IHS refund on Change of Employer within Tier 2 Gen

[ankitperiwal]

Hello experts,
I started living and working in the UK from July, 2019 on a 5 years Tier 2 Gen visa for which I paid an IHS surcharge of £2000. In Nov, 2020 I switched employer after receiving a new BRP valid for 3 years having to pay the IHS surcharge again £1200. I understand that I am entitled to receive an IHS refund for the overlapping years within 6 weeks of me getting the new BRP. But it has been more than 4 months and I haven't yet received it. Not sure if its delayed due to Covid.

Is anyone else in a similar situation waiting for the refund?

Who should I reach out to if I haven't yet received the refund?

Thanks in advance.

[lolo2]

You can send an email to this address explaining your situation:

IHSrefunds@homeoffice.gov.uk

There are other posts where applicants mention delays due Covid-19.

My last IHS refund took more than 6 weeks before pandemic.

Hope it helps!

[Khad11]

@lolo2 could you please tell where does the IHS refund come to? The new card you pay with or the old card you used to pay the IHS fee initially?

[lolo2]

The IHS refund will go to the original payment method.

If you no longer have access to this account, I would contact the IHS refunds department (email above) to let them know about this situation. They should be able to advise.