Reg: Immigration Skill Charge

[crish83]

Hi

I came through immigration skill charge visa rule change below link:

"As previously advised, the Immigration Skills Charge will be levied on Tier 2 employers at a rate of £1,000 per Certificate of Sponsorship per year from April 2017. Smaller businesses and charities will be charged a lower amount of £364. There will be an exemption for PhD occupations, Tier 2 (Intra-Company Transfer) Graduate Trainees and Tier 4 students switching to Tier 2."

http://www.immigrationuk.co.uk/articles/display/310/

Please can anyone advise when the employer has to pay for immigration skill charge. I have to apply for Tier 2 Extension. Can anyone advise is it required to pay during COS allocation during extension?

Appreciate quick response.

Thanking you in advance

Regards
Crish

[rubyracer2]

It's only for new visas applied after April 6th.

Employer has to pay for the charge

[tnila]

No ISC for Tier 2 visa extension. I have received tier 2 visa extension after 6 April, my CoS was marked as ISC exempt.

[irfanzafar]

The ISC does not apply to CoS assigned to individuals before 6 April 2017 or to existing Tier 2 workers already in the UK before 6 April 2017 who extend their stay or change job or employer.
(http://www.nhsemployers.org/news/2017/0 ... april-2017)

I hope this will help....