申请ilr时要看最后一个visa category,最后是t2 g的话,可以算上之前t1 e的
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas-immigration/working/tier2/general/settlement/
Your most recent permission to stay must have been given in the UK in the Tier 2 (General) category.
This 5-year continuous period can include any time that you have spent in the following immigration categories before you applied under Tier 2:
member of the operational ground staff of an overseas-owned airline
minister of religion, missionary or member of a religious order
qualifying work permit holder
sole representative of an overseas business
representative of an overseas newspaper, news agency or broadcasting organisation
any Tier 1 category, except Tier 1 (Post study work)
highly skilled migrant
innovator
但是反过来就不行了,最后申请ilr身份是t1 e的话,
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/IDIs/idichapter6a/
section 1 p16
The applicant has spent the specified continuous period lawfully in the UK, with absences from the UK of no more than 180 days in any 12 calendar months during that period.
The specified period must have been spent with leave as a Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant, as a Businessperson and/or as an Innovator, of which the most recent period must have been spent with leave as a Tier1 (Entrepreneur) Migrant.
这里的Businessperson和Innovator都是已经关闭的category了。
基于以上原因,就像我说过的,lz即使狠心花血本转t1 e而且能拿到visa,这5年移民监也是要重新来过了。。。