Hi All, I have an emergency situation. I currently hold a Tier 2 General permit until March 2014 and last week I applied for my Indefinite Leave to Remain, after 10 yrs of lawfully stay in the UK. I work in the hospitality industry and it has been rumours for quite a while that the company will be c...

Hi Asad, I've been reading the policy guidance for Tier 2 and I think I found the information we were looking for. Apparently if you are extending on Tier 2 (only 28 days before your current leave expires), 'A resident labour market test is NOT required for extension applications' as long as you are...

Hi Manci, Many Thanks for your reply and the link provided. However, I'm still uncertain of the answer. The position I currently hold and for which I applied under the old rules (before April 2011) was at that point a valid position with no level attached, for which is now fallen as a profession wit...

Hi All, My current leave to remain under Tier 2 General is finishing(after 3 yrs) on March next year and I will be applying for further leave to remain(extending). When I originally applied for this, I was switching from PSW to Tier 2 General and I was exempted of the Resident Market Labour Tests. T...

Hi Again, I actually contacted the phone booking line for biometrics and they were the ones who told me that it was NOT possible to book 1 appointment for me and a separate one for my dependant, even though they have available slots next to each other. I hanged up and waited a while and call back ag...

Hi All, Same problem here. I'm switching into Tier 2 and received my letter for Biometrics very quick. There are 2 letters, one in my name with a reference number and another in my dependant name with another reference number. When I tried to use the booking system it only gives you an appointment d...

Thanks very much 4 kind reply. Sorry if I'm a bit thick but you mentioned that it mustn't passed the assigned date. The certificate it says 'assigned' and the assigned date is 7th March and valid until June, so I got confused when u mentioned the assigned date. Does it mean that I can still use it u...

Hi there, I have a query and hope that someone can help me on this. In my certificate of sponsorship, the starting date for my prospective position is 14/03/11 but the validity of the certificate is until June 2011. I have all papers ready but one which I'm getting this afternonand sending applicati...