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SSDar wrote:Hi,
I have been UK since January 2007. I completed my studies and got a PSW in September 2009. I then got a job in July 2010 and have been working for the same employer since. They sponsered me in August 2011 and i got 2 years VISA for the first application i made. I then reapplied in August 2013 and got 3 years leave to remain in the country which expires in August 2016. My profession code is: SOC code 2112 and i am earning £27900 per year excluding bonus. With these new rules being introduce in 2016 my questions are:
- Will i be able to apply for ILR in 2016?
wasn't the job you got in July 2010 T2G? If it was you are eligible to apply for ILR in June 2015 and the salary required is as per the current codes of practice:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... l_2015.pdf
If you apply after 5 April 2016 the salary has to be min £35k or what will be the min salary as per the job SOC code then (they change annually on 6 April) whichever is the higher.
- Am i right to believe that these rules will remain same till i apply for ILR, which is due in August 2016, ?
no crystal ball
- Can i apply before 6th April 2016 to extend for 1 more year? solely because i will meet the 10 year route requirment in January 2017.
yes, you can
- Is there any other way i can apply for ILR?
I called the UKVI and the person who attended my call said that the minimum threshold is £35000 regardless of profession. Hnece i am confused to what is right????
see above
I will really appreciate if someone can help me in this regard.
Thanking you in advance.
Best regard,
Saba
SSDar wrote:I am a little confused after reading this:
"There will be an exemption from the £35,000 minimum pay threshold for migrants who are sponsored in a job listed either on the PhD-level occupation list or the shortage occupation list at any point during the migrant’s sponsored employment".
I guess the PhD level skills are set in SOC. Unless i am wrong it seems i meet the salary requirments?
you are right, SOC code 2112 is PhD level and as such exempt from the £35k threshold. See bottom of p7 and top of p8:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... as-soi.pdf
Could you please please help. This whole process is very stressful.
Thanks very much. I am grateful.
londontraveller2011 wrote:Hello everyone!
I would like to clarify regarding the £35,000 salary requirement for ILR. I will be eligible in 2017. My question is, should £35,000 be the salary stated on the last COS used to get a T2 gen visa leading to 5years T2 visa? Or can it be the minimum salary only at the time of ILR application?
the salary only has to be £35k or the minimum as per the job SOC code, whichever the higher, at the time you apply for ILR and this will have to be confirmed by your employer in writing
Another question please. I will be renewing my T2 visa this year and will be changing employers. I will not be required to submit any proof of maintenance, is that correct?
yes, that is correct
Thank you for your time.
see 245HF(d) in Appendix I to the immigration rules:londontraveller2011 wrote:Hi Manci,
I would like to ask regarding the £35,000 salary requirement for ILR by 2017, how much contracted hours would be accepted? I will be doing 48 contracted hours to meet the £35,000 annual salary.
Thank you!
londontraveller2011 wrote:Thank you Manci.
Another query please.
I initially arrived in the UK in July 2012, however has not worked for my sponsor due to cessation of my specific training in their workplace. So I had to look for another company and did a change of employment application. I started working for the new company in October 2012. I am confused if my stay here on a Tier 2 visa without even starting to work for my sponsor is counted or not.
When will I be eligible for settlement? Would it be 5 years after I arrived in the UK in July 2017? Or October 2017, 5 years after I started work with my new sponsor?
5 years after you landed in the UK subject to the penultimate paragraph on p28:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... .0_EXT.pdf
Thank you very much Manci!
Thank you
fyi - Board policy on multiple postsSSDar wrote:...
I also need to know about paying my health surcharge for my husband.The online form ask's me for my visa expiry which is 29-08-2016 hence it calculates the IHS = £0.00 (no need to pay any). As far as i understand he needs to pay £600 (that is for 3 years) but we have no idea how should he pay?
Help please.