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You will need to change your sponsor, get a new skilled worker visa and work for the new sponsor for at least a month before you can aim for ILR
No. A new role requires you to be assigned a new SOC, so you must apply for a new visa. However if you remain in your current role (your contract is extended), then your employment is unchanged and you can apply for ILR directlyLeoudayan wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2024 7:03 pmHi zimba, I got a permanent job offer from an another company and waiting to hear from my own employer next week.
My current visa expires on July 14th and my current contract with my employer ends on June 30th. Lets say I get a new role in the same company I am working now and it starts from July 10. Can I still apply for ILR? as it is with the same employer but 10 days break is there?
Well that is quite luckyLeoudayan wrote: ↑Sat Jul 06, 2024 7:17 pmZimba bro I think you are wrong about the SOC thing.
As you know, I was in a SOC for 5 years and when I am about to apply for ILR, I got a permanent contract on a different SOC. You advised me to get skilled worker visa first but I believed I don't have to do it. So, I decided to proceed with my ILR (5 days priority) and got my ILR without any issues. Thanks for all your help.
Ok, so you did not change your sponsor but the SOC ??Leoudayan wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 1:22 amI think you understood me wrong bro. I said that, I got a new SOC but from the same employer (I got 2 permanent job offers, one from the same employer and another one from a different employer). So, I decided to take the one from my employer. I asked If I change SOC with the same employer at the time of applying for ILR, can i apply directly for which you replied that I have to extend my visa first before applying for ILR. But that is not the case it seems.
Yes, I did not change the sponsor but my new job fall under a new SOC. I was in 2136 (old code - shortage occupation list) and now the new job is in 2311. But when I applied for ILR, I was 3 days away from getting transferred to the new job and i got a free advise from solicitors that the current situation when you apply for your ILR only counts and if the employer still needs you with appropriate salary mentioned by the UK government, then I can go for ILR without any issues. Basically I was in the same SOC when I applied for the ILR and the employer just mentioned in the letter that I will be becoming a lecturer after July 1 with X amount of salary which is appropriate for the post.zimba wrote: ↑Sun Jul 07, 2024 5:20 pmOk, so you did not change your sponsor but the SOC ??
Are you sure you are not confusing this with the recent UKVI's move away from the old SOC 2010 occupation codes and transitioning to SOC 2020 occupation codes ?
As I explained a new SOC is assigned (for a different role) to secure a new visa. You do not need a new SOC assigned for ILR at all. If you are assigned a new SOC you are required to change your visa according to the rules, unless some specific exceptions apply. Your sponsor also must report this change to the UKVI via their SMS system.
This is very clearly explained in the official sponsor guide: https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... ployment_1
Ok cool thanks! It seems that home office is sending me my BRP and I thought they converted it into e-visa. If possible, can you edit my post on the ILR time line post?
BRPs will be issued until the eVisa system is fully rolled out. BRPs will be gone by the end of the year