Process for UK teir 2 visa

[sahmed01]

Hi

i got an offer for a job in UK on tier2 sponsorship in the start of july 2015.I work in Qatar.Can someone please tell what is process for getting visa as my employer has not asked about the IELTS test score and the bank statement as mentioned on the website of UKVI immigration and also how much time the work permit processing takes?

[iworker]

have u received the COS from employer?
The employer will not ask u for bank statement or English language exams.. u have to do these in order to apply for the visa yourself.
you will have to fill the forms and apply the visa in qatar (if u have resident visa in qatar) .. it should take couple of weeks in Qatar for the processing.

[london2506]

The employer will not ask u for bank statement or English language exams.. u have to do these in order to apply for the visa yourself.

Just to chip in, this might not necessarily be true - my employer used a third party to apply for my RCOS, and the third party asked for all this information from me.