The actual challenge is 06th April 2018, when the VISA fees will again get increased. It will also increase the Premium Service charges. So I was looking for a possibility if the VISA extension can be applied earlier and I will be able to secure the VISA for all 6 years instead of loosing some time ...

Thanks a lot Saliame.

The confusion arose with the wording that I shared earlier, as it was stated that it will follow the Start Date mentioned on the COS.

Thanks. I've reviewed the shared guide but not able to find any specific guideline regarding when the extension application has to be submitted. Especially there is nothing mentioned, how the extension visa expiry will be determined either its based on the COS (Start Date) or its based the day, we a...

Thanks Admin for mentioning that.

Would like to share any reference to Home Office Notes regarding Tier 2 Visa Extensions especially when the extension has to be applied.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks Saliame for your kind reply. But I'm having a different understanding based on below. Could be able to confirm it further. Thanks social media weblink removed by moderator "you can extend your Tier 2 visa within 3 months before it expires. On your Certificate of Sponsorship (COS) your em...

My primary question is What will be start and end date of my new VISA? Will it be starting from the day I'm going to attend the Premium Service Centre i.e 23/03/2018 and the expiry date will be 22/03/2021? OR The Visa start date will follow the date that's specified on my new COS that is 12/06/2018 ...

Thanks for your reply.

Will it not follow the Start and End dates specified on the new COS?

As I explained above the entire scenario, the new COS will have start date 3 months after the extension application submission.

Thanks

Hi, My current Tier 2 (General) visa will get expired by 11/07/2018. As the existing entire visa (for 3 years and one month) is pasted on the passport itself as Visa Vignette, its having the Visa Valid From Date is 12/06/2015. I understood that I can apply for existing Visa extension anytime and I'm...