tier 2 working visa - 20 hours/week limit

[griftah81]

Hello everybody, I have a question regarding the Tier 2 working Visa. It is about the limit of 20 hours per week on your second job.

This is the scenario, I am working in a nursing home for 4 years. Then I applied for a second job in the NHS hospital. Before i start working in the hospital. I will have to undergo a mandatory classroom/lecture training for 1 week.

The NHS has paid me 30 hours for attending the classroom lecture. I havent pick up a single shift since then. Or i Havent started working yet for the NHS-hospital in the ward. Can this be a red flag?? will this affect my application for ILR?

[CR001]

You are not permitted to work more than 20 hours at all and it must be in the same profession and SOC as your main job.

[griftah81]

You are not permitted to work more than 20 hours at all and it must be in the same profession and SOC as your main job.

yes..same SOC.. im a nurse in a nursing home.. and i applied as a nurse in the NHS...

i havent started working for them yet,, but i attended a classroom lecture orientation/training for 1 week and got paid 30 hours, is that considered a work already? Im really worried about it.

[CR001]

If you got paid, then yes it is considered 'work'.

How did you manage to do a week's training while working for your main employer??

[griftah81]

If you got paid, then yes it is considered 'work'.

How did you manage to do a week's training while working for your main employer??

i applied 1 week annual leave.. to attend the class lecture.

[CR001]

You do realise that you cannot do secondary work etc while on annual leave from your main tier 2 sponsor.

Secondary must be outside of your main job hours.