How big employment gaps?
Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 2:58 pm
Hi,
I would appreciate very much if somebody could advise me on this.
I started working for my current employer on 2 July 2006 but on a dependant visa. I switched to a work permit visa (WP issued by the same employer) on 15 May 2007 and entered the UK on the next day. I have now switched to a Tier 1 General, effective from 26 November 2010, which expires on 26 November 2012. I am currently looking for a new job and not sure how quickly I will be able to find one.
So my question is - I understand I should be eligible to apply for an ILR after 16 May 2012 (5 years after WP visa entry), but I cannot find any information regarding to for how big part of this 5 year period I need to be employed? In other words - how long a gap I can afford between jobs?
Many thanks in advance!
I would appreciate very much if somebody could advise me on this.
I started working for my current employer on 2 July 2006 but on a dependant visa. I switched to a work permit visa (WP issued by the same employer) on 15 May 2007 and entered the UK on the next day. I have now switched to a Tier 1 General, effective from 26 November 2010, which expires on 26 November 2012. I am currently looking for a new job and not sure how quickly I will be able to find one.
So my question is - I understand I should be eligible to apply for an ILR after 16 May 2012 (5 years after WP visa entry), but I cannot find any information regarding to for how big part of this 5 year period I need to be employed? In other words - how long a gap I can afford between jobs?
Many thanks in advance!