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TOTAL POINTS = A + B as below.
I don’t think so based on the previous 3 months and March allocation has fewer rcos.
I think the third point refers to unrestricted COS.krimurthy wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:40 amThis was the article on immigration update. Could not understand the 3rd point clearly does that mean the HO can reset the annual cap before April?.
2018 has already ushered in new UK immigration rules, as well as some other developments that employers should be aware of.
The new rules include:
1. Tier 2 sponsors must now notify the Home Office within 10 working days of becoming aware of changing from a 'small' to 'large' sponsor, or vice versa.
It is the size of your business which, for example, determines the level of Home Office fee you pay when you apply for and renew your Tier 2 Sponsor Licence as well as the amount of Immigration Skills Charge (ISC) when you assign a Certificate Of Sponsorship (COS) which is liable for the fee.
The size of the business is a matter of company law and you will currently be deemed to be a small UK business if you meet at least two of the following in a financial year:
Turnover less than £10.2 million
Balance sheet total of less than £5.1 million
You have less than 50 employees
The question is raised in terms of when a sponsor would become aware of a change in size as above. The Home Office's approach so far has been that it is a question of fact when the business becomes aware, but that certainly when accounts are filed with Companies House it would be difficult to argue the business was unaware of the change.
2. The Home Office has expressed its intention to raise the level of the Immigration Health Surcharge from £200 per year of the leave/visa to £400. Whilst the start date has not been indicated, the Home Office has a habit of increasing fees in April and so it might not be far around the corner.
Employers who are Tier 2 sponsors may also like to be aware of:
3. The need to renew their annual allocation of COS before the 5 April deadline. This is well worth doing so that COS are on hand should you need them urgently. Whilst the £200 priority service can be used as a backup in order to obtain an ad hoc COS within 5 days, there is not a fee in requesting COS as part of the annual allocation process. The fee for the COS and ISC is only incurred when the COS is assigned online. As has been the case in recent years, sponsors should provide as much detail as possible as to why they require the COS, including where possible the personal details of the applicant and the job title/salary/Job Type of the role.
4. Many Tier 2 sponsors will have been caught by surprise that the Tier 2 (General) Restricted COS monthly quota has been oversubscribed since December 2017. Once shortage occupation and PhD level roles have been prioritised in the quota, the applications are primarily assessed in relation to the level of salary on offer. If a quota request is knocked back, so long as the advertisements remain valid, sponsors can enter again the next month.
If times gone by have been anything to go by, it would be expected that the level of applications will even out again and oversubscription will be behind us. On the other hand, these are not ordinary times. With Brexit looming and recent Office for National Statistics showing there are already reductions in EU nationals arriving in the UK and more leaving, UK immigration policy is up in the air. The situation is compounded by the Immigration Minister recently being unable to rule out UK visas being offered as part of new trade deals with non-EU countries, such as the US, India and Australia. Given all that, it is no surprise the long awaited post Brexit white paper on UK immigration policy and Immigration Bill have been delayed and, it is understood, are unlikely to be released until after the Brexit transition deal has been reached.
We will continue to keep you updated with UK immigration law changes.
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IT auditor job is not there in the SOC list however I found one where it's Generic- IT manager with 5 years of experience.sameeraa91 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:39 amHi guys.
What does it mean if you do not hear from home office?
Does the rcos get rolled over to the next month
Also anyone know if an IT Auditor is on the shortage occupation list.
Trying to calculate my points
Hi krimurthy, yes I hope you are well too. Yes my RLMT is in progress so I don’t think I’ve been submitted for RCoS in March.
I doubt for 30 points in April too, I may at least take 2-3 month to come to normal statecommonman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:49 pmMy company is applying for me for the 1st time with 30 points. Based on last few months' allocation, I don't have any expectations of approval for this month. The lawyer firm has already told me that there are no chances for this month, but they are hopeful in April. Hope that home office clears the backlog in the month of April.
For RLMT applications, applications with salary between 45,000 to 49,999 are scored at 45 pointsweworkuk wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 11:38 amDoes anyone know which point is correct?
45k = 45 points
49k = 45 points ? or 49k = 49 points ?
I have 45k with points, and I will apply for the April (second attempt).
I wonder how many time can I attempt?
Thanks and good luck to people who apply for the March.
commonman wrote: ↑Fri Mar 02, 2018 1:49 pmMy company is applying for me for the 1st time with 30 points. Based on last few months' allocation, I don't have any expectations of approval for this month. The lawyer firm has already told me that there are no chances for this month, but they are hopeful in April. Hope that home office clears the backlog in the month of April.
The reason I asked is there are very few RCOS for march around 1200 and lot of shortage occupation are pending from long time .
Point 4 is a bit concerning.krimurthy wrote: ↑Thu Mar 01, 2018 7:40 am
4. Many Tier 2 sponsors will have been caught by surprise that the Tier 2 (General) Restricted COS monthly quota has been oversubscribed since December 2017. Once shortage occupation and PhD level roles have been prioritised in the quota, the applications are primarily assessed in relation to the level of salary on offer. If a quota request is knocked back, so long as the advertisements remain valid, sponsors can enter again the next month.
If times gone by have been anything to go by, it would be expected that the level of applications will even out again and oversubscription will be behind us.On the other hand, these are not ordinary times. With Brexit looming and recent Office for National Statistics showing there are already reductions in EU nationals arriving in the UK and more leaving, UK immigration policy is up in the air. The situation is compounded by the Immigration Minister recently being unable to rule out UK visas being offered as part of new trade deals with non-EU countries, such as the US, India and Australia. Given all that, it is no surprise the long awaited post Brexit white paper on UK immigration policy and Immigration Bill have been delayed and, it is understood, are unlikely to be released until after the Brexit transition deal has been reached.
We will continue to keep you updated with UK immigration law changes.
