UK Work Visa(Tier 2) Requirement

UK work visa (Tier 2 Intra Company Transfer) process Overview

• UK Based employer must obtain a license to higher for workers under Point Based System
• Employer issue a certificate of sponsorship
• Apply for visa at UK High/Deputy Commission through VFS
• Documents submission and finger print scanning at VFS UK visa application centre. Optionally, you can schedule an appointment for submission to reduce your waiting time in VFS.
• VFS internally forward the documents to High Commission to process the application
• High Commission returns the passport with or without visa to VFS in a sealed envelope
• VFS send the passport to applicant through courier service.

Qualification for Tier 2 visa
Qualifications in the points-based calculator

• Ensure have obtained minimum (50) required points score from the electronic Self-Assessment Points Calculator (www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/pointscalculator).
• Under Certificate of Sponsorship: As an Intra-Company Transferee you can get (30 points)
• Under Qualifications: As a Bachelors or Masters Degree holder you can get (10 points)
• Under Prospective earnings:
• for salary from £24,000 and above you can get (20 points),
• For salary from £22,000 to £23,999 you can get (15 points)
• For salary from   £20,000 to £21,999 (10 points)
• Under Maintenance (Funds): you must have a minimum level of funds for which you score 10 points. If you do not score 10 points your application will be refused. As an intra-company transferee you must submit a Maintenance certified from sponsor

Important Notes:

• Please follow the guidance notes carefully and complete all questions as indicated.
• Please ensure you submit all relevant original documents as indicated in the sections. It is better to explain why you do not have a document than to submit a false document.
• Your application will be automatically refused and you may be banned from coming to the UK for 10 years if you use a false document, lie or withhold relevant information. You may also be banned if you have breached immigration laws in the UK

Documents required for UK work visa (Tier 2 Intra Company Transfer)

Following documents needs to be carried when u go to VFS

• Original Passport.
• Passport must be valid for at least six months from the date of travel.
• Passport should contains at least one double blank page reserved for visa stamping
• One photocopy of the first page of the passport.
• Old passport  or passports –if any
• Two  Photos (see the detailed photo specification below )
• Should not older than six month
• Taken against a white background
• Printed on low-gloss, plain-white photo quality paper Glossy or semi-matt finish
• Size of the photo (45mm high x 35 mm wide)
• Face size: 70 % of the photograph should comprise of the face.
• Online filled visa application form: Please clcik below link to fill the online form  http://www.visa4uk.fco.gov.uk/ApplyNow.aspx. You must also print it off  signed form and submit with your supporting documents
• A valid Certificate of Sponsorship. Your sponsor should arrange it. You must give your reference number in the visa form, when you apply
• Evidence of employment for a specified period before you apply, depending on your experience level:
• Established staff = 12 months experience;
• Graduate trainee = 3 months experience;
• Skills transfer = no previous experience required.
• You do not need to have worked in the same position for the full specified period
• You must submit one of the following as evidence of your employment
• Appointment  Letter
• Payslips covering the last six months from your sponsor or Pay slips covering the full specified period:
• The most recent payslip must be dated no earlier than one calendar month before the date of the application. These should be either original payslips or on company-headed paper. If your payslips are not on headed paper or are printouts of online payslips, you must provide a letter from your sponsor, confirming the authenticity of the payslips.
• Personal bank or building society statements covering the full specified period:
• The most recent statement must be dated no earlier than one calendar month before the date of the application and should show transactions by your sponsor covering the specified period.
• Original Degree certificate .
• The academic certificate must contain the applicants full name, qualification awarded, the name of the awarding body and date of the award. We will not accept original provisional certificates.
• Job Offer Letter/Transfer letter
• A visa requisition letter from the Indian Company (ensure following information available in covering letter)
• It should be in company’s original letter head with company address on it
• It should be addressed to” British High Commission/ Deputy High Commission. Mumbai
• Introduction about the company
• Name and designation of the Applicant
• Purpose and duration of the travel.
• Brief sketch of the company to be visited.
• Name, contact number and email address designation of the of the signatory (of a managerial or executive level)