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PBS Dependant Leave To Remain - Extension Application Confusion

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PBS Dependant Leave To Remain - Extension Application Confusion

Post by thevar » Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:53 pm

Hello Admins and Experts,

*** First and foremost, apologies :oops: if I am posting this in the wrong channel. Please advise if I have and I will immediately remove this post ***

I am a PBS dependant visa holder (my spouse is a Tier 2 / Skilled Worker visa holder) seeking to rightfully extend my visa and my stay. I am confused :? as to which of the following link I should use to process my application.

1) https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/ ... d-children

OR

2) https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/extend-your-visa

If I try to use Option 1, it says I can't apply from within the UK (which leads me to believe that it is the wrong link).

If I use Option 2 (which I think is the correct link, it asks me for a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) reference number. I don't have a CoS number since I am a PBS dependant as stated above.
a) Is it my spouse's employer CoS that I need to provide?
b) If yes, is there any additional information I need to provide to establish that it is indeed my spouse's CoS OR alternatively do I have to establish that my spouse's employer has sponsored her using that CoS?

The reason I raise Pt a. and Pt b. is that currently my spouse is on Tier 2 visa sponsored by her 3rd employer/sponsor; whereas my dependant visa was issued by her 1st employer/sponsor.

Appreciate your response, advice and suggestions! :)

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Re: PBS Dependant Leave To Remain - Extension Application Confusion

Post by CR001 » Sat Dec 04, 2021 9:06 pm

Option 2.

A) spouse CoS

B. Complete the current tier 2 sponsor employer details as/if asked.

Who the sponsor employer is does not matter, they do NOT sponsor YOUR visa. You are dependent on your spouse, not the employer
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Re: PBS Dependant Leave To Remain - Extension Application Confusion

Post by thevar » Sat Dec 04, 2021 9:11 pm

Perfect and clear as always! Thanks much CR001! :D :)

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