I recently joined a startup in UK 3 months back from India on a Tier 2 visa. I din't like the work and have decided to quit and join Bloomberg London. Am I supposed to pay back the Visa fee (approx £1500) and immigration health surcharges (£2000 for 4 years) back to the startup as I'm leaving in just 3 months. Even though I didn't see anything in the offer letter regarding paying back the visa fee, is it a general industry practise to return back the immigration and visa cost? YOE: 3 Current TC: £ 65k Bloomberg TC: £ 80K base + 10K sign on #visa #london #compensation #google #amazon #microsoft
Enjoy having to reapply for the visa and do the whole process again
That's already done and I have received a new BRP
Tell them to fuck off and try to sue you in india?
I'll be switching to Bloomberg in UK itself.
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Looks like your old employer can apply for a partial refund, but not sure if they will come after you for the balance. Can you check your intranet? You’ll get a partial refund if the worker: - gets less time on their visa than you sponsored them for - starts working for you but then changes to another sponsor - leaves their job before the end date on their certificate of sponsorship. https://www.gov.uk/uk-visa-sponsorship-employers/immigration-skills-charge
I believe Gov uk link describes relations between government and startup and not startup with you. They have right to claim money back from you if it was in contract or in some additional documents you signed. Usually companies ask to sign separate doc with conditions of visa fees / relocation payback in case of early leave (usually 1 year) According to your description you are free to jump ship Let us know how it will go (I am not a lawyer / follow advice on your own risk)
@op: Did you apply for bloomberg after you relocated or before?
After
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@op can you tell me how much time it took for you to transfer the visa, would be great help. Thanks
Can you tell me how much visa fees was taken back?
Why tf you have #google #amazon #microsoft
Because people in FANG give pretty useful advice with some exception like yourself!
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