大家好，我12年的12月拿到的研究生文凭，之后在国内呆了1年多，去年（14年）7月份来英国读的CIMA（类似ACCA性质得证书课程），现在有一份可以发工签的工作，我就打算要转工签了，可是咨询了一下律师，他说因为home office有规定说你拿到前一个研究生文凭后在国内呆了超了12个月了，所以不能转工签，现在搞得我一头雾水，请问是这样的吗？ 非常感谢！
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-on-application-for-uk-visa-as-tier-2-worker
官方policy讲得很清楚
16. If you are switching from one of the following categories:
Tier 4;
Student;
Student Nurse;
Student Re-Sitting an Examination;
Person Writing Up a Thesis;
Postgraduate Doctor or Dentist;
An Overseas Qualified Nurse or Midwife; or
Student Union Sabbatical Officer.
You can only switch into Tier 2 if you meet the following criteria:
you must have successfully completed and passed a UK recognised bachelor’s or master’s degree, Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Professional Graduate Diploma of Education or have completed a minimum of 12 months study in the UK towards a UK PhD during your current period of leave or a period of continuous leave which includes your last grant of leave; and
you studied for the eligible award at a UK institution that is a UK recognised or listed body, or an education provider which holds a licence for sponsoring students under Tier 4 of the Points-Based System; and
you are applying from inside the UK.
lz的学位不是在current leave下取得的，之前的continuous leave也已经断掉（离境早已超过180天），所以lz不符合境内转的条件。
但lz可以回国申请，雇主申请RCOS，并做Resident labour market test，具体操作问公司HR吧。
国内搞英国的工签比在英国直接转是麻烦一些，好像有个每年2万7名额的限制什么的，只是以前听说的。