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by hassanh » Tue Apr 08, 2014 12:41 pm
Tallat,
If your company sort our their sponsorship before your visa expiry i.e. 17th May then you can apply with NQF 4 as your visa will be the case of "Extension in the current job". You can have additional 28 days to make an application as 28 days out of time applications are considered in the normal way but major drawback is no right of appeal if the visa is refused.
In another situation, if (God Forbid) your company could not sort out their license in time before 17th May then there will be a problem as your company will have to carry out RLMT and also your job should be at NQF level 6.
I would say ask your company to speed up the license process by e-mailing HO and even if they don't get their license before 17th May, you should apply for the visa extension without the COS by attaching a covering letter from you and your company that they are in their visa renewal process and will provide you with the Cos as soon as their license application is approved and also request HO to hold your application meanwhile. The only drawback is if your company do not get the license then your application will be automatically refused.
Please, ask your employer to phone HO employer helpline to see what your options are. By the way, when your original was expiring? I am sure that I have read a case where leave to remain was curtailed due to sponsor did not renew the license and then the decision was reverted back when the company renewed the license in time.
I hope this information will help. Please, consult experts and look for all possible options and then take a decision.
Thanks,
Hassan