This topic on the forum helped me a lot whilst I was going through my Tier 2 sponsorship process, so I am posting about my experience in case it helps anyone else. Background of my story: I was on Tier 1 PSW expiring Dec 9th 2012. I had planned to stay in the UK through my partner either via unmarr...
I work as a unqualified FE teacher in a college. I am currently doing my teacher training and will be qualified as an FE teacher this July 2013. I will be applying for visa next week and im really nervous that I will not get this visa :(. I have been reading the guide and it says on the SOC: This oc...
I am a FUrther Education teacher (SOC code 2312). I am contracted for 32 and half hours on site. My salary is £22,900 annually. I am currently on a Fixed-term contract which finishes in July 2013.
Hi, My visa is expiring on the 16th of March 2013. I literally have 5 weeks to apply. I will hopefully send it off once we have received the UCOS. Worst scenario, what could be reason of refusal? and if I got refused, will I be able to apply again even though my visa has run out? This is my backgrou...
Hi, My visa is expiring on the 16th of March 2013. I literally have 6 weeks to apply. I will hopefully send it off once we have received the UCOS. Worst scenario, what could be reason of refusal? and if I got refused, will I be able to apply again even though my visa has run out? This is my backgrou...
I went to see the HR at work and I found out that even though we asked for 2 UCOS we do not have allocation for it. We applied for it today but I am scared that it will not come before my visa runs out. How long does it take?
We got the licence back in December 2012 and today I went to the HR to check that we have an UCOS and on the SMS it says that we do not have one. We applied an unrestricted COS today. My visa expires on 16th of MArch 2013 Will this come on time?
Hi All, I will be applying for a Tier 2 general visa by next week as my current visa is expiring on the 16th of March 2013. I am just waiting for a decision to be made on my contract at work then by next week I will be applying for the tier 2 visa. I was wondering if 4 weeks is enough for the applic...
Hi All, I will be applying for a Tier 2 general visa by next week as my current visa is expiring on the 16th of March 2013. I am just waiting for a decision to be made on my contract at work then by next week I will be applying for the tier 2 visa. I was wondering if 4 weeks is enough for the applic...
Hi Manci, My employer received the sponsorship licence second week of December 2012. When I rang the HR they said that a unrestricted COS has been assigned for me. My questions is, when is the 3 months period start for this COS? does it automatically start the day my employer received the licence or...
My current contract with my employer is only until July 2013. We recently received the sponsorship licence and my PSW visa will expire on the 16th of march 2013. My questions are: 1.) If I apply for a Tier 2 visa now on my current contract (until July 2013), will I be able to renew my tier 2 Visa af...
My current contract with my employer is only until July 2013. We recently received the sponsorship licence and my PSW visa will expire on the 16th of march 2013. My questions are: 1.) If I apply for a Tier 2 visa now on my current contract (until July 2013), will I be able to renew my tier 2 Visa af...
My partner is from asia and she has applied for her civil partnership visa. Now i am in the Uk under tier 1 psw visa till march 2013. Do i have to apply for a civil partnership visa as well?
Please can anyone help me out! I need to get married in february
There is no problem with the COS. If I apply for the tier 2 General visa now, how long the visa would be if my contract finished in July 2013? will I have to extend my tier 2 general visa after July 2013?
I am on Tier 1 PSW visa. My employer has recently received the tier 2 licence t sponsor me. My current visa runs out on the 16th of March and my contract with my employer is until July 2013. I am a Biology Teacher