Hi,
Just i wanted to know, whether bio medical engineer job or Bio medical technician job or any kind of job related to this field (MEDICAL ELECTRONICS) comes under shortage occupation list of tier 2 visa category in UK.Also explain me, whether employers are issuing such certificate of sponsorship to candidates in UK.I am planning to switch from tier 4 visa category to tier 2 category. Please clarify me.

Regards

Kader

none of the jobs related to biomedical engineering are currently on the shortage skills. No employer can easily sponsor anyone in the current situation.

Tejas, How do you know this? I asked so many Bio medical engineers in the field and they clearly told me That it is part of shortage list not by job name but by category.

I'm not sure about any official "shortage list", but as an biomedical engineer trying to start my career, I can till you that there is no shortage of people for the posts available. Seems to be about 10 people applying for every post (particularly within the NHS) that I've applied for.

Thanks Nerobot, I know the tough competition in the market. I am trying to know, whether employer can sponsor a candidate under tier 2 visa category (Using shortage occupation list).

Here are typical figures that I've heard mentioned lately:-

1) Job advert placed
2) Applicants:- 70
3) "No-hopers":- many
4) Shortlisted:- 6
5) No-shows at interview:- 2
6) Visa problems:- 1
7) Tech offered position:- 1
8) Tech changes his mind:- 1
9) "Second choice" offered position ... else back to 1) above

Hopefully a tech gets hired eventually, but one wonders if s/he was (is) the "best tech for the job"!

Check out the UKBA website. They have a list there.

You are lucky if only 10 ppl apply for the job you are applying. Others have to compete with 100s of applicants.

If that repeats more than twice, then point 6)visa problems is eliminated. How? ask the HR. They know lot many rules and also how to bend them.

I have gone through the official national shortage occupation list.
I saw two categories which is given below.

OCCUPATION-Engineering Technicians (3113)
JOB TITLE-commissioning engineer

OCCUPATION-Medical and dental technicians (3218)
JOB TITLE-nuclear medicine technologist, radiotherapy technologist

Which of the categories comes under bio medical engineering field or medical electronics field?

Yeah, 10 isn't too bad. When I was interviewed for Medical Physics, over 35,000 people applied for 800 jobs. Think that's the most I've had to compete with.

I have had a look at the shortage occupation list and can find no mention of Bio – Medical engineer! You should also be aware the military redundancies were announced yesterday and I know of 4 Military Medical Engineers that have been given notice.

A few more R.E.M.E in the pot now looking for positions! The good thing is you can check their qualifications vey easily!

Darth Welder - Still not a real welder!

I have had a look at the shortage occupation list and can find no mention of Bio – Medical engineer! You should also be aware the military redundancies were announced yesterday and I know of 4 Military Medical Engineers that have been given notice.

A few more REME in the pot now looking for positions!

DW - Hit the Button Twice!

I did have a look at this out of curiosity, and unfortunately Medical electronics was removed from the list a couple of years ago.

3113 actually states it's not a graduate post and 3218 if you follow this is actually the dental technician who takes x-rays not the tech who services the equipment.

When the UK border agency actually had the points calculator I did try it and if I wasn't born in the UK, now even with a engineering degree I wouldn't get in!

I will be one among the 10 and who knows only one who cracks the interview. Basically i started my journey towards medical physics but ended with M.Sc in medical electronics in UK. already my qualifications are M.Sc and M.Phil in physics. Now getting strong work experience in the field. After one or two months, I am planning to jump from my current tier 4 visa category to tier 2 category. The only thing which i am worried is about visa issue. I will be lucky, If the employer can issue me the COS to apply for visa. But for them to issue COS for visa, this profession should be in shortage occupation list of UKBA website.

Don't worry, Darth ... Rob will be on to them!

Can you apply for tier 1 then? Retention of recent graduates

I cannot jump to tier 1 now because of pending project in uni.Already i am getting work experience and so thought of jumping in to the field with tier 2.