I am a visa sponsor.
Short explanation: My skilled worker is extending visa based on the previous salary when he arrived to the UK in 2022 of 28k per year for 40 hours of work per week. Home office just sent an email saying that salary is too low.
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I have so far had multiple successful extension applications (latest one being 2 months ago) where I used the same salary details for skilled worker as in their original application. In most of the cases (including the latest one), salary was 28,000gbp annually for 40 hours of work per week.
However, today I received an email for the latest applicant, saying that this does not meet the criteria.
Can you please let me know why did this happen and what should I do?
My assumptions are:
1. If he already had visa before and is extending now, then the same salary is ok for as long as (point 2)
2. Salary meets the minimum pay per hour currently applicable in the UK (28,000k for 40 hours per week, for 52 weeks (holiday included) means that pay is 13.46gbp per hour).
Here is the email (first paragraph out to remove private details). What should I respond?
We have received an application from the above person to work for your company as a Chef.
We have started consideration of this application, however before we can proceed any further, we require further information.
Can you please confirm the salary of the role which is being offered to the above named applicant as the salary stated in the Certificate of Sponsorship does not meet the minimum eligibility requirement.
More information for SOC Codes can be found via the following link:
Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Occupations - Guidance - GOV.UK
More information relating to the Tradeable Points (in section Eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker) can be found via the following link:
Immigration Rules - Immigration Rules Appendix Skilled Worker - Guidance - GOV.UK
Please add a note to the certificate of sponsorship to confirm your request so we can process the application accordingly.
You can add a note to the Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) using the following steps:
1. Go to Workers
2. Sponsorship Duties
3. Managing live certificates
4. Search by using the certificate number or name
5. Sponsor notes
6. Add in free text comments
In addition, you can get screenshots on how to add comments by going to the top right hand corner and choosing a tier.
Alternatively, please send this information to worksponsoreddocumentrequests@homeoffice.gov.uk quoting the application reference.
Please provide this information within 10 working days from the date of this email. If we do not receive anything within 10 days, we will make a decision on the information we already have.
Thank you.
Kind Regards,
