Tier 2 (General) - Salary and Codes of Practice

[mansoorash]

Dear all,

I hope all the members/visitors of this forum are well and in good spirit.

This forum had been of great help during my initial Tier 2 (General) visa application, back in September 2012. And here I am again as my extension is due soon.

My question is, does the salary need to be updated every time UKBA publish a new Codes of Practice? (For instance, back in September 2012, at the time of my initial Tier 2 (General) application, the "appropriate" salary was £20,800 but then it went up to £26,300 before going down to £24,600 and finally settling at £28,600. At the moment, I am earning £31,000 which is higher than the current rate, however, I was earning below the recommended rate for a few months back in 2013 when the recommended rate went from £20,800 to £26,300 as my pay rise took some time). In other words, for a short period of time I was earning less than the published appropriate salary. My question is will this cause a problem with the extension or subsequent ILR applications?

Thanks in advance.

Regards
Mansoor

[mansoorash]

Guys, I will really appreciate your comments on this.

Manci, your response will be most appreciated.

Thanks.

[safatafa]

Hi there

no it doesnt affect , you only need need to meet the salary when u apply for extension or ilr

[mansoorash]

Are you saying that the salary does not need to be increased every time a new 'Codes of practice' is published?

Does this mean that as long as your salary is equal or more than the minimum salary in codes of practice at the time of initial application, you have no problem even though the newly published codes of practice show a higher figure? In other words, the salary does not be increased to reflect the salary in the latest codes of practice?

Thanks

[justdopposite]

Does this mean that as long as your salary is equal or more than the minimum salary in codes of practice at the time of initial application, you have no problem even though the newly published codes of practice show a higher figure? In other words, the salary does not need to be increased to reflect the salary in the latest codes of practice?

Yes.

[mansoorash]

Is that merely an opinion of yours or is there a piece of legislation to back this up? If latter, I will be glad if you could please provide a link or perhaps a reference.