Travel Before Tier 2 Extension

[mooreao]

Hello,

I am in the process of extending my Work Permit Visa. I am currently working on a Work Permit. My current visa expires at the end of January. I have just obtained my new Certificate of Sponsorship to extend my visa.

I have plans to travel back to America over Christmas for a few days, but due to having to send my passport in to the Home Office with my application, am waiting to send in my application until the beginning of January.

My question is: Since my visa expires on 25 Jan, will I be allowed to re-enter?

I ask because I read something about not being able to re-enter within 6 months of the visa expiring, even though I went to Paris in October and re-entered with no problem.

Thank you for the help!

[zafarazeem]

you will be allowed if you show them the certificate of Sponsorship.

[tvn_ramesh]

If the validiy of the visa is less than 3months...

Apart from the CoS it is good to have a letter from your company that you are working there and going on holiday for specified days..

this has been adviced by one of the immigration officer when i asked the same question.. hope it helps

[djzack]

Hello,

I am in the process of extending my Work Permit Visa. I am currently working on a Work Permit. My current visa expires at the end of January. I have just obtained my new Certificate of Sponsorship to extend my visa.

I have plans to travel back to America over Christmas for a few days, but due to having to send my passport in to the Home Office with my application, am waiting to send in my application until the beginning of January.

My question is: Since my visa expires on 25 Jan, will I be allowed to re-enter?

I ask because I read something about not being able to re-enter within 6 months of the visa expiring, even though I went to Paris in October and re-entered with no problem.

Thank you for the help!

This is something you should clarify by calling - Immigration enquiry bureau, 0870 606 7766.

And yes, COS is not something you can carry with yourself around, it's just a reference number assigned to you by your employer. It's not a tangible letter/certificate which help you to re-gain entry into the United Kingdom. A letter from your employer will however prove useful.

[evem]

I don't think it's a problem as I've travelled out of the UK and back in within a week of my visa expiring. I think the bigger problem is if your passport is expiring.

[The Station Agent]

You can have your employer print out the CoS (it will be 3 pages long). Carry that too and just know what you're saying. You'll probably know more about the process than the officer you see. You'll be fine.