URGENT: downgraded to B rating

[psw2009]

Hi,

My employer have received letter today from UKBA that they are now downgraded to B rating after they ukba visted last month. They have recommended for action plan, can you please share your experience, what should my employer do?

[talktonight]

Few questions:

1. Did UKBA pre arranged the visit or did they just turned up unexpected?

2. What exactly they suggested in the action plan?

[psw2009]

Thanks for reply, much appreciated

1. They just turned up unexpected
2. They have attached a compliance report form which say Recommendation
Downgrade to B Rating and Action Plan

My question is does my employer have option to pay for Action Plan or can employer continue with B rating ? can this effect issuing of COS letter to me in extension of tier 2 visa next year

[The Station Agent]

They're supposed to pay and make the improvements or they could have their licence revoked. They can't issue any CoS while downgraded.

[psw2009]

much appreciated your reply,

[psw2009]

Hi,

sorry I have another question because employer want to avoid paying for the action plan, ukba have give 28 days for representation, my question is that is it better to go for representation based on below grounds ? or go for action plan

1. Monitoring Immigration Issue 1,
UKBA raised concern that visa expiry date is not monitored but my employer had the copy of the visa in the file which have expiry date

2. Maintain Migrant contact details
UKBA is saying that migrant contact details are not maintained whereas my employer have my up to date details in computerize record which I have got the printed copy from payroll department

3. General sponsor duties
According to ukba letter my employer did not informed ukba when one of the authorized officer left the company but my employer did deactivated that officer through sms so it is not enough?

[psw2009]

Station agent and other senior members you response will be much appreciated

[manci]

There is a process for disputing the downgrading. Read the T2 sponsor guidance from para 670 onwards
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... iew=Binary

[The Station Agent]

If the "Authorising Officer" left then a new AO would have to be appointed. If a level 1 or level 2 user left then deactivating them is enough. As for the other 2 points it sounds as though the UKBA conducted a visit and whoever they saw (possibly not the AO if that person had left) didn't have a clue where to find the information they needed to show, such as your contact details. That is a bit shoddy, but they could ask for the decision to be reviewed. A company must always an AO who is an employee - if that person leaves someone else has to take the role and the UKBA need to be notified who that new AO is.

[psw2009]

Thanks a lot The station Agent and mansi,

one more question, UKBA have raised these allegations after visiting us.
it looks like that my employer does not have strong case to apply for representation because my employer did not informed ukba about leaving of AO. so If my employer do not response to the letter of ukba within 28 days, does it mean that ukba will revoke the license after 28days or will they ask to go for action plan?