Hello, I'm planning to apply for UK citizenship in the next month, and am thinking about who to ask to be my referee. I know a lot of people (lectures) at a university where I used to work. However, I'm confused by the requirement "referees must not be related". Does this mean that the referees must...

Hi all,

Is it common for employers to refund the basic ILR or Tier 2 visa fees?

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Hello all, I have a bachelor degree from a UK university, but the qualification was not thought in the UK or a majority English speaking country. It's one of these universities that offer double degrees. For my previous Tier 2 applications, I always used this degree as a proof of my English language...

Hello all, I have applied for an ILR appointment, but am unsure about the completeness of my employment letter for the following reasons: 1) The letter provides the SOC code and the annual salary rate, but there is no statement that the salary is "at or above the appropriate rate for the job as stat...

I hope so. In the system used by my previous employer, they don't record absences in detail (aside from dates and perhaps purposes). Would be good to have templates of absence letters from successful ILR applications.

Hello, I am about to apply for ILR next month via the Tier 2 route. This question concerns the details that need to be included in the letter from the previous employer. My previous employer has provided me with a letter that states that I was employed full-time from date X to date Y at a given role...

Thank you Both. This makes perfect sense.
Cheers

Thanks for your reply. Indeed, I cannot apply for a supplementary job as the new job is not in the same profession (although with the same COS), and it would be for more than 20 hours. According to the guidelines, I would need to apply for secondary employment. However, nothing is mentioned about wo...

Hello All, I have just received a job offer from a company allowing a very flexible work contract, but I would still like to maintain a link with my current employer in academia (if possible) where I work as a full-time research assistant. Therefore, I would like to work for the new employer, while ...

Hi sk8rprick,

I'm in a very similar situation. Can you please share your experience? Any advise would be priceless.

Thanks in advance.

I don't know how exactly they did it. It must be possible to amend the fields or make notes.
Good luck

Thanks Prem! He can show a monthly proof of income of around 550 GBP. Is this enough to be eligible for a family visit visa?

Hello, My father is thinking to apply for a visit visa to visit me in UK for a month. However, I'm not completely convinced that he would be able to obtain the visa, and hence would appreciate your opinion on this. My father is retired and self-employed. He has around 25,000 GBP on his company's acc...

I have a tier 2 visa still valid, sponsored by my current employer.

Hi,

I'm in the process of changing jobs and waiting for my new BRP to arrive (expected time is within 7 to 10 rowking days). However, I still work for my old employer (until 4th January) and have a Tier 2 visa. Is it safe to make any travel arrangements for Xmas, before recieving BRP?

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My new employer has now informed me that the starting date on the CoS has been changed to match the starting date of my work (first week of January).

Even though I am still waiting to recieve the BRP (which has been approved btw), is it now safe to send a notice letter to my current employer?

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Thanks kamren548. I will request from my employer to try and change the CoS date asap. This seems as the only way out of this situation, especially if the BRP card still has not been printed.

And one last question, I promise

Is it possible to change the CoS date now, when the work permit has been approved?

@sushdmehta: I see... I really have not known that it is possible to change the CoS date. However, it now does not make much sense why they approved my application in the first place. The CoS date was not amended, i.e., the date of the appointement is later than the CoS date. And, I'm obviously stil...

Ok, so this basically means that, according to the regulations: I'm not allowed to work for my current employer because of the early date of the new CoS. This is not my fault, nor the fault of my new employer, because we couldn't have predicted that the earliest appointement at the premium center wo...

Thank you very much. This clarifies the whole situation. Can you please confirm that I am legally able to work for the new employer, although I still haven't received a card permit and do not have a visa stamp in my passport? The only document I have is a letter from the immigration office that the ...

Thanks CR001

The start date of my CoS is the 7th December. My new employer advices that I start work on the 4th January. Should the notice period for my current employer then be the 3th January?

Hi, I know that this topic has been addressed many times before. However, it is still not very clear to me. My situation is the following: Today my application for the new Tier 2 work permit, sponsored by the new employer, was approved . However, I should recieve the Biometric Residence Permit withi...

That works! Thanks

Hello, I am trying to book a Premium Service appointment to extend the Tier 2 General visa. When i logg in (https://apply.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk) to my account the first question is "Which application form are you using to make your application?*" However, there does not seem to be an appropriate fo...