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Switching to skilled worker from tier 1 investor

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Switching to skilled worker from tier 1 investor

Post by Saagar555 » Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:58 am

I am on tier 1 investor visa and I have spent 4.5 years approx on it, if I switch to skilled worker visa right now, will it be possible for me to apply for ILR if I send 6 more months on my skilled worker visa or should I have to complete 5 years stay on skilled worker visa to apply for ILR.

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Re: Switching to skilled worker from tier 1 investor

Post by manci » Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:16 am

Saagar555 wrote:
Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:58 am
am on tier 1 investor visa and I have spent 4.5 years approx on it, if I switch to skilled worker visa right now, will it be possible for me to apply for ILR if I send 6 more months on my skilled worker visa or should I have to complete 5 years stay on skilled worker visa to apply for ILR.
Time on any T1 route can be included when calculating the 5 years required for a skilled worker ILR application. See immigration rule SW 21.2(g)

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Re: Switching to skilled worker from tier 1 investor

Post by Saagar555 » Fri Oct 06, 2023 1:19 pm

manci wrote:
Fri Oct 06, 2023 10:16 am
Saagar555 wrote:
Thu Oct 05, 2023 11:58 am
am on tier 1 investor visa and I have spent 4.5 years approx on it, if I switch to skilled worker visa right now, will it be possible for me to apply for ILR if I send 6 more months on my skilled worker visa or should I have to complete 5 years stay on skilled worker visa to apply for ILR.
Time on any T1 route can be included when calculating the 5 years required for a skilled worker ILR application. See immigration rule SW 21.2(g)
Thanks for your response, really appreciate it.

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Re: Switching to skilled worker from tier 1 investor

Post by Wangleagem » Fri Jan 19, 2024 4:16 pm

Can the time spent on a Tier 1 investor visa be counted towards the 5 years required for an ILR application under the skilled worker category?

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