General or Shortage Occupation visa category

[navanee]

Hello there,
I am making application for my wife and son who are in India. I am confused what their visa category will be whether General or Shortage Occupation. Here is the scenario:

My BRP says: Tier 2 (General)

Top line of my COS:
Tier and Category - Tier 2 (General - Extensions) - **(I renewed my visa hence extensions)
Bottom Section of my COS:
Job Type: 2129 Engineering Professionals not elsewhere classified
Is the job on the current shortage occupation list?: Y

My question is:
If mine is a shortage occupation visa, why doesnt the BRP say so?
Why does the first line of COS say my visa is Tier 2 (General) even though the last section says the job is under shortage occupation?

While I apply for the dependants, which category should I choose? SOC or General?

Thanks,
Navanee

[Frontier Mole]

A dependent tier 2 visa is what you apply for.
It does not matter if you are in a shortage occupation visa or what your SOC is. It has no bearing on the dependent visas

[geriatrix]

Just FYI - If you are unaware where your job fits in (shortage occupation or not), you can find the shortage occupation list here.

[navanee]

Thanks for your responses! I confirmed from my company that
a) Shortage occupation will not be printed on the BRP Card as it is still under Tier 2 General Category.
b) While selecting the visa type of Migrant's visa application from within UK, there is no option of 'shortage occupation category' available; only 'Tier 2 General' is available. Hence, the COS will have only 'Tier 2 General' in it. However, UKBA will be able to check if the job is a shortage occupation or not as mentioned in the last section of COS.

Hence, mine is a shortage occupation, even though it is not mentioned in the BRP.

[navanee]

A dependent tier 2 visa is what you apply for.
It does not matter if you are in a shortage occupation visa or what your SOC is. It has no bearing on the dependent visas

Visa fee for the dependants is different. For the shortage occupation category, it is 437 pounds. otherwise it is 575 pounds (for a 3 years visa).