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jiggyjunk wrote:Hi everyone,
I need a bit of guidance from everyone here. I want to change my employment, and I am currently on a Tier 2 visa. My prospective employer has already issued a new certificate of sponsorship for me.
My questions are;
- Do I need to show maintenance funds to UKBA again (in my initial application my current employer wrote a letter confirming maintenance) would that suffice? The rules say if I had showed maintenance in the initial application then I do not have to, but since it was confirmed by a sponsor, I wonder how that will play out.
- I think you need to show maintenance funds of 800£ as this will be your INITIAL application with your new employer and is not an EXTENSION of your current visa..
- Can I continue working for my current sponsor until I get the new visa?
- Yes you can work with your current employer while the visa is in process
- How soon should I leave my current employer when I get the new visa?
- Logically you will not be able to work with the current employer if the WP/tier2 given by them is overridded by the WP/Tier2 visa of the New Employer but i am sure there is a grace period of 28days but pls check it..
I have not given notice to my current employers as yet, because I am waiting to successfully lodge the new application first.
- That is the best thing to do if in worst case ur new visa does not come through you are in no danger with your current job..
Any views would be appreciated.
Thanks