Startup company in IT

[CR001]

You need to provide the SOC.

I don't have the time or energy to search through Appendix J and Appendix K to look for your job.

[YouSS]

It's 2136

[CR001]

So then you need to find out from your proposed sponsor if it is non shortage occupation on Appendix J or shortage occupation on Appendix K and for this code, as already advised, it is very limited who can use 2136 as shortage occupation and the sponsor must be a qualifying company as stated in Appendix K.

[YouSS]

My company will apply to get a sponsor licence, so i should go for "shortage occupation on Appendix K" right ?

[CR001]

It depends if you/sponsor meet the limited conditions and job to apply for shortage occupation.

[YouSS]

Can i ask what is the difference between "non shortage occupation on Appendix J" and "shortage occupation on Appendix K" ? i'm a bit confused

[CR001]

In general or SOC 2136 specifically?

[YouSS]

If i can get answer of both case will be very helpful.

[CR001]

Appendix J, which is for SOC 2136 NON Shortage Occupation Code. The jobs are listed below that are relevant. The minimum salary for a Restricted CoS is £30k per annum OR the salary stated in the SOC below, whichever is HIGHER. So in this case, your salary must be at least £32k for non shortage occupation. You will need 20 points for RLMT (Resident Labour Market Test) to prove no EU/British or settled person is available and suitable for the job.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... illed-work

2136 Programmers and software development professionals Example job tasks
• examines existing software and determines requirements for new/modified systems in the light of business needs;
• undertakes feasibility study to design software solutions;
• writes and codes individual programs according to specifications;
• develops user interfaces;
• tests and corrects software programs;
• writes code for specialist programming for computer games, (for example, artificial intelligence, 3D engine development);
• implements and evaluates the software;
• plans and maintains database structures;
• writes operational documentation and provides subsequent support and training for users.

Related job titles:
• Analyst-programmer
• Database developer
• Games programmer
• Programmer • Software engineer

Salary rates:
New entrant: £24,000

[Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2014 (no equivalent 2015 or 2016 data available)]

Experienced worker: £32,000

[CR001]

Appendix K is for Shortage Occupation Codes and SOC 2136 is there too, but must meet the requirements below and specific jobs stated.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/immigration ... ation-list

Must be a qualified company.

4. In this Appendix “qualifying company” means a company which:

(a) has obtained permission from the Home Office to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship in respect of the relevant job on the basis that the job is included on the Shortage Occupation List and the company:
(i) is licensed as a sponsor for the purposes of Tier 2 of the Points Based System,
(ii) at the time of obtaining such permission, employs between 20 and 250 employees (inclusive), or employs fewer than 20 employees and has provided a letter from the Department for International Trade, confirming that the Department has been working with the company and supports the application in relation to its trade or investment activity,
(iii) is not more than 25% owned by a company which has one or more other establishments in the UK and one of those establishments employs more than 250 employees; and
(iv) has not been established in the UK for the purpose of supplying services exclusively to a single company or company group in the UK; and
(b) will have no more than ten Tier 2 (General) Migrants working for it at any one time in jobs to which the requirement to be employed by a qualified company applies, if all Certificates of Sponsorship in respect of such jobs lead to a grant of leave as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant.

And only the jobs below in the specified industry are Shortage Occupation.

2136 Programmers and software development professionals Only the following jobs in this occupation code:

Senior developer employed by a qualifying company, where the job requires a person with a minimum of five years’ relevant experience and demonstrable experience of having led a team.

The following jobs in visual effects and 2D/3D computer animation for the film, television or video games sectors:

software developer
shader writer
games designer
The following jobs in the electronics system industry:
driver developer
embedded communications engineer

[YouSS]

Thank you for the explanation just a small thing, for "Appendix K is for Shortage Occupation Codes and SOC 2136" there is no restriction for minimum salary ?

[CR001]

Thank you for the explanation just a small thing, for "Appendix K is for Shortage Occupation Codes and SOC 2136" there is no restriction for minimum salary ?

If you look at the link, just under the qualifying company piece, it says under point 5(c) the below. So you need the minimum salary of £32kper annum as stated for the same SOC 2136 in the NON shortage occupation code list.

(c) pay the “experienced worker” salary rate, if both “new entrant” and “experienced worker” rates are specified for the appropriate Standard Occupational Classification code in Appendix J.

[YouSS]

Thank's, an other thing you said above that "You will need 20 points for RLMT" what are those points and how i can get them ?

[CR001]

It your sponsoring company that has to perform RLMT (resident labour market test) to be able to sponsor you.