NI Contribution in Tier 1 General

[tier1_journey]

Hi guys,

I'm currently on Tier 1 General visa in 4th year. However i'm working outside UK for my UK company. I do get paid in the UK (i.e. on UK payroll). I will be coming to the UK to extend my visa later this year (showing my UK payslips and bank statements as proof) since I wont be able to get ILR due to my absences.

I have been out of UK for more than a year now. My question is do I have to continue to pay NI contribution while I'm outside UK by visa requirements? If I stop paying NI contribution now, will it affect my visa renewal? Currently I pay both UK tax and NI contribution.

I not planning to settle in the UK nor get an ILR (as such i wont), i just want to continue to extend my Tier 1 visa as much as possible in the future to help me to visit my UK employer whenever required.

Any advice on this would be much appreciated.

Thanks

[tier1_journey]

Can you someone please share their views

[mulderpf]

You might find the lack of response to your query is due to the fact that this is more of a UK tax query, rather than an immigration query. There is no requirement for anyone to have paid NI when extending a Tier 1 visa - but you still have to stick to the law. As long as not paying NI is legal in your set up, then I can't see it having any effect on your extension.

[tier1_journey]

Thank you very much