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| yoyo Junior Member Member # 4203 | Posted November 27, 2002 01:30 PM hi all, i would much appreciate if someone could give me some advice. i have been in uk for 2years on a work permit and my work permit expires in 2004 ( hence i have a four year WP) now my question is that if i am made redundant and i start a new job, can i claim these two years and do 2 years with the new employer and will i be eligible for applying ILR in 2004 ?? even though i am unemployed for some days before i find a new job. my second question is that if i am offered a job with a one man IT consultantcy limited company what are my chances of getting a work permit to work with them. many thanks yo |
| Deleted Member Member # 128 | Posted November 27, 2002 10:36 PM quote: Yes, as long as you maintain a valid work visa throughout.
quote: The size of the employer is irrelevant as long as they're established and legit. |
| yoyo Junior Member Member # 4203 | Posted November 28, 2002 02:56 PM thanks allot Pal, really appreciate it |
| Alex Member Member # 54 | Posted November 28, 2002 04:47 PM quote:
There is a special question on the application form that asks if the company has less than 20 employees. |
| Joseph Member Member # 184 | Posted November 28, 2002 06:46 PM Alex, I think Héctor is basically right. My current employer has much less than 20 employees and my WP renewal a year ago was approved on receipt (less than 24 hours). Whether that involved special approval within WP(UK) was irrelevant, at least in my case. The important thing is that the company is legit with a well documented and convincing WP application. Having a good solicitor filing the application probably also helps when the company is small. Joseph |
| Huw Shooter Administrator Member # 8 | Posted November 29, 2002 11:36 AM Hey Joseph, I know we're very neutral and unbiased in here, but this is still workpermit.com's discussion board and we'd therefore prefer that you had recommended "having workpermit.com filing the application" rather than just "having a good solicitor ..."! As for your advice to yoyo, you and Hector are right in theory that a one-man company could potentially get approval for a permit. You're also right that in practice having less than 20 employees generally makes little difference to the speed of approval. The difficulty, however, and it's a major one, is that establishing the bona fides of a one-man company as a "genuine trading business" for the purpose of satisfying the work permit criteria would be very difficult. Most one-man companies are simply contracting vehicles rather than trading businesses, and do not qualify for a permit. If yoyo means a one-man trading company consisting of himself, then he can't get approval. If yoyo means a company which already has one man and he'd be the second man, then approval might be possible. However, the company would have to prove that yoyo would actually be a necessary assistant to the principal who already works for it (and probably owns it), and that he wouldn't be just an independent contractor using the one-man company as a "dodge" to get around the immigration rules. This might be very difficult to establish, so I don't recommend that yoyo tries to use this route. A larger sponsoring company would be a much better bet. -------------------- Huw Shooter |
| yoyo Junior Member Member # 4203 | Posted November 29, 2002 04:02 PM thanks alot every one for your intrest in my case , i will be asking you more question as things happen on my side . thanks again yoyo |
| Joseph Member Member # 184 | Posted November 29, 2002 04:19 PM Dear Huv, Sorry Huv, I didn’t know I was supposed to promote Workpermit.com. I’m just an amateur who happens to have some real-life experience in the matter discussed as well as HSMP. It seems that the vast majority of posters on this forum are amateurs like myself and not Workpermit.com staff. I agree that this is your Website. If you prefer, I would be more than happy to sit back, shut up and let the immigration professionals at Workpermit.com give the advice and in so doing promote your legal services. Indeed, your detailed explanation sheds a lot more light on the issue than my comments. My motivation for being on this forum is simply to learn. If you or anybody else tell me that something I wrote is wrong and show me why, then I have learned a lot, which I greatly appreciate. You guys at Workpermit.com are doing a great public service (see, I’m promoting you!). I only suggest you guys speak up more. Best regards Joseph |
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