Hello,
I'm trying to understand the process of changing employers under Tier 2 General, and I have a few questions:
1- I recall presenting my original degree when I applied for entry clearance back home. I do not remember why though. Could it have been for anything other than the English language requirement?
If that's the only possibility, then do I need to present it? The degree is back home and I prefer not to have it mailed here (and possibly lost or damaged). I read in the guidance that I do not need to prove my English language again, but I'm still wondering if there is any other reason that made me apply using the original in first place.
2- Do I need to certify maintenance? I believe the answer is no.
3- Do I need to provide payslips or P60s or a letter from current employer? I couldn't find that in the guidance, but it just seems logical that these would be required, to prove that employment is active until the time of the new application.
4- The guidance states that, if approved, a tier 2 general visa is given for 3 years then extended for another 3. Assume the person had an entry clearance a year ago, what would his leave to remain (upon change of employment) be valid for? 3 years? keeping in mind the total should be less than 6 years.
5- This is not lazness on my part as I've been through the guidance, but can anyone confirm the list of documents to be submitted? Also please let me know if the police registration should be submitted too.
6- Assuming the new employer has to satisfy an RLMT, and I need to give my current employer at least a month's notice, I assume the ideal scenario would be as follows:
(a) New employer performs the RLMT. If successful:
(b) New employers request an UCoS and assigns it to me. Start date would be 6 weeks from that date
(c) I try to book myself a PEO appointment within 2 weeks. If successful:
(d) Give a one month notice.
However this scenario is difficult because there is no guarantee I can find a POE appointment within these 2 weeks. In which case, I'll have less than a month before the CoS start date, to give as a notice.
Add to that the a PEO appointment does not always go well and the application may be delayed for weeks. Then I wouldn't know whether to give notice or not. If I don't and the application is succesful, then I'll be suddenly quitting the former job. And if I do but the application is refused, then I'm left with no job on both ends.
What do you recommend?
7- How long is the RLMT valid for? 3 or 6 month?
8- Sometimes I read that people pay for their application online, and sometimes at the POE (not talking about the appointment fee itself. I'm talking about the total amount). Which is right? Or both are possible?
9 -I'm not sure who pays for the work visa. Is it me or the new employer? Or is there no standard norm?
Let's assume the employer pays: how would we go about it? If the payment is done at the time of application online, does that mean the only way is for me to pay and then get a refund? Or is there a way to ask the employer to pay after I finish filling up the application?
10- I do not have a BRP card, because I had an entry clearance vignette and biometric was taken back in home country. Is that normal? Or should I have applied for a BRP? I'm under the impression that BRP is only issued when it's an in-country application.
Sorry for all these questions, but I'm trying to educate myself about this matter.
Regards
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