Tier 2 ICT cooling off period strapped: Applicant in this category are now able to stay beyond 5 years (before now applicant would have to have return to country of domicile and stay of the UK for 12 months). The Home office had stated that “We plan to replace the existing rules with a rule that more simply requires that an overseas intra-company transfer must not hold entry clearance or leave to enter or remain as an intra-company transferee for more than five years in any six-year period, except where they qualify to be granted up to nine years on the basis of their salary”.
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