1. Category applying under : Tier 2 General Shortage Occupation (up-to 3 years) 2. Country of application : Pakistan 3. City of Visa Application Centre : Lahore 4. Date of application : 19th December, 2017 5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above) : 21st December, 2017 6. Date E...

1. Category applying under : Tier 2 General Shortage Occupation (up-to 3 years) 2. Country of application : Pakistan 3. City of Visa Application Centre : Lahore 4. Date of application : 19th December, 2017 5. Date of submission of documents (if different from 3 above) : 21st December, 2017 6. Date E...

Hi,

In my case the company sent all of my documents when they applied for license and COS, for both stages. Solicitor advised us it would speed up the process and it really did. This is why I thought it's a standard procedure or maybe max's company is doing the same.

Hi max, SOC Code: 2136 is very broad. If your company is claiming the required post falls under shortage occupation then your company needs to justify why it requires someone with specialist skills? My company was asked this question to justify and explain the nature of job role so they can analyse ...

Hi max, I am sad to see your Company's request has been rejected 4 times. I will only answer to your one question about 2136 and shortage occupation. It is a confusion amongst many people that only 2d/3d animation developers are considered in shortage occupation under SOC code 2136. I am recruited b...

Hi, HO takes 2-3 months to process license application case. In our case it took 7 weeks when my company applied end of sep. and got approval in middle of nov. So it's not right to say if they are delaying means they are going to reject your case. For your second question it's best if you wait so mo...

Yes C1 is advanced level and b1 is intermediately level.

For unrestricted I think company can issue and assign to employe straightaway without any HO's approval.

Yes for Dec. @shannnnco. My Employer applied on 22nd November last month.

Hi all,

Just got an update from my employer.

COS has been approved (Job was under shortage occupation - 2136).

Best of luck!

Hi,

Employer has to make application by 5th of the month and Home office announces COS allocation 11th onwards.

Hope it helps you.

Okay Captain CR001 .....

Anyone got COS yet?


Please keep updated!

Hi guys,

I have a question. When employer requests COS via SMS, do they just need to fill a request cos form on portal and if asked then submit documents to HO? Also once it's approved hopefully by 11th dec next month then make the payment of COS and ISC? Am I right?

Thanks.

Hi guys, The company which is sponsoring me under Tier 2(Shortage Occupation) made application on 1st October 2017. We got an email from HO Compliance team on 2nd Nov stating that they will visit the company. The guy from compliance team visited the company on 10th Nov. Director of the company is we...

Hi bharathijai,

Yes you need to submit MOI(Medium of inst.) certificate, degree, transcript to UK NARIC for visa and nationality service. They will issue two documents:

• Assessment of English (A1,b1,c1,c2 etc) CEFR LEVELS

• Degree equivalency

Good luck!

Hi All,

Here's the update, I consulted the solicitor and she said It's acceptable as most of foreign bachelor honours degree's are considered equivalent to bachelors ordinary degree standard.

Good luck

Hi,

I got my degree assessed by UK NARIC. My english language is considered at C1 CEFR level but my degree is considered equivalent to British Bachelor's (Ordinary) degree.

My question is that will this assessment work for tier 2?

Thanks.

Just get letters from organisations you have helped in detail. They can be used as a supporting documents but you need to have a plan to pitch to tech city UK that how you can benefit UK digital sector.

I fulfil the criteria option (a). I have the letter from VC firm.

I will take your advise and ask my friend to consult any good solicitor in London.

Thanks zimba for the help. I will update about the decision of HO.

Cheers - fingers crossed!

I will pitch it in a way that i want to negotiate investment deals and do site visits of the company. Do you think it can backfire?

Hi CR, Under visitor visa you can apply for prospective ent. type as per the requirements on the https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor-visa/overview and also you can switch to tier 1 from within country. I am just confused about how to show my economic relation with the company as i am one of the co-f...

Hi Zimba88, Thanks for quickly getting back to me. I have prepared business plan and everything mentioned in the guide. I am just confused how to present my case as i have been working with the company and have shares. Can you please read my first message in the thread again and advice me what would...

Hi everyone, I am a freelance software developer working in industry from couple of years. I co founded software company with friends in UK but i work remotely from Pakistan. The software company is expanding and it took us an year to build the software product. Now we are marketing the product. A V...