What date is the Immigration charge coming into effect?

[rubyracer2]

Is the £1000 per year charge going to be in place from April 1st or april 30th. I tried searching for the exact date but wasn't able to find it

All stories just say "coming into effect from April 2017". TIA

[Frontier Mole]

6th April 2017 it starts

[rubyracer2]

6th April 2017 it starts

Thanks Frontier Mole.

[sunny007]

6th April 2017 it starts

Hi Frontier mole,

This will implement on hiring new one or on the existing one's as well

Thanks

[Frontier Mole]

New and existing

[Frontier Mole]

Information on the skills charge
Subject to parliamentary approval, legislation expected to come into force on 6 April 2017 means that you may be required to pay the Immigration Skills Charge where you sponsor a worker from outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
The skills charge will apply to a sponsor of a Tier 2 worker assigned a certificate of sponsorship in the ‘General’ or ‘Intra-company Transfer’ route and who will be applying from:
 outside the UK for a visa
 inside the UK to switch to this visa from another
 inside the UK to extend their existing visa
The skills charge does not apply if you are sponsoring:
 a non-EEA national who was sponsored in Tier 2 before 6 April 2017 and is applying from inside the UK to extend their Tier 2 stay with either the same sponsor or a different sponsor
 a Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Graduate Trainee
 a worker to do a specified PhD level occupation
 a Tier 4 student visa holder in the UK switching to a Tier 2 (General) visa
You do not have to pay the skills charge for the worker’s family members (‘dependants’).
The skills charge will be £1000 per year for medium or large sponsors and £364 per year for small or charitable sponsors. It will be payable upfront and for the total period of time covered by the certificate of sponsorship.

[saliame]

The skills charge does not apply if you are sponsoring:
 a non-EEA national who was sponsored in Tier 2 before 6 April 2017 and is applying from inside the UK to extend their Tier 2 stay with either the same sponsor or a different sponsor
 a Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) Graduate Trainee
 a worker to do a specified PhD level occupation
 a Tier 4 student visa holder in the UK switching to a Tier 2 (General) visa

Thanks for the info, so if someone get visa before April 2017, would be able to extend without immigration skill charge?

[ronychy2010]

Dear Frontier Mole, as you mentioned below

The skills charge does not apply if you are sponsoring:
 a non-EEA national who was sponsored in Tier 2 before 6 April 2017 and is applying from inside the UK to extend their Tier 2 stay with either the same sponsor or a different sponsor

Does it interpret as 'if my initial leave on Tier2(g) was before 6 April 2017 and currently extending that leave from inside UK and for the same sponsor, my employer DO NOT have to pay Skill charge?

[Frontier Mole]

Unless there is an exemption it applies to all tier 2 applications regardless of an extension or a new hire or a change of sponsor.

Bottom line if your Tier 2 COS is issued on or after 6th April 2017 the employer will be liable for the charge unless an exemption applies.