Working for another company when on a Skilled Worker Visa

[midhun3197]

I understand that contracting and working for a third-party company when supplied as labour and providing services through umbrella companies and employment agencies is not allowed under the skilled worker visa, and rightly so to prevent misuse of the visa system.

My situation is slightly different. I was working on a joint venture project where my sponsor had a 99% share, while the minority owner was another company that is a separate legal entity in the UK but a sister company located outside the UK. Recently, the ownership of the project was fully transferred to the other company after over three years of it being owned by my sponsor. I am now required to work on the project to ensure that my responsibilities are handed over and avoid disruption. There is a contract between my sponsor and the other company for me to provide services to them, which will avoid disruption to the project. The contract has a two-month time limit after which I will stop working on the project. I am assuming that this will not be considered a breach of conditions given the circumstances, and that I would not be continuing working for the other company, but rather that I am simply handing over things and working for a fixed period of time? I will still be paid by my sponsor, as they have an interest in the project since it was previously owned by them, and they are responsible for ensuring that the project is not disrupted because of the change and everything is handed over properly.

[Djsuccess]

Based on your story, you should be fine. You’re working for your sponsor, who sent you out to support a project. As it stands, the new project owner is essentially a client to your sponsor. This is a common scenario for project managers.