I really hope for your help and will be very grateful!
Recently I graduated from French university (master's degree), but originally I am from outside EU. I am 27 years old.
I've got an offer from a company with A licence. The job is in the shortage occupation list under the code 2129 Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified (All jobs in this occupation code). The initial contract is planned to be for 3 years.
During the interview they did not ask me about my age (since the most important was to discuss my skills) and due to the fact that Tier 2 sponsorship is quite new for them, as well as I did not pay a lot of attention before, they proposed me a salary as for "new entrant", which is for code 2129 - £27400. A few days ago we found out that there is an age limitation to be classified as a new entrant, but in fact I am from university and the position is for a graduate engineer, which had been advertised at a very popular UK recruiter website for about 10 months.
So if I apply for a Tier 2 visa under a new entrant, more likely my application will be rejected, Is it so?
Because the company hopes that when I apply there is a human who can clearly see that I am a graduate applying for a visa into a graduate engineer role and that is doesn’t matter that I am over 25...
Are there any other additional cases or conditions to fulfil, when I can be classified as a new entrant?
From my personal investigations:
I found these statements (from appendix J):
At first glance, (i) and (iii) are definitely not suitable for me, but what about (ii) !?...from the first row of Table 11B:
- Does it mean that all these three methods (points) should be done, or at least one of them?
- So even if the job in the shortage occupation list and the company did not find anyone during this Resident Labour Market Test, described in the first row of Table 11B, does it mean that in this case I can still (I am over 26, applying outside the UK) be considered as a new entrant?
- Also I can't find any information regarding eligibility criteria for a ‘new entrant’ into a shortage occupation, I mean does a company still need to do this Resident Labour Market Test, described in the first row of Table 11B if the job into a shortage occupation?
Thank you!
Sorry if I was not clear enough and let me know please, I will explain better.