Hi all The 2016 provisional Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) has been released recently on the below link. A lot of the salaries are similar to last year and some are lower. Does the Home Office always follow these salaries when they release updated Tier 2 SOC Code of practice next April, ...

Another question if u can bear wth me
my company will issue the new cos tomorrow
can they put the starting date for ex 30 sept if my premium service appointment is booked for 24 aug

Thanks for your reply if i apply for 6 years will my leave end in 29-11-18 so its calculated from the date my tier 2 was issued not COS i am thinking of doing this as it will give me additional 2 to 3 months to sort out something (ex find a new job with higher salary) in case i wont meet ilr require...

Hi thanks for yr reply actually i am going to change to another SOC code with the new job on the shortage list so no need for rlmt my old COS was issued on 27/09/12 and my biometric card was issued On 29/11/12 with validity till 15/10/15 The question is if i apply to switch job now for how long will...

My visa expires in 15 oct
i want to switch now to another job category with the same company
If i apply now what should be the start and finish date of my new cos ?
Should i apply for tier 2 for above 3 years

Does anyone know when we use Premium service will we get the Biometric card in the same day?
If not when it will be delivered

Hi Manci thanks for you reply actually I can still be project engineer in the shortage list under SOC code 2129 Below are the description of my tasks and you can check your self if they are close to that of 2129. The problem is that engineering jobs varies a lot under the same position and it's impo...

Has anyone got clue on this ?

Hi i want to apply for new job within my company but HR are not sure if its in the shortage occupation list: The ukba shortage list include: "Project engineer in the electricity transmission and distribution industry" Who defines which job and which company is included in this category my ...

HI my tier 2 visa expires in Oct. However i want now to change my SOC code with my current employer. 1- can i get my new visa for 3 years and 4 months sothat in total i will be 6 years on tier 2 2- if so should i pay the fee thats paid for 5 years applications just for the extra 4 months 3-if i just...

Hi my tier 2 visa will expire in 15 oct. I want to change employer in order to find a job that meet the salary requirement. My question is when is the last time allowed to apply? 1- Can i for ex apply on 10 oct and then stay in the country after the expiry date of my visa as am waiting for the resul...

Could someone look at this enquiry please ??

Hi my tier 2 visa will expire in 15 oct.however i recenty changed job title with my company and the new role is under a different soc code: 1-my job title had already changed but i still didnt apply for a new visa. Will this cause problems 2- when i re-apply for visa will the salary requirement be f...

Do u mean that the employer can change in the COS to match whats in the list?
Or can he indicate in the COS thats the job is in shortage ??

Hi:
How can we show that our job is in the shortage occupation list ??
Foe example the job I am applying for is for "power consultant" whereas in the list of the ukpa its called "power system engineer"
I believe its the same but how can I or the company show this

What law will require them to pay it annually. What happens if they put it as guaranteed bonus and then next year I dont get any bonus ?

Hi all: I ve just reviewed the 2015 new tier 2 salary index and found that the minimum requirement for my job (soc code 2129 project engineer) has been increased to 32000 for 39 hrs. My current salary is 30000 for 37.5 hrs which means its below the requirement: 32000×37.5/39=30769 I ve got recently ...

Hi
I want to appy to extend mt tier 2 next october
do I need to show them salary slips and for how many months?
My company wants to switch to electronic slips that I can print from website
are they acceptable???

Thanks your reply
but I just want to know if it worths taking risk looking for another job

Any reply please !?

Any reply please ??

I have 3 years tier 2 visa that end in oct 2015. However I am shortly going to change job to one with different soc code with my same company 1- if reapply for visa now for how long I should get it 2- if the new job is in the shortage occupation list is RMLT required 3- if i stay with my same job an...

if our job is on the shortage occupation list with the correct salary rate can we get ilr even if our salary is not 35k ( say 32k) after 2016 In this case there will be three conditions to apply to ilr:: 1- our job is on the shortage occupation list with the correct salary rate 2- our job is for phd...

Hi if our job is on the shortage occupation list with the correct salary rate can we get ilr even if our salary is not 35k ( say 32k) In this case there will be three conditions to apply to ilr:: 1- our job is on the shortage occupation list with the correct salary rate 2- our job is for phd level 3...

Thanks for the information. I've this query: When the new employer issued COS should the date of starting work be specified sothat it's after the notice period with old employer ?? For ex let's say you got job offer in 1 sept and then you start applying for new visa. At this point new COS has to be ...