Tier 2 General Visa issue

[ram2014]

Hi all,

I am currently facing an issue with my current Tier 2 General visa. I have switched to Tier 2 general visa from my earlier post study work visa in may 2013 and I am working as a data analyst. I have been on the visa for nearly one and a half year and suddenly facing a problem with my visa. I company says that there was a error in the application when they had requested the COS from the government. My company states that for being eligible for a tier 2 general visa following rule applies

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Applications for entry Clearance or switching into Tier 2 (General)

63. If you are applying to work in the UK the Certificate of Sponsorship must confirm that the job is at NQF level level 6 (or the equivalent in Scotland) as stated in the codes of practice or in a creative sector occupation skilled to NQF level 4 (or the equivalent in Scotland) as listed in the Tier 2 & 5 Sponsor Guidance, or the job is at NQF level 4 and appears on the list of shortage occupations. This does not mean that you must be educated to this level, it means that the job is at that level. The Certificate of Sponsorship must also confirm that you will be paid at or above the appropriate rate for the job. These requirements are set out in the codes of practice on our website at: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ business-sponsors/points/sponsoringmigrants/employingmigrants/codesofpractice and the Tier 2 & 5 Sponsor Guidance at: www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/ employersandsponsors/pbsguidance/

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My job as a data analyst is listed within general roles at NVQ level 4. It neither falls in the short occupancy list nor in a creative sector at NVQ level 4. So my company has written a letter to the government about that issue and we are waiting a reply from government. I just don't have any idea of what will happen to me in this situation.

Could anybody provide me a proper guidance on this problem?

Thanks in advance.

[manci]

what was the SOC code, job title, job description and salary given in your CoS? Ask for a printout if you don't already have it.

[ram2014]

Hi Manci,

Below are my details

SOC code and description Related job titles
3539 Business and related associate professionals not elsewhere classified
1. Business systems analyst
2. Data analyst
3. Marine consultant
4. Planning assistant
5. Project administrator
6. Project coordinator

Salary is greater than equal to £20500

[manci]

what was the
a) job title and
b) job description
given in the CoS?

[ram2014]

Hi Manci,
Thanks for your reply.

My HR told me the Home Office only wanted a brief summary of the role so we added the description in the job goal to the application, the job title used was Data Analyst.

Job Goal:

To Support the Senior Data analyst in delivering the data requirements of the Clubs, Fairs and Education marketing department with a view to improving the effectiveness of direct and digital marketing activity.

Responsibilities:

Data mining: Provide profiled mailing lists for direct mail, email and tele sales campaign.
Data cleansing: Ensure data is cleaned as required and work with third party data suppliers to improve quality of data.
Data gathering: Work with senior data analyst to develop data collection policies.
Data analysis: Generate offer and campaign reports to provide insights and recommendations for future marketing activities.

Hope above details are what you expected.