Dear All
I am on 36 months Work Permit Visa, which expires on the 1st of November. The work permit expires at the same day because it starts when visa started.
I am staying with the same employer, same position, so I qualify under Transitional Arrangements but emplyer is not on the sponsors register.
However, we didn't realise that the application for Sponsor's Licence might take a few months. We started the ball rolling as soon as we knew this, but I am quite worried because the time is running out and I do not qualify for Tier1. So I have to stick with Tier 2.
The online application for Sponsorship Licence was submited online on 27th of August. At the same day we sent on post the required documents and COS (AR) along with photocopies of my visa and passport.
This gives them 9 weeks to process the Sponsor's Licence application and the COS (AR) thing. However, I know that there is only one monthly panel meeting where they process the CoS. I guess we missed the September's panel and the November's panel would be too late for me.
In your experience, what are the chances that the application for Sonsor's Licence and the COS (AR) are processed at October's panel meeting?
Do they process the COS (AR) at the October's panel meeting even though they might have not processed the Sponsor's Licence application?
Is there anything that my employer or I can do to speed up the process?
What is the best form to contact them ? Email, Writing, Call?
It sounds stupid but, is there any possibilities that I can buy some time, i.e. the work permit expires at the same day the visa expires and I can't travel at the same day?
Thanks in advance for your valuable advice
