Switching Jobs on Tier-2

[rosysud123]

Hi All,

I have a very specific question with respect to switching jobs on Tier-2 General VISA. Let's say I have one offer from a company A who is willing to sponsor, and have obtained a COS for me. Within the period that company A obtains the COS, and I apply for VISA, If I get another offer, from a company B, will I still be able to accept the offer with company B? What are the legal implications(if any) for this situation?

Thanks in advance,

Regards,
Rose.

[onlooker]

It is certainly legal. But starting on the job B may take you longer than expected because I don't think you can have multiple live COS for the same person in the system. I can easily imagine it becoming a long and painful process if the company A does not cooperate. OTOH, if you do get your Tier 2 visa and start at company A, their COS is spent and cannot hold up the process any more.

[UKLL]

Company B cannot assign you a CoS unless Company A cancels your CoS or the CoS has been used to apply for a visa.