Switching from Tier 2 General - 50k or 200k

[asingh112]

Hi All,

I am currently on Tier 2 general sponsored visa in the UK since last 2.5 years. I did study in the UK in 2009-2010 and worked on PSW visa full time for 2 years 2010-2012.

Since PSW visa doesnt count towards ILR, I want to change to Entrepreneur visa and start IT contracting. My confusion is if I can show 50k funds (instead of 200k) because I had psw visa in the past and I studied in the UK. Or I have to show 200k because i am switching from Tier 2 at this instance.

Please let me know if you have any thoughts

Cheers
Ankita

[ishfaqsangra]

200 thousands ,no more PSW as you lst leave is Tier2 and for ILR you cant combine toer2 then tier1 E. keep in mind

[attahaas]

Hi Ankita,

Yes, for you only 200K route is the option if you want to switch to Tier 1 Ent visa.

I know you want to do IT contracting, but why do you want to apply for the Ent visa when you have a T2 General, that too with only 2.5 years to go before you can apply for ILR? Is your T2 General at stake?

Check your eligibility here: https://www.gov.uk/settle-in-the-uk/y/y ... -2-general

Hope that helps.

-Krishna.