URGENT Help: My wife is applying to surrender her Indian Passport which is in her maiden name tomorrow MORNING. Her UK passport (acquired last week) has new name with my surname. While first line in the application form is straightforward, where I have filled in her new name (as per British passport ...

If you settle as a PBS applicant she can continue on her dep leave until it expires, she extends it or she settles. Dear D4109125, I have just been informed by an immigration lawyer that I would have qualified on 9th October 2013 for ILR ONLY IF my current tier 2 General visa was expiring within 6 ...

Unfortunately, if the number of days between the effective date of entry clearance and date of entry is greater than 90 days , then the start date of the qualifying period for ILR is the date of entry. Luckily I misread the date .. the valid from stamp date is 05.11.2008 and i arrived in the uk on ...

Hi Folks, Quick query The UK work permit stamp on my passport has "valid from " date of 10th October 2008 while I arrived in the UK using that work permit on the 11th Jan 2009. Does the 5 year period clock start from date of entry in the UK (11th jan 2009) OR from the ' valid from" date on the work ...

anyone? self i arrived in the UK on tier-2 ICT in Jan 2009. I then moved jobs in May 2012, and successfully switched (in-country) to tier-2 General visa which is valid until 2015+. i will complete 4 years 11 months on tier-2 ict+tier-2 gen(as explained above with dates) in mid-Dec 2013. given that I ...

self i arrived in the UK on tier-2 ICT in Jan 2009. I then moved jobs in May 2012, and successfully switched (in-country) to tier-2 General visa which is valid until 2015+. i will complete 4 years 11 months on tier-2 ict+tier-2 gen(as explained above with dates) in mid-Dec 2013. given that I ...

Hi, Can anyone please help clarify my queries. from whatever little knowledge i have... as you entered the country before 6th april 2011 you are allowed to switch in country to another employer (provided Resident Labour market test is carried out) or apply for tier-2 general without resident labour ...

1. Type of application: Switching (change of employer) +1 dependant 2. If changing from : Tier 2 ICT to Tier 2 General 3. Date of expiry of current leave (visa) : May- 2012 4. Date application posted : 28 April 2012 (in-person premium appointment) 5. Date payment debited : Not Applicable 6. Payment ...

manci wrote:Your new sponsor/employer has responsibilities towards UKBA and they are advised by a solicitor. There is no need for you to get involved in this at all. Just make sure that you have written confirmation from your new employer as to when they expect you to start work (29 May).

thanks !

You cannot continue working for your current employer beyond 19 May.. from the Tier 2 sponsor guidance regarding reporting duties: 548. You must report the following within 10 working days: a) if a sponsored migrant does not turn up for their first day of work. You must include a reason given by ...

anyone?

@sushdmehta- your advice will be very valuable here. thanks

Current employer: tier -2 ICT Visa expires on 19th May 2012 New employer: Start date on tier-2 gen Cos 14th May 2012 I have been granted leave to remain under Tier-2 General for new employer (PEO appointment) last week. I have to serve notice at my current employer who is happy for my last working ...

under the new proposed changes that will come into effect from 6th April 2012.. "introducing a 'cooling-off period' across all the Tier 2 routes. Tier 2 migrants will need to wait for 12 months from the expiry of their previous visa before they may apply for a further Tier 2 visa." would this ...

under the new proposed changes that will come into effect from 6th April 2012.. "introducing a 'cooling-off period' across all the Tier 2 routes. Tier 2 migrants will need to wait for 12 months from the expiry of their previous visa before they may apply for a further Tier 2 visa." would this ...

Thanks Mayan! @sudhdmehta is it true that UKBA has stopped issuing appointment slots for Tier-2 premium service (in-person) applications? as i understand the new process is as follows: 1. Submit application using the new online service http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/newsarticles/2012 ...

Hi Raj, Yes Raj - It was PEO appointment - It is not needed, I did it because I was hard pressed for time. Approval letter doesn't say much(it's a normal letter talking about the BRP card) Yes - I did go through a solicitor( but again this is not necessary - I went for his service, as they had some ...

np - the CoS was issued by a different employer. -Mayan Hi Mayan - Congratulations ! I had a few questions and would be grateful if you can answer some of them - did you make an in person application (i think this service maybe known as fast track premium or same day service) .. you mentioned that ...

sushdmehta- I have been in the UK on a tier-2 ICT work permit since jan 2009 (visa issued in 2008 october) ... if my parent company asked me to return to my home country to work for them for a period of 6 months ... subsequent to which they want me to return to the UK. Q1 - is there a provision of ...

Hi All, I got work permit in October 2007 from a health organisation. My skills are database application development using SQL Server, C#, VB.Net and i was given work permit to develop database solutions and integrate different database into a single server and create a centralised reporting system ...

sushdmehta- I have been in the UK on a tier-2 ICT work permit since jan 2009 (visa issued in 2008 october) ... if my parent company asked me to return to my home country to work for them for a period of 6 months ... subsequent to which they want me to return to the UK. Q1 - is there a provision of ...

hilcen wrote:Hi there,
I have a tier 2 employer-sponsored visa and my spouse's visa depends on mine. Does she have the right work?
Thanks
Hilcen

she has more rights than you.. she can work for any employer or start a company if she wishes!

sushdmehta- I have been in the UK on a tier-2 ICT work permit since jan 2009 (visa issued in 2008 october) ... if my parent company asked me to return to my home country to work for them for a period of 6 months ... subsequent to which they want me to return to the UK. Q1 - is there a provision of ...

amshhaq wrote:thankyou for a quick reply
regards

if you are tier-1 ,. why would you want to switch to tier-2 gen dependent visa?

Thanks for your reply! I am bit confused here. So you mean I need to find a job from codes of practice list which closely matches to current job, and tell my employer if they can sponsor me for that role? or what do I need to tell my employer? what aresnal is telling you is try to first of check ...

If a (new) employer is required to conduct RLMT when issuing uCoS to an existing Tier 2 (General) migrant in the UK, then I see not reason why the process should be any different for existing Tier 2 (ICT) migrants wishing to switch to Tier 2 (General). But the devil lies in the detail so wait for ...