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April 2018 Restricted COS

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by Madha » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:36 am

Guys,

Just now spoke with my solicitor.
Last week 55k Got Rcos
This morning Received Rcos for 50K and 52K.

I believe still have hopes for above 40+.

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by ellemaw » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:37 am

I just received news my rcos was approved at 50k salary non-shortage. Good news for the 50s crowd!

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by weworkuk » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:39 am

ellemaw wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:37 am
I just received news my rcos was approved at 50k salary non-shortage. Good news for the 50s crowd!
Congrats !!! I saw someone with 50points refused in this forum.. (??)

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by Sweet123A » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:41 am

I just received the below from my legal:

Hi []

A colleague has just now received an approval for a request at £50k, so you should be OK. I have not had official confirmation on yours yet, but I will advise [] to be ready on the basis it could be possible.

I will let you know as soon as I hear.

Kind regards

[]

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by CR001 » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:42 am

tier2genmisery wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:36 am
if my salary is 53k base + bonus (non-guaranteed)
and if the job is in the banking sector (non-shortage and non-phd)
then what is my score for rcos? I don't know how it's calculated..
Basic salary only. Bonus will be excluded.

Read through the thread, the calculation has been posted more than once.

However, last year July you were posting about applying for ILR??

indefinite-leave-to-remain/ilr-absences ... l#p1514405
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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by aravind05 » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:43 am

firefreezer wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:27 am
aravind05 wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:11 am
Neurosurgery SHO post refused. 52K salary.

In this case chances of 30's getting through is low. But still *fingers crossed*
R u sure aravind05? can you please double check? was it rejected or refused? what is your salary again?
Not mine, this is somebody else's. But the funny thing is there is someone who got approval, non shortage with 50 points. So I wonder if HR's messing it up.

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by astana » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:44 am

weworkuk wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:39 am
ellemaw wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:37 am
I just received news my rcos was approved at 50k salary non-shortage. Good news for the 50s crowd!
Congrats !!! I saw someone with 50points refused in this forum.. (??)
Maybe they did their paperwork wrong and it was a rejection

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by ellemaw » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:44 am

weworkuk wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:39 am
ellemaw wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:37 am
I just received news my rcos was approved at 50k salary non-shortage. Good news for the 50s crowd!
Congrats !!! I saw someone with 50points refused in this forum.. (??)
My heart skipped a beat when I saw that other post about being refused at 50 but then I checked my emails and I got my confirmation! Not sure what’s going on there...

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by tier2genmisery » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:46 am

CR001 wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:42 am
tier2genmisery wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:36 am
if my salary is 53k base + bonus (non-guaranteed)
and if the job is in the banking sector (non-shortage and non-phd)
then what is my score for rcos? I don't know how it's calculated..
Basic salary only. Bonus will be excluded.

Read through the thread, the calculation has been posted more than once.

However, last year July you were posting about applying for ILR??

indefinite-leave-to-remain/ilr-absences ... l#p1514405
asked for a friend. not me.
did not want to create a new account just to ask this simple question. we couldn't find where the calculation is...

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by CR001 » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:49 am

tier2genmisery wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:46 am
CR001 wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:42 am
tier2genmisery wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:36 am
if my salary is 53k base + bonus (non-guaranteed)
and if the job is in the banking sector (non-shortage and non-phd)
then what is my score for rcos? I don't know how it's calculated..
Basic salary only. Bonus will be excluded.

Read through the thread, the calculation has been posted more than once.

However, last year July you were posting about applying for ILR??

indefinite-leave-to-remain/ilr-absences ... l#p1514405
asked for a friend. not me.
did not want to create a new account just to ask this simple question. we couldn't find where the calculation is...
Then kindly state you are asking on behalf of someone else or ask said 'friend' to register and ask their own questions as it is their application that is at stake.

Read through the whole thread, you will find it. Also freely available on home office website and in guidance notes.
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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by Hopeful42 » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:50 am

sptula wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:34 am
Hopeful42 wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:30 am
So it looks like the cut off score might be around the 55 mark (or maybe a tiny bit lower if that 52k application was rejected and not refused)?

People will say it's shocking but I think it's pretty much expected for a few reasons:

1. Everyone seemed to be eyeing April as the month to apply thinking that with the new quota and more RCoS available it would be the best month to get through, so they would have been inundated with a tonne of applications.

2. We know from questions here from posters that following the trends of January and February quite a few employers were increasing salaries to 50k+ to get RCoS - this would have just created more of a backlog in the 50s.

3. April has traditionally been a big recruitment month for nurses as it is - and since the cold weather has hung around the UK for a long time this year the winter pressures period has extended leading to the need for even more nurses.

As someone with points in the lowish 30s I'm sort of second guessing how long I want to keep going with this. It's going to be a loooooooooong time, if ever I, and people on similar points get through. Honestly if it wasn't because I already had a life in the UK and people expecting me back I certainly wouldn't be bothering with all this and sort of every passing day I'm feeling more "meh" about going back.

Very True analysis.... it may take another 4-5 months for 30s to get approved probably

Not to forget, there has been a big chunk os people waiting between the points 35-45 who were never approved in last 5 months
Yep, also very true.

We've also seemed to hit a time where most of the RLMTs conducted for people applying for the past 4-5 months would be expiring and nobody really knows what impact that will have. It seems like HO are just hoping employers and candidates will eventually give up because raising the quota would go against election promises, etc.

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by SG_1 » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:52 am

ellemaw wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:44 am
weworkuk wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:39 am
ellemaw wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:37 am
I just received news my rcos was approved at 50k salary non-shortage. Good news for the 50s crowd!
Congrats !!! I saw someone with 50points refused in this forum.. (??)
My heart skipped a beat when I saw that other post about being refused at 50 but then I checked my emails and I got my confirmation! Not sure what’s going on there...
Hey Congratulations. Do you mind telling us your salary? Thanks.

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by Amrita30j » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:52 am

It seems £50,000 - £54,999 band has gone through. Hopefully £45,000-49,999 band should go through so that others will see great chances in May. Come on guys don't loose hope. April anyways realistically was impossible because of the backlogs and shortage etc. see it as a positive news and pray for £45,000-49,999 band, because after this band there wont be huge salary gap group I mean it will be £44-44,999 and so on.. I myself applying since Jan with 40 points.

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by astana » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:56 am

Amrita30j wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:52 am
It seems £50,000 - £54,999 band has gone through. Hopefully £45,000-49,999 band should go through so that others will see great chances in May. Come on guys don't loose hope. April anyways realistically was impossible because of the backlogs and shortage etc. see it as a positive news and pray for £45,000-49,999 band, because after this band there wont be huge salary gap group I mean it will be £44-44,999 and so on.. I myself applying since Jan with 40 points.
I don't have much hope as I'm on the bottom of the heap, points wise.

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by sameeraa91 » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:57 am

How do you get 46 points?

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by noble2004 » Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:59 am

Amrita30j wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:52 am
It seems £50,000 - £54,999 band has gone through. Hopefully £45,000-49,999 band should go through so that others will see great chances in May. Come on guys don't loose hope. April anyways realistically was impossible because of the backlogs and shortage etc. see it as a positive news and pray for £45,000-49,999 band, because after this band there wont be huge salary gap group I mean it will be £44-44,999 and so on.. I myself applying since Jan with 40 points.
Well said :)

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by weworkuk » Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:00 am

noble2004 wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:59 am
Amrita30j wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:52 am
It seems £50,000 - £54,999 band has gone through. Hopefully £45,000-49,999 band should go through so that others will see great chances in May. Come on guys don't loose hope. April anyways realistically was impossible because of the backlogs and shortage etc. see it as a positive news and pray for £45,000-49,999 band, because after this band there wont be huge salary gap group I mean it will be £44-44,999 and so on.. I myself applying since Jan with 40 points.
Well said :)
No hope 45points in April..? May will be okay but.. said

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by Madha » Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:02 am

TOTAL POINTS = A + B as below.
PART 1 - Type of Job: A

• Shortage occupation: 130 points
• PhD-level occupation code and job passes Residence Labor Market Test (or an exemption applies): 75 points
• Job passes Resident Labor Market Test (or an exemption applies): 20 points

PART 2 - Salary: B

• £100,000 – £155,299.99 : 60 points
• £75,000 – £99,999.99 : 55 points
• £70,000 – £74,999.99 : 50 points
• £65,000 – £69,999.99 : 45 points
• £60,000 – £64,999.99 : 40 points
• £55,000 – £59,999.99 : 35 points
• £50,000 – £54,999.99 : 30 points
• £45,000 – £49,999.99 : 25 points
• £44,000 – £44,999.99 : 24 points
• £43,000 – £43,999.99 : 23 points
• £42,000 – £42,999.99 : 22 points
• £41,000 – £41,999.99 : 21 points
• £40,000 – £40,999.99 : 20 points
• £39,000 – £39,999.99 : 19 points
• £38,000 – £38,999.99 : 18 points
• £37,000 – £36,999.99 : 17 points
• £36,000 – £36,999.99 : 16 points
• £35,000 – £35,999.99 : 15 points
• £34,000 – £34,999.99 : 14 points
• £33,000 – £33,999.99 : 13 points
• £32,000 – £32,999.99 : 12 points
• £31,000 – £31,999.99 : 11 points
• £30,000 – £30,999.99 : 10 points
• £29,000 – £29,999.99 : 9 points
• £28,000 – £28,999.99 : 8 points
• £27,000 – £27,999.99 : 7 points
• £26,000 – £26,999.99 : 6 points
• £25,000 – £25,999.99 : 5 points
• £24,000 – £24,999.99 : 4 points
• £23,000 – £23,999.99 : 3 points
• £22,000 – £22,999.99 : 2 points
• £20,800 – £21,999.99 : 1 point

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by tej_san » Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:02 am

Refused at 30 !! :(

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by rastogirishi » Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:10 am

Jabba03 wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:52 am
Just refused on 41 points
Refused or rejected?

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by mschase » Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:14 am

Amrita30j wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 10:52 am
It seems £50,000 - £54,999 band has gone through. Hopefully £45,000-49,999 band should go through so that others will see great chances in May. Come on guys don't loose hope. April anyways realistically was impossible because of the backlogs and shortage etc. see it as a positive news and pray for £45,000-49,999 band, because after this band there wont be huge salary gap group I mean it will be £44-44,999 and so on.. I myself applying since Jan with 40 points.
I'm not so sure if this is how the case-workers in HO process the applications as I was told they get random applications equally distributed among them, and process it at their own speed.

Or perhaps they process it this way when quota has been oversubscribed? Clarity on this would be great if anyone knows.

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by chris5135 » Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:15 am

Also refused due to not meeting the minimum points, at 35 points :(

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by nshar4 » Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:17 am

chris5135 wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:15 am
Also refused due to not meeting the minimum points, at 35 points :(
how much are minimum points that you dint meet

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by krithi1984 » Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:18 am

rastogirishi wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:10 am
Jabba03 wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:52 am
Just refused on 41 points
Refused or rejected?
I am refused on 37 points

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Re: April 2018 Restricted COS

Post by astana » Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:20 am

nshar4 wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:17 am
chris5135 wrote:
Tue Apr 17, 2018 11:15 am
Also refused due to not meeting the minimum points, at 35 points :(
how much are minimum points that you dint meet
Nobody knows! Right now the cut-off seems to be 50 points (with people with 50 points minimum getting the certificate), but as not everyone knows their results so this could dip a bit lower.

41 points have been rejected so we can assume everyone under that will be.

Please read the prior posts on the thread before posting.

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