Following are the various frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Tier 2 General Migrant visa category:
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Following are the various frequently asked questions (FAQs) about Tier 2 General Migrant visa category:
You need certificate of sponsorship (CoS) from a licenced sponsor to apply for Tier 2 General visa. If your prospective employers do not have the sponsor licence, they can apply for the Tier 2 General sponsor licence.
You need to:
You need to have an eligible qualification if you’re switching from a Tier 4 visa to Tier 2 General.
You can prove your knowledge of English by either:
You may be able to meet the English language requirement in other ways or need a higher level of English in some circumstances.
You won’t need to prove your knowledge of English if you’re a national of majority English speaking country.
There is an annual limit on the number of Certificates of Sponsorship available under Tier 2 (General). This limit applies to Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) for those nationals seeking
entry clearance to the UK under the Tier 2 (General) category and those who are applying to switch into the Tier 2 (General) category from within the UK as a dependant of a Tier 4
(General) student. The Home Office UKVI refer to these as “restricted” Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS).
If you are connected with the inward investment provision, your application for entry clearance as Tier 2 General will not be affected by the annual limit on certificates of sponsorship (CoS).
Your job will satisfy the inward investment provisions if:
Whether you are applying in or out of the UK an d on a restricted or unrestricted Certificate of Sponsorship you must
score 50 points in total for your attributes. The points you can score for attributes are listed in the table below. You can only score points for one entry in each row.
Criterion | Points |
Assigned Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) having met the requirements of:
|
30 |
Appropriate salary | 20 |
If you are applying to work in the UK, the Certificate of Sponsorship must confirm that:
This does not mean that you must be educated to this level; it means that the job is at that level. The Certificate of Sponsorship must also confirm that you will be paid at or above the appropriate rate for the job. These requirements are set out in Appendix J and the Tier 2 Sponsoring Guidance on gov.uk.
You will be granted leave to cover the period of sponsorship under the Certificate of sponsorship (CoS). It is very common for the sponsorship to be for a period of up to 3 years or a period exceeding 3 years but not more than 5 years. You can be spsonored for a maximum period of 5 years in one go and therefore in the same line you can be granted leave for a maximum period of 5 years in one go. However, you will not be able to extend your total stay in this category beyond 6 years.
You will be awarded the following points for the appropriate salary offered by your sponsor. These bands are before tax (gross) and yearly.
Salary | Points |
If you are applying as an "experienced worker", £30,000 or the appropriate rate for the job, whichever is the higher | 20 |
If you are considered to be a “new entrant”, £20,800 or the appropriate rate for the job, whichever is the higher | 20 |
If your Certificate of Sponsorship was assigned before 1 July 2019 and is for one of the following occupations:
£20,800 or the appropriate rate for the job, whichever is the higher |
20 |
If you are applying for an extension or a change of employment application and your initial grant of leave was granted on the basis of a CoS assigned before 24 November 2016, £20,800 or the appropriate rate for the job, whichever is the higher | 20 |
You are being sponsored as a pre-registration candidate nurse or midwife and:
In addition, you must be paid at or above the relevant salary threshold once you have your registration confirmed – nurses are exempt from the £30,000 threshold until 1 July 2019, but midwives are not. |
20 |
Under £30,000 and none of the above apply | 0 |
The Home Office UKVI will consider:
• guaranteed gross basic pay (excluding overtime); and
• allowances which are guaranteed to be paid for the duration of your employment in the UK and would be paid to a settled worker in similar circumstances.
The resident labour market test does not apply if the job offer is:
This exemption continues to apply after the relevant third party funding has ended, as long as you are being sponsored to continue to undertake the same research; or
Yes, an application for switching into Tier 2 General, renewal/extension of Tier 2 General or ILR as Tier 2 General can be submitted through Same Day Visa Service (also known as premium service). We can provide Same Day Service for your application to be decided in one day.
The applicant must have spent a continuous period of 5 years lawfully in the UK, of which the most recent period must have been spent with leave as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant, in any combination of the following categories:
You should use application form SET (O) to apply for ILR as a Tier 2 General Migrant.
You can challenge the refusal of your application under Tier 2 General category by filing an Administrative Review (AR) against the Home Office UKVI decision to refuse your application.
You can switch into Tier 2 General visa category if you are in the UK under any of the following visas or schemes:
You can also switch to a Tier 2 (General) visa if you’re:
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