Tier 2 application refused, appealed, process to withdraw?

[staticnz]

Hi,

My Tier 1 (General) Visa expired in Feb 2013. My employer offered to sponsor me for a Tier 2 (General) visa and I submitted my application prior to my other visa expiring.

In April I received a letter saying I was refused the Tier 2 Visa due to my sponsor not completing a Resident Labour Market Test. My employer advised me to appeal and are supporting me through this process. I have recently had a letter saying my appeal is set for November 2013.

This whole process has been very stressful and I've now decided that I don't want to go through with the appeal, and instead I plan to leave the UK around the end of September.

I've seen a few topics from people who have requested the return of documents and it seems to take quite a while - is it normally around the 20 business days that the UKBA suggests? Is it different for me because my application is pending an appeal hearing?

I am still working while waiting for the appeal date - if I request my documents, does that mean I have to stop working immediately or can I continue until I have received them?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

[makky86]

Hi,

My Tier 1 (General) Visa expired in Feb 2013. My employer offered to sponsor me for a Tier 2 (General) visa and I submitted my application prior to my other visa expiring.

In April I received a letter saying I was refused the Tier 2 Visa due to my sponsor not completing a Resident Labour Market Test. My employer advised me to appeal and are supporting me through this process. I have recently had a letter saying my appeal is set for November 2013.

This whole process has been very stressful and I've now decided that I don't want to go through with the appeal, and instead I plan to leave the UK around the end of September.

I've seen a few topics from people who have requested the return of documents and it seems to take quite a while - is it normally around the 20 business days that the UKBA suggests? Is it different for me because my application is pending an appeal hearing?

I am still working while waiting for the appeal date - if I request my documents, does that mean I have to stop working immediately or can I continue until I have received them?

Thanks in advance for any advice!

I think you shoud wait bit more so you can get your Tier 2.


If you withdraw your appeal then , I guess, you will have to stop working and leave the country [Double check]

[staticnz]

Thanks.. any idea if it really takes 20 days to get documents back? Is this the right process to request them if I'm waiting for an appeal?

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/about ... documents/

I'm really sick of this whole process so I don't really want to get the visa anymore. Plus I'd be stuck working at the same company as the sponsor which I'm not keen to do after they messed this up.