Should I change Tier 2 Sponsor before 8 months to ILR visa?

[sweety28]

Hello,

I need advice from members here based on your experience. Below is my visa history:

- First Tier 2 General Visa - 17/5/2013 to 30/9/2016 but it was cancelled on 20/12/2013
- Second Tier 2 General Visa - 30/12/2013 to 31/03/2015
- Third and current Tier 2 General Visa - 01/04/2015 - 17/05/2019

I'll be eligible to apply for ILR visa on 20/04/2018 (28 days prior to 17/05/2018). So, it is just ~8 months from now.

I recently attended an interview and was able to get the offer by the end of it. Employer is ready to sponsor and they also have Tier 2 General sponsorship license (A rating). The offer, job role and organisation is quite good.

However, like any other organisation, they have probation period of 6 months and their termination policy is quite different i.e. a day of notice period if its under a month, a week if its over a month and a month after probation.

I'm not able to decide about this. Everything about the new role is good but at the same time it is quite risky. As if due to any reason I'm not able to complete the probation period or the company's license gets cancelled or any other reason that affects my sponsorship then it will be a scary to find job at that time.

What do you recommend to do in this case? Change sponsor, take risk OR stay safe for remaining period and then look for a job later.

[iworker]

u cant get a suggestion from anyone here on this.
Its your decision as u know how much good u are in proving ur worth. If you are worth the salt, why would they fire u during the probation.

[sweety28]

u cant get a suggestion from anyone here on this.
Its your decision as u know how much good u are in proving ur worth. If you are worth the salt, why would they fire u during the probation.

Hi iworker,

You are right. I'm not that much worried about the probation one. The real reason is the cancellation of sponsorship as it has happened to me before with my first tier 2 visa. The company was in good condition and then another company took over that didn't had a license.

[gratefulhart]

As iworker has rightly said, it is your decision to make. Don't forget that your current company can also lose its licence.

My advice is that you do your research well about the new company and if possible, talk to current employee. This might give you a good idea of what is happening in the company and help you to make the decision whether to take the offer or not.