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Interview and selection

COS application

Visa application

Arrival in UK

During sponsorship

Draft advert to include specific

criteria required by the HO.

Complete interview and

selection process.

Download Tier 2 COS application

form from SIT website.

Migrant completes visa

applicaion form

Complete right to work check on

migrant before employment
commences.

Ensure migrant contact details

are always up to date.

Place advert in TWO suitable

locations for minimum 28
calendar days.

Selected candidate identified as

requiring a Tier 2 visa.

Gather documents listed at back

of form

Send Arrival Form and

supporting documents to SIT
within five working days.

Keep regular sick and annual

leave absence record

Print and retain copies of all

adverts in accordance with HO
criteria..

Complete Recruitment Decision

Summary Grid.

Complete COS application form

Migrant now able to commence

employment.

Check any changes to job with

SIT before the change is agreed.

Retain applications for all shortlisted candidates.

Place all documents in one

folder and password protect the
folder using 7Zip

Add new starter (inc. right to

work info) into CORE.

Retain notes from the final

interviews.

Email folder containing

documents and application to
SIT. Mark email as confidential

Report any changes to job and

personel details to SIT using
Changes/leaver form within five
working days

SIT checks application and liaises

with dept/college over queries.
COS requested from HO (for
new Tier 2 overseas applicants
only}.
COS details input onto HO
Sponsor Management System
COS generated and emailed to
migrant (cc
department/college).
Guidance on how to complete
the visa application sent to
migrant.

Tier 2 sponsorship process

SIT creates electronic record for

migrant which contains all data
required by HO.
Notify SIT immediately if
migrant cannot start on start
date specified on COS using
Changes.leaver form,
SIT notifies HO of change in start
date and updates database.

MIgrant sends application and

supporting documents to the SIT
(in country only).Overseas
applicants apply independantly
with guidance from SIT
SIT liaises with migrant over any
queries/ommisons.
SIT submits visa application to
HO (for in-country applicants
only)
SIT returns visa, passport and
supporting documents to
department/ college (in country
applicants only).

Retain copies of RTW

documents and all other
documents for duration of
employment and after
employment ends (until SIT
advises that they may be
destroyed).

Overseas applicants advise

department/college and SIT of
application outcome.

Update any changes to personal

and job details in CORE.
SIT report necessary changes to
HO within a further five working
days.
Repeat RTW check before
existing visa expires. if contract
is to be extended

SIT records visa information in

database.

Record repeat RTW check in

CORE and send copy of repeat
check to SIT

SIT remind department/college

of visa expiry approx. 3 months
before date of expiry.
Department /college notifies SIT
of decision to extend contract
and visa or not.
If extending contract beyond
expiry date of existing visa

KEY
Department action point
SIT action point
Migrant action point

N Goldsmith 05/05/14