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Tier 2 General Change of Employment - Maintenance Funds

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Tier 2 General Change of Employment - Maintenance Funds

Post by vb19 » Tue Aug 27, 2013 10:53 pm

Hi,
I am working in the UK under Tier 2 General Visa and currently changing employment. While filling the application I found that there is an option under the section O - Maintenance funds which says Tier 2 Immigrant in the UK will meet the maintenance requirement if there are a tier 2 migrant? Can I use this option instead of submitting Bank Statements?

Please can you help immediately?
I am trying to apply under priority mode for personal reasons, hence I need to have another option if my bank is not able to send the statement in time.

------HELP TEXT in the Guidance-------------------------------
How will you show that you meet the
maintenance requirement?
You meet the maintenance requirement if you:
currently have leave to enter or remain in the
UK as a:
•Tier 2 migrant;

------HELP TEXT in the Guidance-------------------------------

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Re: Tier 2 General Change of Employment - Maintenance Funds

Post by physicskate » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:27 am

vb19 wrote:Hi,
I am working in the UK under Tier 2 General Visa and currently changing employment. While filling the application I found that there is an option under the section O - Maintenance funds which says Tier 2 Immigrant in the UK will meet the maintenance requirement if there are a tier 2 migrant? Can I use this option instead of submitting Bank Statements?

Please can you help immediately?
I am trying to apply under priority mode for personal reasons, hence I need to have another option if my bank is not able to send the statement in time.

------HELP TEXT in the Guidance-------------------------------
How will you show that you meet the
maintenance requirement?
You meet the maintenance requirement if you:
currently have leave to enter or remain in the
UK as a:
•Tier 2 migrant;

------HELP TEXT in the Guidance-------------------------------

Exactly, so you have already met the maintenance requirement. This means you do not need to submit bank statements.

When I changed sponsors, all I submitted was:
BRP
2 passport photos
Completed application
biometric appointment

Pretty sure that was it.

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Post by vb19 » Wed Aug 28, 2013 3:47 pm

Thanks for the quick reply physicskate,

During my first application I was able to meet the maintenance requirement via Sponsor's Maintenance Letter, hence was unsure about this. Thank you again for your reply.

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Post by Jezzajezza » Thu Aug 29, 2013 9:55 am

What about dependant visa. Will my family will be exempt from showing maintenance fund availability as well. I am already on tier 2 general visa.

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Post by arunfruity » Tue Sep 03, 2013 12:09 am

Guys Can u let me know what happens to Labour market test ? If i am in Tier 2 general and want to change employment ?
Arun

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Post by arunfruity » Tue Sep 03, 2013 12:11 am

Guys Can u let me know what happens to Labour market test ? If i am in Tier 2 general and want to change employment ?
Arun

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Post by vb19 » Fri Sep 13, 2013 2:12 pm

The resident market labour test is required before a CoS is assigned. But CoS would be an "unrestricted" CoS - this would not be part of the monthly limit of CoS that UKBA allocates (do not think that it makes a huge difference, though)

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Tier 2 General Change of Employment

Post by blakedhale » Tue Oct 01, 2013 2:53 pm

Hi there,

I have a current Tier 2 (General) Visa. I just got a new job and they have provided me with a Certificate of Sponsorship.

The UKBA Tier 2 Policy guidance says I need to apply to change employer. I cannot find an application form for this anywhere, nor any clear guidance on how to proceed.

Can someone please help me? Maybe post a link to the application info page. I find the UKBA website lacking on this topic, but maybe I am missing something.

Many thanks!

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