Tier 2 Change Employer

[nathybes]

Hi guys,

I'm a little bit lost.

I'm in the UK through Tier 2 Visa General. It'll expire next year. Now, I'm probably changing my job and work for a new employer (they are A rating and give CoS). But, at the Home Office site I could read that I have to be OUTSIDE of the UK to apply a new Tier 2 Visa as below (I copied from their website).

My question is: I'm Mexican, so I have to go to Mexico and apply to it or I can do the application in other country (in Europe, for example)?

HOME OFFICE website
You may need to make a new Tier 2 (General) visa application if:
you want to change your job and your new job is with a different employer
Eligibility (to apply in the Uk)
You must already be in the UK under any of the following visas or schemes:

Tier 1 visa
Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa
Tier 2 (Minister of religion) visa
Tier 2 (Intra company Transfer) visa under the Immigration Rules in place before 6 April 2010 and you’re applying to change sponsor
Tier 4 visa - if you have an eligible qualification or you’ve done at least 12 months of a PhD
You can also switch to a Tier 2 (General) visa if you’re:

a dependent partner of someone with a Tier 4 visa
a representative of an overseas business

You must leave the UK and make your Tier 2 (General) application from abroad if you’re not in any of these categories.

[CR001]

You can apply from within the UK.

Without posting the link where you got the information you posted, no one can offer any comment on that.

If you apply from outside the UK, you will be subject to the 12 month cooling off period.

[nathybes]

sorry I forgot:
Apply in the UK
Check if you can apply from inside the UK to:

extend your existing Tier 2 (General) visa
switch to this visa from another visa
https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-general/apply


If you change your job
You may need to make a new Tier 2 (General) visa application if:
you want to change your job and your new job is with a different employer
your job changes to a different standard occupation classification (SOC) code, and you’re not in a graduate training programme
you leave a job that’s on the shortage occupation list for a job that isn’t on the list
https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-general/extend-your-visa

Eligibility
You must already be in the UK under any of the following visas or schemes:
Tier 1 visa
Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa
Tier 2 (Minister of religion) visa
Tier 2 (Intra company Transfer) visa under the Immigration Rules in place before 6 April 2010 and you’re applying to change sponsor
Tier 4 visa - if you have an eligible qualification or you’ve done at least 12 months of a PhD
You can also switch to a Tier 2 (General) visa if you’re:
a dependent partner of someone with a Tier 4 visa
a representative of an overseas business
You must leave the UK and make your Tier 2 (General) application from abroad if you’re not in any of these categories.
https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-general/switch-to-this-visa

[CR001]

You are overthinking.

You have a tier 2 general, you can change employers and applying for the Tier 2 General with your new sponsor WITHIN the UK.

[nathybes]

I am applying for Tier 2 change employment through an agency hired by the employer.

The agency has already filled the online form, I have reviewed and it was ok. However, they told me that we are waiting for The CoS has been Assigned to submit the application.

Do you know if it takes long?

Thank you!

[CR001]

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[Ibushie]

Hi guys,

I'm a little bit lost.

I'm in the UK through Tier 2 Visa General. It'll expire next year. Now, I'm probably changing my job and work for a new employer (they are A rating and give CoS). But, at the Home Office site I could read that I have to be OUTSIDE of the UK to apply a new Tier 2 Visa as below (I copied from their website).

My question is: I'm Mexican, so I have to go to Mexico and apply to it or I can do the application in other country (in Europe, for example)?

HOME OFFICE website
You may need to make a new Tier 2 (General) visa application if:
you want to change your job and your new job is with a different employer
Eligibility (to apply in the Uk)
You must already be in the UK under any of the following visas or schemes:

Tier 1 visa
Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa
Tier 2 (Minister of religion) visa
Tier 2 (Intra company Transfer) visa under the Immigration Rules in place before 6 April 2010 and you’re applying to change sponsor
Tier 4 visa - if you have an eligible qualification or you’ve done at least 12 months of a PhD
You can also switch to a Tier 2 (General) visa if you’re:

a dependent partner of someone with a Tier 4 visa
a representative of an overseas business

You must leave the UK and make your Tier 2 (General) application from abroad if you’re not in any of these categories.

If I understand you correctly, you said you are in UK on a tier 2 Visa and changing your job to another job still under tier 2? from what you've posted and information on the home office website, you don't need to leave the UK to apply for a CoS, provided you already have a leave to enter under tier 2. But if your current leave was under tier 5, then you will have to leave and apply from outside the UK to be considered for a tier2. Hope it helps