Who was the applicant?
Through our connection with the University of Leeds where we provide visa advice to international students, we were introduced to a growing Leeds based wholesale company which was rapidly expanding into the Chinese market.
How did we help?
As well as advising the company on the sponsorship of two Chinese nationals, we also advised the individual directly when their Tier 2 General visa application was rejected. This application had been prepared without any professional support and a number of minor errors in the application form meant that they were not eligible for the visa. Through our Sponsor Management Service, we are registered as legal representative and level 1 user for this organisation which allowed us to use the priority service to obtain a new unrestricted CoS within days and assign this to the individual before their current Tier 4 Student visa expired.
We then worked with the individual to prepare the visa application and supporting documents and submit these urgently in order to protect the individual’s right to remain and work in the UK whilst the application was being considered. The Tier 2 General visa was successfully granted within a matter of weeks.
The result:
As a result of the previous errors made when sponsoring workers, this organisation was also subject to a sponsor licence compliance visit from UKVI. We conducted an audit at the company premises of the records, systems and processes and conducted mock interviews with the Key Personnel in preparation for the audit which was passed with no concerns raised by UKVI.
