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Following the last Tier 2 visa allocation meeting of 2016, the number of restricted Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) available for January 2017 was 2,803, according to UK Visas and Immigration data. The department published its December report stating that its figures were correct as of 19 December, 2016. Employers should remember to apply by the 5th of each month to obtain a Tier 2 COS allocation at the next allocation meeting.
An employer with a Tier 2 Sponsorship Licence needs to apply for restricted Certificates of Sponsorship for immigrants they wish to employ who are based outside the UK. Under the current UK visa system, unused Tier 2 restricted CoS to employ people who are currently based outside the UK can be reclaimed after three months. This increases the availability of restricted CoS so enabling employers to employ more immigrants on Tier 2 UK visas.
The December 2016 Tier 2 Certificate of Sponsorship allocation meeting took place on 12 December. All valid applications lodged by 5 December were successful, provided they scored 21 points or more.
The breakdown of Tier 2 CoS for the month of December looks like this:
Number of Tier 2 Certificates of Sponsorship from annual limit set aside for allocation meeting in December. | 1,500 |
Balance of Certificates of Sponsorship carried over from previous month (November). | 1,432 |
Number of certificates returned during previous month (November). | 11 |
Number of certificates reclaimed as not used within three months. | 264 |
Number of certificates granted by exceptional consideration outside of monthly allocation during previous month (November). | 29 |
Total number of certificates assigned to Croatians in previous month (November). | 9 |
Total number of Certificates of Sponsorship available for allocation in December. | 3,169 |
Minimum point score for successful applications in December. | 21 |
Total number of Certificates of Sponsorship granted in December. | 1,866 |
Tier 2 (General – New hires under £155,300). | 1,844 |
Tier 2 (General – Tier 4 dependant switching to Tier 2). | 22 |
Balance of certificates of sponsorship carried over to January 2017. | 1,303 |
Number of Certificates of Sponsorship available for allocation in January 2017. | 2,803 |
The next UK Visas and Immigration allocation meeting will take place on 11 January, 2017 and will indicate the number of Tier 2 CoS that will be available for the month of February, 2017.
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