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ICT Skills Transfer sub-category introduced

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

CountryUnited Kingdom
Operative dateApril 6, 2010
CategoryMigration policy
Affected groupEligible sponsored workers undertaking a qualifying skills-transfer appointment

Policy effect

From April 6, 2010, the Tier 2 Intra-Company Transfer Skills Transfer sub-category provided a route for eligible sponsored workers in a listed graduate occupation solely to transfer skills to or from the sponsor’s UK work environment. The appointment had to be additional to staffing requirements: the role would not exist without the skills-transfer need. No qualifying prior-service period was required. Entry clearance was limited to the shorter of the engagement plus one month or six months. Applicable salary, sponsorship and other immigration requirements still applied. Undecided applications made before April 6 remained subject to the earlier rules.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: From April 6, 2010, the Tier 2 Intra-Company Transfer Skills Transfer sub-category provided a route for eligible sponsored workers in a listed graduate occupation solely to transfer skills to or from the sponsor’s UK work environment.; No qualifying prior-service period was required.; Entry clearance was limited to the shorter of the engagement plus one month or six months.; Undecided applications made before April 6 remained subject to the earlier rules.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

… r the child, must confirm that they consent to the arrangements for the applicant’s travel to, and reception and care in, the UK.” 26. In paragraph 245ZD renumber subsequent paragraph (i) to (k). 27. Delete paragraph 245ZE and substitute: “(a) If the applicant is applying as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant in the Graduate Trainee sub-category, entry clearance will be granted for: (i) a period equal to the length of the period of engagement plus 1 month, or (ii) a period of 1 year, whichever is the shorter. (b) If the applicant is applying as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant … in the Skills Transfer sub- category, entry clearance will be granted for: (i) a period equal to the length of the period of engagement plus 1 month, or (ii) a period of 6 months, whichever is the shorter. (c) In all other cases, entry clearance will be granted for: (i) a period equal to the length of the period of engagement plus 1 month, or (ii) a period of 3 years and 1 month, whichever is the shorter. (d) Entry clearance will be granted with effect from 14 days before the date that the Certificate of Sponsorship Checking Service records as the start date for the applicant’s employment in t … remain as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant in the Skills Transfer sub-category: 7 (i) the applicant must have, or have last been granted, entry clearance, leave to enter or leave to remain as a Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant in the Skills Transfer sub-category, (ii) the applicant must still be working for the same employer as he was at the time of that earlier grant of leave.” (e) If the applicant is applying for leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant, a Tier 2 (Minister of Religion) Migrant or a Tier 2 (Sportsperson) Migrant, the applicant must have, or have last bee … 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Migrant in the Skills Transfer sub- category, the job that the Certificate of Sponsorship Checking Service entry records that the person is being sponsored to do: (i) appears on the United Kingdom Border Agency’s list of graduate occupations, and (ii) is for the sole purpose of transferring skills to or from the Sponsor’s UK work environment. The appointment must be additional to staffing requirements, that is the role in the UK would not exist but for the need for skills transfer.” 71. In Appendix A, delete paragraph 72 and substitute: “72. In order for the applican … ), 19 March 2007 (HC 398), 3 April 2007 (Cm 7074), 4 April 2007 (Cm 7075), 7 November 2007 (HC 28), 13 November 2007 (HC 40), 19 November 2007 (HC 82), 6 February 2008 (HC 321), 17 March 2008 (HC 420), 9 June 2008 (HC 607), 10 July 2008 (HC 951), 15 July 2008 (HC 971), 4 November 2008 (HC 1113), 9 February 2009 (HC 227), 9 March 2009 (HC 314), April 2009 (HC 413), 9 September 2009 (Cm 7701), 23 September 2009 (Cm 7711), 10 December 2009 (HC 120) and 10 February 2010 (HC 367). The changes in this Statement shall take effect on 6 April 2010, excepting paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 52 and 53 which shall ta … ke effect on 7 April 2010. However, if an applicant has made an application for entry clearance or leave to enter or remain before 6 April and the application has not been decided before that date, it will be decided in accordance with the Rules in force on 5 April 2010 or in the case of paragraphs 5, 6, 7, 52 and 53 on 6 April. 1. In paragraph 6, in the definition of “foundation degree”, after “…qualification awarded by” delete “a UK higher education institution with degree awarding powers which is at a minimum of level 5 on the revised National Qualifications Framework, or level 8 on the Sco …
UK Home Office, official Statement of ChangesHC 439 paragraphs 27, 70–71 and memorandum 7.11Open official source
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