Rejected petition Allow Indian National to Switch to a Tier 2 category in the UK amidst COVID19

Rejected on 6 April 2020

If the Indian national in the UK on a Tier 2 Intra-Company Transfer visa and want to switch to a Tier 2 General visa then normally they need to return to India to make your application. Government can exceptionally allow them to apply within UK

Due to COVD19 situation, India has stopped flights from UK and and in due course UK might also close boarders, hence I request government to extend the provision given to Chinese national to Indian too so that Indian nationals can exceptionally apply to switch from a Tier 2 Intra-company Transfer to a Tier 2 General VISA from within the UK.

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Since you started your petition the Government has announced that any foreign national whose current visa expires by the end of May can apply to switch to a long-term visa from inside the UK, even where you would usually need to apply for a visa from your home country: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/coronavirus-covid-19-advice-for-uk-visa-applicants-and-temporary-uk-residents#inside-UK

You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:

NHS website: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
UK Government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus

You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips

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