2137 Web Developer SOL

[sap111]

I received info from a company that 2137 Web Developer will be added to Shortage Occupation List on 6 Oct 2019.

I tried searching online and found this article
Solicitor weblink removed by moderator. This says that it has already been added to SOL on 9th Sep 2019.

But the official list here does not yet include this: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... ation-list

I can see at the top that the page was last updated on 1st August. Is there a possibility that the change has been made but the list has not been updated?

Is there a way to check this officially?

I am asking for a salary above £35,800 so that I can apply for ILR in the future. But they said that as 2137 will be added to SOL I don't need that high salary.

[CR001]

uk-tier-2-employer-sponsored-visas/shor ... 88551.html

[sap111]

That's great, thanks a lot!

[Lokez21]

Does that mean I can apply for ILR already?
I've been in tier 2 since 2014 for 5.5 years getting 31k and was thinking I need to switch sponsor to be eligible for ILR.

Please help. Many thanks and this would mean a lot.

[Lokez21]

As an update, I've applied for ILR anyway. It was bit of a risk. I've been successful. Due to get BRP soon.
It doesn't matter it was old or new COS. The job has to be in Shortage Occupants List in the last 6 years.

There's a reason there are shortage of workers for the job, the gov doesn't want to make it Very Shortage Of Workers, sending home already working people and screwing up the organisations. That is not a great idea.

Good luck to the future COS added to SOL, am I eligible for ILR holders.

[SKJ1984]

So you mean to say when you applied for cos in past the job was not in shortage / you were not issued shortage occupation. But right now you were granted ilr for a job which is moved to shortage. That's nice and might be relief for many. Thanks for the update.

[Lokez21]

So you mean to say when you applied for cos in past the job was not in shortage / you were not issued shortage occupation. But right now you were granted ilr for a job which is moved to shortage. That's nice and might be relief for many. Thanks for the update.

Yes. That is correct.