Tier 2 to ILR freelance work tax

[feivourite]

Hi all,

I have been wondering if it’s a gorund of refusal if I’d had some income over the 5 year tier 2 period outside of work and hadn’t really registered as self-employe or filed tax return for the freelance work I have been doing? Which isn’t much at all. Please can anyone advice if you had similar experience?

Many thanks
Fei

[Casa]

Hi all,

I have been wondering if it’s a gorund of refusal if I’d had some income over the 5 year tier 2 period outside of work and hadn’t really registered as self-employe or filed tax return for the freelance work I have been doing? Which isn’t much at all. Please can anyone advice if you had similar experience?

Many thanks
Fei

You have two problems:
1. You're not permitted to freelance under the terms of your Tier 2 visa
2. You've not declared your freelance income to HMRC

[feivourite]

Hi thank you for your reply.

It’s mainly selling some work for friends and relatives. Hence I haven’t thought it’s freelance work. It’s about a couple of thousands a year but not strictly freelance work with any contracts etc

Is there any advice you can give me for how I can still apply for ILR and not being refused for this reason?

Any help would be appreciated.


Many thanks

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Hi all,

I have been wondering if it’s a gorund of refusal if I’d had some income over the 5 year tier 2 period outside of work and hadn’t really registered as self-employe or filed tax return for the freelance work I have been doing? Which isn’t much at all. Please can anyone advice if you had similar experience?

Many thanks
Fei

You have two problems:
1. You're not permitted to freelance under the terms of your Tier 2 visa
2. You've not declared your freelance income to HMRC
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[feivourite]

Please can anyone help? I’m really worried and thought I’d been working hard but wasn’t aware of any issues like this.

[sacbmth]

Hi all,

I have been wondering if it’s a gorund of refusal if I’d had some income over the 5 year tier 2 period outside of work and hadn’t really registered as self-employe or filed tax return for the freelance work I have been doing? Which isn’t much at all. Please can anyone advice if you had similar experience?

Many thanks
Fei

You are allowed to work 20 hours as long as the work you are doing falls within the same skill level/occupation your T2 visa was granted.

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You can take a second job on this visa if you’re working up to 20 hours a week in either:

the same profession as your main job and at the same level
a profession on the shortage occupation list
You can also do unpaid voluntary work.

Otherwise, you’ll need to apply for a new visa. You’ll need to be sponsored by your second employer and get a new certificate of sponsorship.

[feivourite]

Hi thank you for your reply.

Do you know what I need to do with the tax for the 20hr work? Do I need to register as self employed and do tax returns every year? If I haven’t done that for the last few years what’s the solution for now?

Many thanks

Hi all,

I have been wondering if it’s a gorund of refusal if I’d had some income over the 5 year tier 2 period outside of work and hadn’t really registered as self-employe or filed tax return for the freelance work I have been doing? Which isn’t much at all. Please can anyone advice if you had similar experience?

Many thanks
Fei

You are allowed to work 20 hours as long as the work you are doing falls within the same skill level/occupation your T2 visa was granted.

Code: Select all

You can take a second job on this visa if you’re working up to 20 hours a week in either:

the same profession as your main job and at the same level
a profession on the shortage occupation list
You can also do unpaid voluntary work.

Otherwise, you’ll need to apply for a new visa. You’ll need to be sponsored by your second employer and get a new certificate of sponsorship.

[sacbmth]

Not entirely sure how far back you can go with self assessment. Might be a query for a tax lawyer,perhaps?

[feivourite]

Thank you.

Do you know if the HO would generally looking into this in great detail if it’s for something like £150 every 3 months?

Not entirely sure how far back you can go with self assessment. Might be a query for a tax lawyer,perhaps?

[Casa]

Hi all,

I have been wondering if it’s a gorund of refusal if I’d had some income over the 5 year tier 2 period outside of work and hadn’t really registered as self-employe or filed tax return for the freelance work I have been doing? Which isn’t much at all. Please can anyone advice if you had similar experience?

Many thanks
Fei

You are allowed to work 20 hours as long as the work you are doing falls within the same skill level/occupation your T2 visa was granted.

Code: Select all

You can take a second job on this visa if you’re working up to 20 hours a week in either:

the same profession as your main job and at the same level
a profession on the shortage occupation list
You can also do unpaid voluntary work.

Otherwise, you’ll need to apply for a new visa. You’ll need to be sponsored by your second employer and get a new certificate of sponsorship.

If you read the advice given by the UKVI in the following Freedom of Information Request, you'll see that the 20 hours doesn't include self-employment.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... elf_employ

[sacbmth]

If you read the advice given by the UKVI in the following Freedom of Information Request, you'll see that the 20 hours doesn't include self-employment.

Thank you Casa for the clarification - does that mean the second employment has to be with another employer and not self-employment/freelance?

[sacbmth]

Thank you.

Do you know if the HO would generally looking into this in great detail if it’s for something like £150 every 3 months?

Not entirely sure how far back you can go with self assessment. Might be a query for a tax lawyer,perhaps?

Again I'm not sure how the HO will conduct checks on this front. I wouldn't worry too much as you cannot do much at this stage anyway. I'd however wary if you have this monies coming into your account in the statement you submit with your application. You could speak to a solicitor and get their professional opinion.

[feivourite]

Hi Casa,

Read a few other similar posts, generally people are not sure the freelance work they have done will need to declare tax or not?

uk-tier-2-employer-sponsored-visas/brea ... 32-20.html
uk-tier-2-employer-sponsored-visas/self ... l#p1653539

Please let me know what you think?

Thanks!

Hi all,

I have been wondering if it’s a gorund of refusal if I’d had some income over the 5 year tier 2 period outside of work and hadn’t really registered as self-employe or filed tax return for the freelance work I have been doing? Which isn’t much at all. Please can anyone advice if you had similar experience?

Many thanks
Fei

You are allowed to work 20 hours as long as the work you are doing falls within the same skill level/occupation your T2 visa was granted.

Code: Select all

You can take a second job on this visa if you’re working up to 20 hours a week in either:

the same profession as your main job and at the same level
a profession on the shortage occupation list
You can also do unpaid voluntary work.

Otherwise, you’ll need to apply for a new visa. You’ll need to be sponsored by your second employer and get a new certificate of sponsorship.

If you read the advice given by the UKVI in the following Freedom of Information Request, you'll see that the 20 hours doesn't include self-employment.
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... elf_employ

[ds2016]

I have been wondering if it’s a gorund of refusal if I’d had some income over the 5 year tier 2 period outside of work and hadn’t really registered as self-employe or filed tax return for the freelance work I have been doing? Which isn’t much at all. Please can anyone advice if you had similar experience?

Hey - do you have any updates on your case? Have you now applied for your ILR? I am in the same boat as you...

[CR001]

I have been wondering if it’s a gorund of refusal if I’d had some income over the 5 year tier 2 period outside of work and hadn’t really registered as self-employe or filed tax return for the freelance work I have been doing? Which isn’t much at all. Please can anyone advice if you had similar experience?

Hey - do you have any updates on your case? Have you now applied for your ILR? I am in the same boat as you...

The user has only recently applied, like a few days ago, based on their other lengthy topic.

indefinite-leave-to-remain/bank-stateme ... l#p1772739