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January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by CR001 » Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:45 am

Members are reminded that this topic is ONLY for JANUARY 2019 RCoS information and outcome.

DO NOT POST Any reference to your potential sponsor, you will have your forum access restricted if you do.

Please read the posts BEFORE asking about how to calculate points and also see post below with the points table first. S

DO NOT post repetitive low value posts, such "Any update anyone", "still waiting" etc. They will be removed. When members have an update, I am sure they will post one.

DO NOT post visa application process questions. Start your own topic for that if you are lucky enough to get RCoS approval.

I monitor this thread many times a day, so please be aware of the above when you post.

See HO Guidance for Staff on RCoS Allocations (click) before asking questions that this guide can answer.

Tier 2 Guidance for Sponsors/Employers (click to read)

Tier 2 Policy Guidance Notes (click to read)
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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by CR001 » Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:45 am

For queries regarding SOC 2136 shortage or non shortage role, see below before asking questions.

Appendix J - Non Shortage Occupation Codes (click to read)

Appendix K - Shortage Occupation Codes (click to read)

Appendix K - Shortage Occupation Codes (click to read)
This SOC is only a shortage job if all of the below apply, including being a qualified company. For non shortage, full and proper RLMT is required.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... ation-list
4. In this Appendix “qualifying company” means a company which:
(a) has obtained permission from the Home Office to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship in respect of the relevant job on the basis that the job is included on the Shortage Occupation List and the company:
(i) is licensed as a sponsor for the purposes of Tier 2 of the Points Based System,
(ii) at the time of obtaining such permission, employs between 20 and 250 employees (inclusive), or employs fewer than 20 employees and has provided a letter from the Department for International Trade, confirming that the Department has been working with the company and supports the application in relation to its trade or investment activity,
(iii) is not more than 25% owned by a company which has one or more other establishments in the UK and one of those establishments employs more than 250 employees; and
(iv) has not been established in the UK for the purpose of supplying services exclusively to a single company or company group in the UK; and
(b) will have no more than ten Tier 2 (General) Migrants working for it at any one time in jobs to which the requirement to be employed by a qualified company applies, if all Certificates of Sponsorship in respect of such jobs lead to a grant of leave as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant.
2136 Programmers and software development professionals

Only the following jobs in this occupation code:

Senior developer employed by a qualifying company, where the job requires a person with a minimum of five years’ relevant experience and demonstrable experience of having led a team.

The following jobs in visual effects and 2D/3D computer animation for the film, television or video games sectors:

software developer
shader writer
games designer
The following jobs in the electronics system industry:
driver developer
embedded communications engineer
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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by CR001 » Mon Jan 14, 2019 9:45 am

Many will be asking for assistance with information and point calculation, read this first before asking what your points are.

TOTAL POINTS = A + B as below.

PART 1 - Type of Job: A

• Shortage occupation: 130 points
• PhD-level occupation code and job passes Residence Labor Market Test (or an exemption applies): 75 points
• Job passes Resident Labor Market Test (or an exemption applies): 20 points

PART 2 - Salary: B

• £100,000 – £155,299.99 : 60 points
• £75,000 – £99,999.99 : 55 points
• £70,000 – £74,999.99 : 50 points
• £65,000 – £69,999.99 : 45 points
• £60,000 – £64,999.99 : 40 points
• £55,000 – £59,999.99 : 35 points
• £50,000 – £54,999.99 : 30 points
• £45,000 – £49,999.99 : 25 points
• £44,000 – £44,999.99 : 24 points
• £43,000 – £43,999.99 : 23 points
• £42,000 – £42,999.99 : 22 points
• £41,000 – £41,999.99 : 21 points
• £40,000 – £40,999.99 : 20 points
• £39,000 – £39,999.99 : 19 points
• £38,000 – £38,999.99 : 18 points
• £37,000 – £36,999.99 : 17 points
• £36,000 – £36,999.99 : 16 points
• £35,000 – £35,999.99 : 15 points
• £34,000 – £34,999.99 : 14 points
• £33,000 – £33,999.99 : 13 points
• £32,000 – £32,999.99 : 12 points
• £31,000 – £31,999.99 : 11 points
• £30,000 – £30,999.99 : 10 points
• £29,000 – £29,999.99 : 9 points
• £28,000 – £28,999.99 : 8 points
• £27,000 – £27,999.99 : 7 points
• £26,000 – £26,999.99 : 6 points
• £25,000 – £25,999.99 : 5 points
• £24,000 – £24,999.99 : 4 points
• £23,000 – £23,999.99 : 3 points
• £22,000 – £22,999.99 : 2 points
• £20,800 – £21,999.99 : 1 point
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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by pallaviv » Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:46 am

Does any one heard back or received their COS?

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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by snemay » Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:41 pm

Hi All,

Got a word from the HR that my RCoS request has been successful. They got the notification on 11th Jan eve, it seems.

Total Points : 38.

Good Luck and God Bless everyone.

PS. @Admin, the first port still says 'December 2018''

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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by CR001 » Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:43 pm

snemay wrote:
Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:41 pm
PS. @Admin, the first port still says 'December 2018''
Fixed :oops:
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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by ambarish » Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:33 am

pallaviv wrote:
Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:46 am
Does any one heard back or received their COS?
Did you get an update ? I am still waiting for my COS approval

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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by ambarish » Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:56 am

snemay wrote:
Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:41 pm
Hi All,

Got a word from the HR that my RCoS request has been successful. They got the notification on 11th Jan eve, it seems.

Total Points : 38.

Good Luck and God Bless everyone.

PS. @Admin, the first port still says 'December 2018''
Hi, Yours is inter company transfer ? I got 60 points still dint receive update. When did your employer applied for COS?

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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by snemay » Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:07 am

ambarish wrote:
Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:56 am
snemay wrote:
Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:41 pm
Hi All,

Got a word from the HR that my RCoS request has been successful. They got the notification on 11th Jan eve, it seems.

Total Points : 38.

Good Luck and God Bless everyone.

PS. @Admin, the first port still says 'December 2018''
Hi, Yours is inter company transfer ? I got 60 points still dint receive update. When did your employer applied for COS?
Mine is Tier 2 General . They had sent the request on the last week of December 2018.

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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by pallaviv » Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:48 am

ambarish wrote:
Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:33 am
pallaviv wrote:
Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:46 am
Does any one heard back or received their COS?
Did you get an update ? I am still waiting for my COS approval
Hi,Not yet.My HR called HO they said you will hear back within 5 working days.
So waiting..................
how many points do you have?

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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by ambarish » Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:09 pm

snemay wrote:
Tue Jan 15, 2019 9:07 am
ambarish wrote:
Tue Jan 15, 2019 5:56 am
snemay wrote:
Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:41 pm
Hi All,

Got a word from the HR that my RCoS request has been successful. They got the notification on 11th Jan eve, it seems.

Total Points : 38.

Good Luck and God Bless everyone.

PS. @Admin, the first port still says 'December 2018''
Hi, Yours is inter company transfer ? I got 60 points still dint receive update. When did your employer applied for COS?
Mine is Tier 2 General . They had sent the request on the last week of December 2018.
Mine as well Tier 2 General and was applied last week of December

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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by ambarish » Tue Jan 15, 2019 6:10 pm

pallaviv wrote:
Tue Jan 15, 2019 11:48 am
ambarish wrote:
Tue Jan 15, 2019 2:33 am
pallaviv wrote:
Mon Jan 14, 2019 11:46 am
Does any one heard back or received their COS?
Did you get an update ? I am still waiting for my COS approval
Hi,Not yet.My HR called HO they said you will hear back within 5 working days.
So waiting..................
how many points do you have?
I guess i have 60 points. Can you tell me how much points you have ? And when did your employer submitted the cos request ?

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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by pallaviv » Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:32 pm

Mine is tier 2 general,32 points applied in Last week of December too.

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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by fullmoenty » Fri Jan 18, 2019 11:36 am

Kindly let know when you hear from your HR.
pallaviv wrote:
Thu Jan 17, 2019 2:32 pm
Mine is tier 2 general,32 points applied in Last week of December too.

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Post by vsumanam » Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:15 am

Hi,

I've an interesting scenario. I've attended an interview in Feb-Mar'2018 and the employer confirmed on extending an offer subject to RLMT process.
As per the plan the RLMT was supposed to complete by May'2018 and I would have been extended an RCoS by now.

However, since Jun'2018 I've been following up with the employer and I receive a response that they have not heard anything from the Home Office.

I just want to know if it is common to have the process delayed for so long and no response was given for over 6 months.
Or I'm missing something in the process.

Can someone please advice?

Thanks!

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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by CR001 » Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:19 am

vsumanam wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:15 am
Hi,

I've an interesting scenario. I've attended an interview in Feb-Mar'2018 and the employer confirmed on extending an offer subject to RLMT process.
As per the plan the RLMT was supposed to complete by May'2018 and I would have been extended an RCoS by now.

However, since Jun'2018 I've been following up with the employer and I receive a response that they have not heard anything from the Home Office.

I just want to know if it is common to have the process delayed for so long and no response was given for over 6 months.
Or I'm missing something in the process.

Can someone please advice?

Thanks!
Unlikely. Perhaps the employer no longer wishes to employ you. Have you checked with them and asked??
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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by pallaviv » Tue Jan 22, 2019 3:28 pm

Hi All,I got mine CoS assigned today.All the best to all.

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Post by vsumanam » Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:37 pm

yes. I did check with them and they have been nice with me. I get an update me almost every month.
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Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:19 am
vsumanam wrote:
Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:15 am
Hi,

I've an interesting scenario. I've attended an interview in Feb-Mar'2018 and the employer confirmed on extending an offer subject to RLMT process.
As per the plan the RLMT was supposed to complete by May'2018 and I would have been extended an RCoS by now.

However, since Jun'2018 I've been following up with the employer and I receive a response that they have not heard anything from the Home Office.

I just want to know if it is common to have the process delayed for so long and no response was given for over 6 months.
Or I'm missing something in the process.

Can someone please advice?

Thanks!
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Re: January 2019 Restricted COS - PLS DO NOT POST VISA APP RELATED QUESTIONS HERE!!!

Post by Aelzayaty » Mon Jan 28, 2019 12:18 pm

why the results are taking so long to be announced on the GOV website?

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