I have got a certificate of sponsorship to work as a chef for an Indian restaurant in London. Can I take part-time employment to work as a sales assistant at my brother`s grocery shop?
No. You have been given authorisation to work only in the capacity of Chef for a particular employer and not to work for anyone else in any capacity. If you work anywhere else without permission you would be liable to be removed from the UK. However some supplementary employment is permitted, but it must be not more than 20 hours per week, in a position at the same level and trade, and be outside of your normal working hours. Question: I want to apply for Tier 1 General but do not have earnings for a continuous 12 months out of the last 15 months to claim points under the past earnings section. I only worked for the first six months and then there is a gap of 3 months before I recommenced work for the last 6 months. Can I still claim points under the past earning section? Answer: To score points for earnings, you have to take the best consecutive 12 month period out of the 15 months preceding date of application for Tier 1. This means that if, for example, you had only worked 9 out of
