Certificate of Sponsoship Start Date?????????

[eksitara]

Urgent help required. Please help. I am on post study work visa & working for my employer for past 1.5 year & continuing the same job under permenant contract. My current visa Tier 1 (post study work) expires on 05/11/2010. My employer wants to issue me with a certificate of sponsporship but not sure wat start date to put in?

They want a swift transition between changes and do not want me to have any breaks.

My questions:

1. If my employer puts the start date in as 01/06/10 Can i apply for the visa before that date and if i get it can i work with them before that start date.

2. I presume it will not affect my job as i have my current visa which is valid.

3. Am I correct in saying that the CoS is valid for 3 months from the date of issue and i have to use/apply using it.

[arsenal49]

Are they already registered with UKBA and can they give you COS at the moment right away?

You can keep working with the company even after you submit your tier 2 application (while still on psw visa)

Ask them to issue a COS with ANY starting date really....

You need to be clear that:

1) once COS is issued, you must apply for tier 2 app within 3 months of COS issue date.

2) Send your COS number along with your tier 2 app.

3) Make sure you satisfy your tier 2 app requirements.

While all this is happening, you can keep working as you have psw visa already.

Regards.

PS. Your tier 2 visa will be granted for 2 years (according to new rules)