17 pm

Hi,

As I understand, switching from TIer 2 ICT long term staff (obtained after April 2011) to Tier 2 General with a new sponsor, is NOT possible below a certain salary threshold.

My question is : I am currently on a Tier 2 ICT long term staff visa which is obtained in Nov 2013 and expiring in Nov 2018. However, my current position is made redundant with last date being March 31 2017. Is it possible to apply for a new Tier 2 General Visa after returning to India with a new employer? Is there a minimum salary requirement for this- if so, how much? will cooling-off be needed as technically I am not ''switching''?

Apologies if this has been answered before but there seems to be a fair bit of confusion.

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Re: Tier 2 (General)

Post by CR001 » Sat Mar 18, 2017 7:30 pm

Cooling off period is applicable unless your salary will be more than £155,300 at present, or greater than £120,000 after April 6th I believe.
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Re: Tier 2 (General)

Post by lyricage » Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:03 pm

CR001 wrote:Cooling off period is applicable unless your salary will be more than £155,300 at present, or greater than £120,000 after April 6th I believe.
Thanks. FUQ: Is the 120K threshold total compensation including bonuses? Does Contractor work qualify in case the pro-rated annual salary is greater than the threshold?
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Re: Tier 2 (General)

Post by CR001 » Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:10 pm

Contractor work qualify
What exactly do you mean by this? Contracting is NOT permitted on Tier 2 General.
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Re: Tier 2 (General)

Post by lyricage » Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:17 pm

CR001 wrote:
Contractor work qualify
What exactly do you mean by this? Contracting is NOT permitted on Tier 2 General.
Got it. And is the 120k amount base salary or total compensation inclusive of bonus amount that is fixed such as car allowance etc?
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Re: Tier 2 (General)

Post by CR001 » Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:19 pm

A guaranteed bonus can probably be included as the total package and your employment contract would have to state this. A bonus is not a car allowance.
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Re: Tier 2 (General)

Post by lyricage » Sun Mar 19, 2017 8:00 am

Thanks.
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Re: Tier 2 (General)

Post by lyricage » Mon Mar 20, 2017 4:50 pm

CR001 wrote:Cooling off period is applicable unless your salary will be more than £155,300 at present, or greater than £120,000 after April 6th I believe.
There has been some announcement from HO regarding reduction of salary threshold on March 17. Do you know if the cooling-off is now waived off for a salary greater than 120k?
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Re: Tier 2 (General)

Post by lyricage » Tue Mar 21, 2017 11:12 am

Any thoughts on this? The recent announcement states reduction in salary threshold to 120K but dos not directly talk about cooling off period.
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