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Tier 2 General Visa refused & Employer not co-operating.

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yameee
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Tier 2 General Visa refused & Employer not co-operating.

Post by yameee » Tue Jun 02, 2015 8:52 am

Hi,

I was interviewed and for a position in the UK by an Indian Co and subsequently they gave me an Offer letter mentioning my salary in GBP.
I joined their Indian arm in Bangalore and applied for a tier2 General Visa. One week later the visa was refused by the ECO on the grounds that they believed that the RMLT has not been done properly and that the COS was tailored for me.

All evidence for RMLT are present with the CO.

Now the organisation is silent on the whole topic, they are not paying me any salary in India as they say that the offer was for UK.

What are my options now?

Shah1698
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Re: Tier 2 General Visa refused & Employer not co-operating.

Post by Shah1698 » Tue Jun 02, 2015 11:24 am

Hi

I am surprised how your employer got restricted COS allocation when RMLT was not done properly. Why does ECO feel that it was tailored for you? Can you please send the following more details:-

1. Job title, and SOC code used in your COS
2. Content of ECO letter that shows reason of rejection (Remove names, numbers, etc)
3. When did you submit your visa application and where?
4. You had any interview while submitting the application? If yes, what questions they asked and what you replied?

These details are useful to advice you whether you can go for an administrative review.
Shah

yameee
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Re: Tier 2 General Visa refused & Employer not co-operating.

Post by yameee » Wed Jun 03, 2015 8:12 am

Shah1698 wrote:Hi

I am surprised how your employer got restricted COS allocation when RMLT was not done properly. Why does ECO feel that it was tailored for you? Can you please send the following more details:-

1. Job title, and SOC code used in your COS
2. Content of ECO letter that shows reason of rejection (Remove names, numbers, etc)
3. When did you submit your visa application and where?
4. You had any interview while submitting the application? If yes, what questions they asked and what you replied?

These details are useful to advice you whether you can go for an administrative review.
Hi,

1. Business Improvement Manager & the SOC Code was 2424
2. This is what my rejection letter says

"You have submitted a COS, reference number XYZ. The COS states that you be employed as a Business Improvement Manager with XYZ Co based out of ABC.

Paragraph, 245HB(b) of the immigration Rules states: If applying as a tier 2(General) Migrant, the applicant must have minimum of 50 points under paragraph 76 to 84A of appendix A.

Paragraph 77H(c) of Appendix A states: no points will be awarded for the Certificate of Sponsorship if the ECO has reasonable grounds to beleive, nothwithstanding that the applicant has provided the evidence required under the relevant provisions of Appendix A, that the stated requirements of the job as recorded by the Certificate of Sponsorship Checking Service and in any advertisements for the job as recorded by the Certificate of Sponsorship Checking Service and in any advertisements for the job are inappropriate for the job on offer/ or have been tailored to exclude resident workers from being recruited.

In support of your application you have submitted a copy of the XYZ website, confirming that the permanent position of Business Improvement Manager with ABC Co was advertised on the specific site from A-B Dates (28 Days). This I note is the vacancy that your COS was issued for.

(Mention of my appointment letter and other letters submitted by me)

As per paragraph 245H of the immigration Rules, applicants applying as a tier 2 General Migrant, are filling particular vacancies that cannot be filled by British or EEA workers.

From the information and documents that you have submitted, I am satisfied that you work for an Indian Comapny, Namely ABC, propsoing to complete an assignment with a British Subsidiary of this company namely ABCD. Consequently, given that your appointment letter stipulates that as of so-so date you were employed by ABC India, on the balance of probabilities, I am satisfied that you were employed by ABC India to then be subsequently posted on assignment to ABC UK and the labour market test as per your COS, was tailored to exclude resident workers from being recruited.

3. I submitted by Visa on the 7th of May 2015 in Bangalore and the Rejection letter was issued on the 12th of May 2015.
4. There was no interview at the VFS Office, only document checking and bio-metrics.


My COS was issued on the 20th of April and the RMLT box was checked. The Company had advertisied this position in two websites for one one month each & had interviewed four people in UK before offering me the role.

Please guide me, shall I go for a review or re-apply.

Regds

moonlight55
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Re: Tier 2 General Visa refused & Employer not co-operating.

Post by moonlight55 » Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:10 am

I guess what the ECO is implying that you were hired before date "B" in the Indian subsidiary which may not be in conflict as per RLMT guidelines if you consider from his point of view. Is that the case?

yameee
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Re: Tier 2 General Visa refused & Employer not co-operating.

Post by yameee » Wed Jun 03, 2015 9:19 am

Hi,

No that is not the case here, the advertisements ran from A to B Dates & I was hired 20 days later.

I am unable to understand what the ECO implied in this whole case. There was a requirement which was advertised in two national websites in UK for 28 days each. Post that they interviewed me in India and hired me 20 days later.

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