A few questions after receiving the CoS

[roophysio]

Hi all,

Apologies if all these questions have been asked before - I’m sure they have but just hoping to get some clear guidance. My girlfriend’s CoS arrived today so she will be applying for the visa while she’s back home in Australia. I am also on a Tier 2 visa at present.

Apparently her CoS does not show whether her sponsor is a Category A etc on the certificate like mine did 2 years ago. Is this right?

Her start date has been put down as the 1/10/18. Obviously it’s going to take a few weeks to send of her passport and get her visa back. Is it ok to put down a later arrival date in the UK if the employer is aware?
Is there a timeframe that you have to be in the UK from the date of your proposed start date?

And suppose she puts down the end of October for instance, is there a timeframe that you have to arrive in the UK from the date you put down?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Also to get a rough idea re current timelines, people who have recently applied from Australia - how long did it take to get your visa back after applying with your CoS?

[cyclina1]

Hi all,

Apologies if all these questions have been asked before - I’m sure they have but just hoping to get some clear guidance. My girlfriend’s CoS arrived today so she will be applying for the visa while she’s back home in Australia. I am also on a Tier 2 visa at present.

Apparently her CoS does not show whether her sponsor is a Category A etc on the certificate like mine did 2 years ago. Is this right?

Her start date has been put down as the 1/10/18. Obviously it’s going to take a few weeks to send of her passport and get her visa back. Is it ok to put down a later arrival date in the UK if the employer is aware?
Is there a timeframe that you have to be in the UK from the date of your proposed start date?

And suppose she puts down the end of October for instance, is there a timeframe that you have to arrive in the UK from the date you put down?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Also to get a rough idea re current timelines, people who have recently applied from Australia - how long did it take to get your visa back after applying with your CoS?

If her CoS states the start date is 1 OCT 2018. And she can start to work with her employer within 30 days, no problem at all.

[roophysio]

Hi just another question.

My girlfriend got her visa and her passport back. It says that her UK entry is valid from 22/10 until 21/11.

Is she able to arrive before the 22nd and where is this actually mentioned??

Thanks for any help!

[CR001]

No, she can only enter the UK on her visa on the 22nd. Her tier 2 vignette needs to be stamped on arrival.

If she arrives before that date and is stamped in as a visitor, it could cancel out her tier 2.