If your visa is running out and your employer would like to extend your leave to remain, you will need to have a new Certificate of Sponsorship and will be able to extend your leave to remain in line with the newly assigned Certificate of Sponsorship.
It is mandatory to meet the validity, suitability and eligibility for all the skilled worker visa applicants. It is important to note that you will be required to have a certificate of sponsorship to be able to apply for leave to enter or leave to remain as a skilled worker. It is a PBS immigration route and would require successful applicants to score 70 points in order to qualify i.e.
1.Sponsorship : 50 Points
2.Financial Requirement: 10 points
3.English language: 10 points
There are no further tests that the skilled workers need to take for visa extension applications.
There are no maintenance requirements for visa extensions of T2 Minister of Religion workers provided the applicant has been living in the UK for at least 12 months or the sponsor certifies the application for maintenance.
Tier 2 Minister of Religion Migrants are allowed to invite their spouses / partners and children less than 18 years of age to join them as their dependents and would have permission to work.
The dependent partner must have access to at least £285, the first dependent child must have access to at least £315 while any other children must have access to at least £200, maintained for at least 28 days.
If the further leave to remain application is refused by the Home office, the applicant is granted right of administrative review of the decision that must be within 14 days of the date of service of decision. There will not be any general right of appeal against any such decision made by the Home office. If the administrative review also fails, the matter then can be taken to the Upper Tribunal by lodging judicial review proceedings
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No two immigration matters can be the same. We have a tailor make solution for every immigration matter and in order to achieve the best outcome we follow a strict strategy i.e.
A) Assessment of your Immigration Matter: We carefully asses merits of your intended visa application, further leave to remain, immigration appeal, Judicial Review or any other immigration matter, as the case may be.
B) Immigration Advice: Upon assessment of your matter, we advise you on the most appropriate way forward by keeping in view your personal circumstances and the relevant law.
C) Engagement of Our Immigration Services: Once engaged, we shall provide you with a comprehensive list of documents / information required for preparing your immigration application, immigration appeal, Immigration Judicial Review and Administrative Review, as the case may be.
D) Review of Information and Documents: We then very carefully review the requested documentation and information and make sure that your application etc. is aligned with the relevant laws. In immigration appeal or Judicial Review matters, we discuss suitability of the immigration barristers for the particular matters.
E) Representations: We believe that for any successful UK visa application, leave to remain application, UK immigration appeals, immigration Judicial Review or Admin Review, it is pivotal that you are thoroughly & efficaciously represented. For the same reasons, we very carefully draft your covering letters, Grounds of Appeal, Grounds of Judicial Review or Skeleton Arguments etc in order to conclude your immigration matters successfully.
F) Follow-up: Once the immigration matter is submitted or filed, when & where necessary, we keep tabs on the Home office or the Immigration Tribunals and update you accordingly.
G) Outcome of your Immigration Matter: The outcome of the matter is followed with a need of further advice in respect of making a further application in the future or complying with a list of do’s and don'ts. Our team of best immigration solicitors take care of that diligently.
We believe in giving honest & unparalleled advice to you. We work in complete confidence, as your partners, in sorting out your immigration matters. We have teamed up with the best immigration barristers who specialise in UK Immigration Laws and are well equipped to represent you in any complex immigration matter. Our 5 star reviews vouch for our legal competence, vast knowledge and diligent work attitude.