T2 Extension Salary help

[dan883]

Hi Guys
I would appreciate if someone with similar experience or knowledge help me with supporting links.

I realised that the T2 extension should use the 'experienced' salary however my employer is not ready for that since the salary threshold for experienced is way above than what he could afford.
He is only ready for minimum pay rise.
Here is the case
SOC Code - 2421
Experienced salary : 29k based on Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2016(39 hours)
Salary required : 30k or the experienced salary which ever is higher.

I understand that my contract should be at least 30 hours,
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _04_17.pdf (Page 28, point 105.)



so if i get a COS for 30 hours can my salary be
30,000/39= 576p/w
576/39=14.79p/hrs
14.79p/hr x 30 = 443 p/w
443p/w *52= 23076???per annum

Thank You in advance

[max0486]

Hi Guys
I would appreciate if someone with similar experience or knowledge help me with supporting links.

I realised that the T2 extension should use the 'experienced' salary however my employer is not ready for that since the salary threshold for experienced is way above than what he could afford.
He is only ready for minimum pay rise.
Here is the case
SOC Code - 2421
Experienced salary : 29k based on Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2016(39 hours)
Salary required : 30k or the experienced salary which ever is higher.

I understand that my contract should be at least 30 hours,
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _04_17.pdf (Page 28, point 105.)



so if i get a COS for 30 hours can my salary be
30,000/39= 576p/w
576/39=14.79p/hrs
14.79p/hr x 30 = 443 p/w
443p/w *52= 23076???per annum

Thank You in advance

Unfortunately NO.
You can use pro rata salary but under current immigration rules, you need to meet the experienced salary rate as well as a minimum of £30,000 per year(whatever is higher, in NO case you need to earn less than £30,000 per year)
I will give an example.
For example,
- if experienced salary rate is £27,000 per year for your SOC codes, your current salary is £29,000 per year, though you are earning more than the experienced salary required,you will still not meet the salary requirement and your visa will be rejected as you haven't met the £30,000 minimum salary requirement for extension,
- if experienced salary rate is £35,000 per year for your SOC codes, your current salary is £34,000 per year, though you are earning more than £30,000 minimum salary requirement for extension you will still not meet the salary requirement and your visa will be rejected as you haven't met the experienced salary of £35,000 required.

You can use pro rata salary based on 30 hours/week mentioned BUT it still need to be more than £30,000 which is minimum earning requirement for Tier2 extension.

Hope this has clarified it.

Best of luck

[dan883]

hey max
thanks for your reply buddy.

I understand that 30k min salary requirement does not apply for those who had their initial COS issued before 24 Nov 2016.

[max0486]

hey max
thanks for your reply buddy.

I understand that 30k min salary requirement does not apply for those who had their initial COS issued before 24 Nov 2016.

Thanks for providing more info,
In that case if the first CoS (with any employer) was assigned to you before 24 November 2016, then,

- £30k minimum salary rate does not apply; BUT
-The applicable SOC Code ‘experienced’ rate does apply; AND
- For pro-rata positions - must be paid at or above £20,800

All the best.

[dan883]

they thank you so much for your reply.
So in my case will I be right to accept following salary in 30 hours and make an application for extension.

Code - 2421
Experienced salary : 29k based on 39 hours
29000/52/39 = 14.29p/h x 30 hrs = 428p/w x 52 wks= £22307

22307 p/a

Please advise me if I am wrong

[max0486]

they thank you so much for your reply.
So in my case will I be right to accept following salary in 30 hours and make an application for extension.

Code - 2421
Experienced salary : 29k based on 39 hours
29000/52/39 = 14.29p/h x 30 hrs = 428p/w x 52 wks= £22307

22307 p/a

Please advise me if I am wrong

Should be fine. Make sure the sponsor includes these pro rata hours while generating COS.
Also the hours shouldn't be less than 30 hours/week.

Best of luck.

[dan883]

cheers
much appreciated

[dan883]

hey max
This is just so confusion.

It looks like 30 hours min contract required is only for the jobs in shortage occupation list.(Page 28)

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _04_17.pdf

Would you know anything about it?Please advise

[max0486]

hey max
This is just so confusion.

It looks like 30 hours min contract required is only for the jobs in shortage occupation list.(Page 28)

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... _04_17.pdf

Would you know anything about it?Please advise

I don't think its confusing at all. Where do you see that you could only do 30 hrs/week for only jobs in shortage occupation list?
All it says is "105.Your contracted working hours must be at least 30 hours a week."
meaning that you need to do at-least 30 hrs a week if your job is in shortage occupation list .

I believe you are not going to do less than 30 hrs/week job so what are you worrying about?

[dan883]

Because my job code is not Shortage Occupation List, can I still do 30 hours only?