David, actually ash is correct. please see following. i found it in UKBA Sponsored Applications Guidance. jobs where the resident labour market test does not apply. The test does not apply under Tier 2 when: i) job is on shortage occupation list ii) the migrant is switching from Tier 1 (post-study w...

@ David

sounds interesting to me, coz i am in same postion now.

can you please post the ULR link of where you got this information from.and also keep us update if you find answer to our situation. Cheers.

ok Ash, that is clear my visa is expiring in may 2010(so i have enough time), and i am eligible and expecting hike to 25K in november this year. so my question is do i have to wait 6 months from november (because of change in my pay) which will be in april-2010 to apply based on my new pay OR can i ...

Hi Ash, i found the most appropriate job description related to me on the list specified by UKBA. which says Senior PC support Responsible for the maintenance and support of PC configurations. Would include both hardware and software maintenance, providing support for applications such as databases,...

Ash - That is a valuable advice. i will try talking to my HR and sort this issue out. Coz as we know i have enough time.

thank you very much Ash, u seem to be helping a lot of people in this forum..great going mate.

i will PM u if any further doubts..is that ok?

Asim,

note that it is not necessary that the job decriptions / job title match exactly. look for one which have some similarity to that of yours.

on other hand if you cant find any then may be a Any senior/experienced members will have to advice.

even though the points caluculator is giving u points for u r salary. it should also meet the 'Codes of practice for sponsored skilled workers, and u r salary should be greater than minimum wage specified by UKBA for u r Job Title/Designation?job description. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/employ...

HI All. Please see the following link. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/employers/points/sponsoringmigrants/employingmigrants/codesofpractice/ on the righthand side you can see all the fields of employement. find one that is related to you and check the most closly matching job description to that ...

ASH - thank you very much.That is pretty clear now. Following are my details Designation: IT support Developer Salary :21500 per anum Working from 1 DEC 2008 for same role and same pay. I am in PSW(expiring in march 2010). The only problem is my salary is not according to the CODE OF PRACTICE as on ...

@ Vanadil - thanks for replying.
this sounds good to me, i guess i am ok without the labour market test..cool
and in the form , the last section is about claiming the points, so i am claiming points for COS, but not PSW, is that correct???let me know if i am wrong.

and wish me all the best. cheers

Thank you for replying ramesh. I have used the points based system and I am getting 10 points for my degree (it is in the ukba database), 10 points for my earning (21k), 30 points for COS, I have enough funds and I have a course that is taught in English which is my degree itself. One last doubt in ...

Hello All, My company have applied for Sponsorship Licence on 18 may and we got the Licence today from home office. i am on PSW willing to shift to Tier 2 (genral) and i want to claim points for my B.Tech frm india. can anybody tell me what all documents should i send to home office and what are wai...

Hello mate..dont worry at all. if you have minimumu of 800 pound in your account for atleat 90 days, you should be able to get a visa.and do not send any extra documents... i was in IGS, applied for PSW under transitional arrangements and got my visa in 10 days..all i sent them is bank statements, 2...

264 dayz???????? thats a real long time mate.....this is height of patience..

Congrats...and hope u will never have to wait so long for any other decession in u r life...happy time buddy have fun. cheeeeers

Thank u buddy, just found out one of the guyz got visa in 7 dayz..frm staffordshire university. ...hope this continues and everybody get their visas stamped ASAP....cheers

Hello Everybody, i have applied for IGS -> PSW extension and got vis just in 10 days Applied on - 01/07/2009 Recvd Confirmation - 03/07/2009 Passport Recvd - 16/07/2009 one of my frnd who applied along with me have recvd his passport with new visa on 17/07/2009.so we thought we should share our happ...