Tier 2 General

Tier 2 General

This is the main type of work visa that allows you to obtain a residence permit and citizenship in the UK.

Additional types of work visas provided for a narrow circle of highly skilled specialists in some sectors.

A Tier 2 (Intra-company Transfer) visa for internal transfer employees between branches within the same company located in different countries, Tier 2 (Minister of religion) visa is for representatives of religious organizations, Tier 2 (Sportsperson) visa is for high-level athletes

The main type of work visa – Tier 2 General

You can pay for a visa if you have received a job offer from a company in the UK, which has a license to attract foreign workforce. Such a company is called a “sponsor” of the employee. The law makes special demands to the companies that “sponsor”. The company may extend an invitation to work on the limited list of vacancies which was approved and posted on the website of the Home office. The level of wages is also approved by a special list and may not be less than £20500 per year. In fact, many jobs should be paid much more.

To obtain the “licensed sponsor” the company needs to show his work and prove that she really need foreign experts. Having a “licensed sponsor” company refers to Home office for certificate.

One certificate is issued for each vacancy. To receive a certificate had been approved, the sponsor must provide evidence that she was unable to find an existing vacancy the employee’s appropriate qualifications in the UK. In order to prove this, the company needs to proactively place your ad about hiring for the right job in a public recruiting companies. In case the vacancy will not really be closed, the certificate will be approved. The sponsoring company sends the certificate number to potential foreign employee and he can apply for visa Tier 2 General.

An employee applying for a visa to Tier 2 General will also meet a number of requirements:

1.The employee must have prescribed to him a certificate from the sponsor company.

2.Employee should have a document confirming the knowledge of English is not below the level B1 according to European classification or another suitable level.

3. You should confirm that you have in the Bank account of the sum of at least £945 pounds within 90 days prior to the receipt of the account statement. These funds are needed in order to show that you have money for first months rent. The alternative – your sponsor needs to rent housing and to provide you with everything you need in the first month, then a letter is required from sponsor.

The system of evaluation of the applicant as well as in other migration visa types are based on the scoring. Need to score 70 points.

· 50 points is assigned if you have a certificate from a licensed sponsor (the current list of such companies is available on the Home office website) for a position, paid not below the statutory limit of £20500 per year.

· 10 points is awarded for compliance with language requirements.

· 10 points is awarded for the availability of funds for the first month, or your sponsor has assumed obyazatelstva to support you the first month.

To apply for a visa to Tier 2 General you need at least 3 months before the anticipated start of work. An employee who is in Britain on a visa to Tier 2 General must work with the employer that issued the certificate. He can’t do business in the UK.

If you want to find a second job, one needs to be no more than 20 hours per week and employment must be in the same sector, and primary work. In the case where the second work takes more time, you need to obtain a visa to Tier 2 General from another employer.

Otherwise, your actions are not restricted – you can learn to do volunteer work, travel outside the United Kingdom and back. However, if you intend to continue your stay in the UK and after five years of stay in the territory in the status of “migrant worker” plan to apply for a residence permit, please read the rules under which granted a “residence permit” . The main requirement is the annual time of stay on a visa Tier 2 General.

An important advantage is that you can visa Tier2 General to bring to the UK their family members. Immediate family is defined as husband, wife or partner and children under 18 years of age. The child may continue to prebyvanie in the country, if at the date when he was 18, he already nahodilsya in the UK in dependant status. In case of applying for a visa for family members (dependants) must show availability of funds for the maintenance of the family in the first month. In addition to the amount of £945, which must be confirmed for you personally, it is necessary to confirm the Bank account the sum of £630 for each imported member of the family.

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