I think I found the answer in the policy guidance https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/477879/Tier_2_Policy_Guidance_11_2015.pdf eventually. In case it is useful to anybody: When to apply 192.You must apply within three months from the date your Certificate of Sp...

Hello, I'm on Tier 2 General and I know I will be switching employers. My current visa lasts till 28th of May, however I want to apply early in case there are some errors in the application / typos / clerical error etc, so I'll have enough time to reapply in things go wrong. My new employer has alre...

Hello, I'm a Tier-2 Work Permit visa holder and my parents are getting a visa to visit me. Last time we did this they've gotten a "family visitor" visa. Now UKBA website states that in order for them to qualify for a "family visitor" they have to show that Additionally the family...

1. Category applying under - General
2. Country of application - Ukraine
3. City of Visa Application Centre - Kyiv
4. Date of application - 02/07/13
6. Date Entry Clearance valid from - 12/07/13
7. Duration for Entry Clearance - 2 years 10 months
8. Date passport received - 18/07/13

As a reference to others: I have supplied a covering letter from my sponsor explaining the situation and my visa has been granted using this CoS.

Hi disheveledideas,

It did not cause any complications. My visa has been granted eventually.

One question: Are you switching from PSW to Tier2 or you are extending your Tier 2. If switching from PSW to Tier2 then the required salary is £24000 Otherwise it is £29800. The salary is calculated for those who work 39 hours a week. No, as I said, I do not satisfy any of the criteria for the new ...

My analysis is it should not be a problem as I have noticed that for experienced worker is 29,800/- If you have got a COs then it means the UKBA has accepted the salary.Obviously they are going to provide the visa for you. I will say 27,000 must be accepted as good one for position.. If A rated spo...

safajnaseef, Thanks for a quick reply. What about the claim that 29'800 is a maximum salary requirement? Does restricted CoS work any differently? My sponsor said there was a panel with Home Office regarding the Resident Labour Market test, does it possibly deal with specific salary for each CoS ind...

Hello, I'm reapplying for Tier 2 General out of the country, and the sponsor has provided me with "Tier 2 (General - New hires - restricted)" CoS after undergoing a Labour Market Test. In CoS it states the salary being slightly over 27'000 a year which got me concerned. For my speciality (...

A somewhat related question, what if the dates on the statements for those accounts are different? For example I have one account covering first 2/3rds of the required term, and the other account covering last 2/3rds of the term (but neither statement covering the full period). Will that still work?...

i agree.. but appealing can buy you some tym to search for a job at an alternative place.. or else won't you be jobless till you find one... True, but my current employer has agreed to assist me with my reapplication. After all, they messed up the docs. 2victorear I haven't seen this before, but pl...

why are you not appealing anyway? I have contacted several law agencies and it looks like there is no legal ground for an appeal. Just as a point of reference - to get the documents back you need to call in local immigration enforcement team and ask them to request the documents from the main offic...

Well, I decided to leave the UK and reapply from my home country. I still haven't got any of my documents back and sarimapa suggests they have been retained by the UKBA. So how am I supposed to reclaim them?

It doesn't say it in the refusal letter, is there a guidance for it?

hi.. even I am refused for the same reason.. has your current visa expired.. have u decided what to do? has UKBA retained your Passport and Documents as they have retained mine. Can you help please... Hi, yes, my current stay has now expired. I don't know if they retained my documents yet. In the R...

Just as an afterthought, it that Code of Practice there is a number of jobs that satisfy my current salary and can be matched to what I'm doing with a certain level of wiggling. The current name of the role is Software Engineer but my current role can also fit with Programmer, Graphics Programmer et...

Hello, I have just received a refusal in my Tier2 general visa (I'm switching from Tier1 PSW) with a following reason: Your Certificate of Sponsorship states that your prospective employment most closely corresponds to occupation code 2132 on the Code of Practice (which are also specified under Appe...

rrams_here wrote: I did my biometric on 28th and still waiting for my passport and brp. Has any one also still waiting who done biometric near that date

31th of Jan and still waiting. Looks like their processing times vary quite a lot.

1. Type of application: Tier 2 General 2. If switching, category changing (switching) from: Tier 1 PSW 3. Date of expiry of current leave: 25th February 2013 4. Number of dependants applying at same time: 0 5. Date application posted: 8th January 2013 (Online) 6. Date application received at UKBA: 1...

2crabbott I have the same situation as you do. Judging from the earlier posts they might not send the acknowledgement letter for online applications at all (which is disappointing). Tracking has also provided me with the information that the address was wrong and it was forwarded, so it might be nor...

Hello, After my second visa I didn't update my police registration with the new visa information and only realized I was supposed to do that 2 years later. Besides the stamp with a date the officer has also left a remark "*visa reported late*" below the updated visa info on a registration ...

Just as a point of reference - my application has been approved and my certificate was returned alongside with the other documents.

Thank you for your response once again! I will send the document and update the topic with the result of my application once I get it so probably someone else will find it useful.

Thank you for a fast respond! I will do that right away.

By the way, on the letter confirming the application UKBA stated: "Please do not send any additional documents to us unless requested to do so by a caseworker." Does that somehow apply to my situation?

My graduation certificate has been recently delivered to my place, while I already had an application submitted with original letter from the institution (date of the award: November 1st 2010, saying certificate is usually issued within 3 month, date of an application : 22 of January 2011). I was th...