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by scholar7980 » Tue Dec 20, 2016 6:43 am
I have been on a Tier 2 general visa in the UK since Oct 2014 with leave to remain till Oct 12, 2019. My last date of employment in the company due to redundancy is expected to be Feb 13th 2017 ("employment termination date"). The company will take the maximum period of 10 working days to notify the HO (i.e. Feb 27th -"cancellation date"). Lets assume the UKVI letter curtails my new leave to April 28th ("curtailment date"). As far as I understand this situation,
1. I need to find a new sponsor and complete RMLT, CoS, Biometrics ,visa application and join the company on or before April 28th for my stay to be legal moving forward.
2. As long as I start with my new sponsor by April 28th, my ILR will be processed successfully in Oct 2019 , when I plan to apply after completing five years of continuous employment. As the rule states, with regards to an ILR application, permission to remain/ work in the UK will be continuous, providing that you are able to file a new application before your previous visa is curtailed. So its legal as long as new employment commences before HO letter notified "curtailment date" and curtailment date is NOT calculated 60 days after "employment termination date".
3. What happens if I start a few days (say 10 days) after April 28th? How does this affect my ILR application in Oct 2019?
4. Assuming the new visa will be applied in March next year, does the sponsor apply for a 3 year Tier 2 General visa for me to successfully apply for ILR in Oct 2019? How is the visa time period length calculated? I don't have any dependents.
5. Assuming the new sponsor has a sponsorship license, is it safe to assume 8 weeks to complete RMLT, CoS, Biometrics and Visa processing (premium processing) with employment start date before end of the curtailment date? What is the quickest way to complete this process?
6. If the sponsor doesn't have a sponsor license, how long does it take to apply for a license these days? Are there any published processing times?
Thanks for your patience reading through this and for your responses!