Hello all;
The firm sponsoring me are going to try and phone home office to see if they can get any idea of what they think the cut off might be next month so that they can plan etc.
They probably won’t be able to give them any information but if they do I will let you know

The salary threshold hasn’t changed. In the last two months there was too many applications for restricted certificates of sponsorship and not enough certificates so they were allocated based on points based on salary. In December the cut off was 55. The salary cut off depends on how many COS are av...

Hello all, When does the employers start requesting for next month COS to HO? How long does it take, when can we expect as I am trying plan my days due to go abroad for a personal purpose? Thanks in advance! Krishpa Hello. Employers can make applications at any time for next month’s allocation as l...

Hello all, When does the employers start requesting for next month COS to HO? How long does it take, when can we expect as I am trying plan my days due to go abroad for a personal purpose? Thanks in advance! Krishpa Hello. Employers can make applications at any time for next month’s allocation as l...

I am NHS with 39 points and i have been refused in both December and January as have others in our trust. I had a read of the acceptance process and it does seem to be purely on points. If they give campus or milk round staff another 10 points surely they could consider it for NHS employees! Are yo...

They might also publish cut off lower than it was because they don’t want companies just going and raising salaries to get higher points. That would make it impossible for say NHS workers due to their standard/capped pay scales and if honest those workers are one of or the most important for the UK’...

I think considering last month disappointing for many employers, they would have considered each point level applications within a 5 point band. Another good thing is 115 surplus certificates are carried forward for Feb and considering they can borrow upto 100 certificates from future months, Feb a...

It seems January month's allocation is finished, I can see minimum points this time is better than last i.e. 46 points. Intriguing thing here is how come they arrived at 46 as minimum?? if RLMT is always 20 and Salary as below ..... £55,000 to £59,999.99 35 £50,000 to £54,999.99 30 £45,000 to £49,9...

Also what do you think is the probability of those with 35 points and under being approved from COS in February? Thanks! Was it your first attempt? If not, what's the result of earlier applications? If anyone has noticed, there is not a single 'rejection' posted by anyone during this month! Everyon...

Hi everyone, May I know how they count the points for the COS? I am a Filipino Biomedical scientist applying from saudi arabia and just today, the COS application was refused and the HR said, they will apply again for the February Panel. Hoping and praying for the best this February. Thanks! Hello ...

Also what do you think is the probability of those with 35 points and under being approved from COS in February?
Thanks!

Hi everyone, May I know how they count the points for the COS? I am a Filipino Biomedical scientist applying from saudi arabia and just today, the COS application was refused and the HR said, they will apply again for the February Panel. Hoping and praying for the best this February. Thanks! Hello ...

Hello everyone Received confirmation yesterday that my application was refused due to not having enough points. I do not think that the HR department at the firm that want to hire me are fully aware of the current issue with high volume of applications and the points system. They are very adamant th...

Also if the RLMT expires after 6 months from when the job was first advertised I’m assuming it will need to be re-advertised after that point?

Would anyone mind telling me what industry you are all in?
I’m trying to see if there is any kind of pattern like a lot of applicats from one industry which may indicate the need for it as a skills shortage if all these companys have needed to look out of UK.
I’m in finance.

If our applications don’t have enough points will HO still review them and inform our employers if anything was wrong with them? Yes, if there is something wrong with your application, then the rejection email will reach your employer's mailbox, along with the reasons for rejection (RLMT not proper...

@Everyone, Another point I noticed here is, People who posted that they got refusal are probably the ones who haven't got Rejection in December month, they have only applied in January and got Rejection We need to wait to see if there is someone who git Refusal in December & January as well Any...

If our applications don’t have enough points will HO still review them and inform our employers if anything was wrong with them? This is my first time applying and while I’m expecting to not get enough points I’m hoping HO will still review the application and notify my employer if something is wron...

Hi Everyone, Thanks for the wishes! I had 50 points and my job does not falls in the list of shortage occupations. Hi Gaurav, Is it possible for you to find out if it was normal approval or outside monthly quota? It will clarify possible cutoff for this month The guidance states that applications c...

I have a few observations to make 1. The cut off last time was 55, this time someone with 55 got rejected & 50 got approved. If we take this on face value, it goes beyond just points. Further so folks with 30+ and 60+ are still awaiting results. 2. Historically the monthly allocation has never ...

Atleast those that applied for Nov batch and scored above 21 should get an exemption. Have you asked your employer about this possibility? I really don’t think many of us have much hope next month now. Everyone will just re-apply and the amount of certificates will be even lower as we’re very close...

Hey guys I've been following the thread. Very strange that someone with 50 points received CoS but someone with 55 did not. Are we 100% they only look at points? All seems strange at present. [quote=sptula post_id=<a href="tel:1585170">1585170</a> time=<a href="tel:1516139248">15...