Hello, I am moving into another city soon since I have got a new job offer (and CoS through which I will extend my Tier 2 status) while the contract of my current job (from which I have a Tier 2 status) is about to expire. Now I have applied for the new visa related to the new CoS and the passport i...

Hello, Just wondering and needing some advice of the following: - Mother in law wants to come over as we will have a baby to be born soon; - She needs a visa, and my husband and I would need to provide supporting documents; - I am on a Tier 2 sponsorship currently (expiring in September), and starti...

Good points. Thanks CR001. Now, a question, they have been advertising the post for a long time and have got quite a lot of applications as well as interviews done for this. Would this be sufficient to show that the RMLT was done? Or do they need to register as Tier 2 sponsors, readvertise the post,...

Yes, the company appears among the list of approved companies - and it does NOT appear among the list of Tier 2 licensed sponsors. Should I insist that they register as a Tier 2 sponsor so as to provide me with a Tier 2 certificate of sponsorship? I have also called this number: UK Visas and Immigra...

Yes, because the institution that has made the offer is in a special list and if employees need visas for the UK they provide them with the visa exempt vignette.

Now though, I am not sure of the consequences in terms of ILR.

Hello,

After 3 years under Tier 2 General in the UK I have now been offered a job that would provide me with a Visa Exempt Vignette for 4 years.

I was planning to apply for ILR in a couple of years, is there a way to get the job and still get the ILR in a couple of years.

Thanks a lot!

Hello again updates in these fronts and new advice needed in the light of this. Got two job offers: 1. Would extend the status of my Tier 2 Visa (and of my dependents); 2. Would replace the visa with an exempt visa vignette for 4 years (and of my dependents). Offer 2 has much better working conditio...

Lets leave the high and continuously increasing rates for visa application alone. The IHS relates to NHS service that will be used for free. Even if one changes sponsors why should they pay for the NHS service as many times as they change sponsors. I was just asking if the unlucky individual that ha...

Thanks iworker for your insights.

The question relates to Tier 2 visa categories and job types.

Is it allowed to extend Tier 2 status given that my current status is a Tier 2 general with a contract that would require sponsorship that might fall into the Tier 2 general shortage occupation category or with a different job type.

Could the employer pay your visa expenses, especially since it is their duty to ensure that you are provided with the right documents according to your status. In addition, is there a way in the ukvi rules for which you could avoid to pay twice the health surcharge - the health surcharge is very rec...

Ok, I have been in the same situation. PhD from Italy but not recognized automatically as researched/taught in English. I spent a good two weeks studying all related rules and checking in internet, asking my new employer's immigration team, asking approved advisors for these issues and still having ...

@bhavesh.d.p hopefully your employer has agreed to raise your salary with at least £700. What is the minimum salary to apply for a Tier 2 extension? Thanks!

Any suggestions for this -thanks!!!

Thanks all for your answers. @iworker your final reasoning has been very helpful. That would be an ideal case if both my current and future employer seem flexible and would be a perfect timeline if everything goes well with CoS issues and visa applications. Anyway, three further issues arise here: 1...

Can Tier 2 general up to 3 years be extended while applying into a Tier 2 general shortage occupation list?

Thanks!!

Thanks CR001 and ravisb_2014. Another question now related to the visa tariffs. When we entered in the UK in 2013 we payed around £600 each for the entry clearance. 1. If I find a new sponsor and extend my Tier 2 status lets say for further 3 years, then, what happens, how much should we pay? The vi...

What if my husband becomes the main applicant and I become his dependent before my visa expires, will the three years still count towards ILR?

He joined me afterwards, and that's the visa he received after applying as a dependent. We are aware that both of us are dependent on the CoS issued by my current employer anyway, so even if I change job we should both renew the visas. If I stay with the same employer though the CoS will still be th...

Dependent on my visa - that is General Tier 2 dependent.

Thanks iworker for your answer. Dates: - Contract expiry (therefore I think also CoS expiry) September 15th '16 - Visa expiry September 30th '16 - Baby due July 10th 16 - Husband visa expiry September 30th '18 (2 years longer than mine). Could you also point me to the ukvi rules that cover "Get...

Hi iworker, thanks for the answer. It is a big company (thousands of employees but not NHS). They have a 52 weeks maternity policy of which the first 26 weeks I would be entitled to enhanced payment. Hence they will only pay the enhanced maternity pay for the first 9 weeks (up to the current termina...

ps. And is there any number at HO or similar to call and ask these questions ...

Thanks for the help!

I work for an employer not an umbrella company. My husband is dependent on my visa, he might be looking for a Tier 2 general sponsor but it is not guaranteed that he will find one. And in that case we would lose the continuous years that we have accumulated towards ILR - is that right? Provided that...

Hello CR001 thanks for answering. The visa expiry is 2 weeks after my contract of employment terminates.