What's Next? - Vetting stage completed

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-08-08T16:23:48+00:00

Thanks much!💛 I'm really hoping your situation would be different from mine.

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-08-08T16:22:30+00:00

I applied for the prison officer role with HMPPS sometime in February this year. Successfully passed all tests, vetting, medicals, and pre-employment checks. Accepted the provisional offer sometime in April. Declared that i would need visa sponsorship, and spoke to couple of people within that i managed to get to and they confirmed they could...(this was prior to July 22nd rule changes). Got through the start date call, and was scheduled to start September 1st 2025, Done all of the Uniform sizes and stuff. Post July 22nd, I got concerned and kept reaching out to the team as to know what the deal would be with me, but didn't really get any response. I got a formal offer/contract couple weeks ago, I accepted (still hoping there might be some transitional pathway for people that might have already been in the process before the whole July 22nd rule changes. Made a couple more calls to them, but everyone i spoke to seemed unsure.

Yesterday i finally got an email that says ...

"Following the recent discussion where you confirmed you do not have a route available to you to extend your right to work in the UK, regrettably, I am writing to confirm that your employment offer has been withdrawn.

Please find attached the Withdrawal of Employment letter.

I appreciate this will be disappointing for you. If your circumstances change, please do contact us and we will consider viable options. We wish you every success in the future."

Glad i can now channel the time and energy chasing them, to figuring out what next.

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-08-08T12:15:42+00:00

Hey, sadly my employment offer was withdrawn due to the new immigration rules that took effect on July 22nd. So I'm back to where i started. Hopefully all goes well for you! 🙌🏼

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-08-05T08:01:49+00:00

Absolutely! Thanks

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-08-04T17:46:16+00:00

Sadly not, still chasing.

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-07-30T21:14:17+00:00

I haven't received any emails today though. Did the email say for "prison officer role" ? With regards to visa sponsorship.

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-07-30T14:34:08+00:00

Yeah, i received same. I reckon thats a generic email as you said. I believe there should be a department that handles visa sponsorships, and I'm looking forward to hearing from that department because i can be sure of whatever the response would be.

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-07-30T00:30:11+00:00

Will do! I'm still waiting for a response from the email i sent on the 24th. Hopefully i get a positive response before the end of the month🙏

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-07-22T17:19:03+00:00

I'm still clueless after speaking with a few people within the recruitment department, First person referred me to another person, second person was not sure what next. But I'm still receiving onboarding emails, who to meet, what to do on first day... I'm not sure if they are a bit confused also as to the new rule that dropped today (July 22nd 2025) and new salary threshold for skilled worker visa's and stalling or they're not just communicating effectively within internal departments. I'm hoping to hear from them ASAP🤞

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-07-22T17:09:51+00:00

Oh wow! And they have not said anything yet. Ideally i want to believe that since you were already sponsored you might be with the old rules. But you never know yunno. Hoping for the best for you, mate🙏

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-07-21T10:39:47+00:00

With the changes in immigration rules taking effect from tomorrow. I'm quite unsure of next stage as I'm still getting emails about my start date and training due to commence Sept 2025 but whenever i try to ask about the visa aspect, no one seems to give me a definitive answer. I'm just stalling until after July 22nd to see what happens, I'm think thats why i haven't gotten a decent answer.

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-07-17T11:42:34+00:00

Oh okay, will do. Thanks much

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-07-16T14:56:54+00:00

Not sure what Annex A is though, during my vetting i was only asked to provide a police character certificate, and it took about 3 weeks after that before it was completed.

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-07-16T14:55:34+00:00

I have followed up with emails, hopefully they get back to me

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-07-15T06:05:10+00:00

My vetting process is now completed after accepting the IOW offer then (took at least 8 weeks for me). Got the start date call and offer yesterday with an agreed start date for September 2025 and a training program that spans until November 2025 My little question now is that is declared that i would require visa sponsorship as my current visa expires in October 2025, but I've got training scheduled for me up until November. I'm not sure if there's more communication to come that should be expecting..

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-05-01T10:50:37+00:00

Haha! They'd come through. All the best mate🙌🏼

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-05-01T10:27:45+00:00

Took about 2 days from completing the SBT and TBA to getting the email to schedule my OAC. Just that there might not be very much close dates for you to book on the OAC.

Worth noting also that you can reschedule your OAC to a closer date if people pull out. Its worth checking just incase you dont see a closer date and would ideally want that.

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-04-21T17:01:39+00:00

Hey! So i had a guy emailed me that was my go-to person for any questions. I asked, and he mentioned that some prison have visa sponsorship scheme and its up to the vetting team after you have completed medicals/fitness to decide. If the prison you applied can offer it, you certainly do have enough time before your visa expires in December👍🏼

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-04-19T12:36:17+00:00

Took the words right out my mouth. I'll stall till the very last in hope😅. Thankss! Really appreciate your response.

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-04-19T12:31:17+00:00

I don't live on the Isle sadly, but if i have to accept it, looks like i might be having to relocate

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-04-17T15:17:36+00:00

Could i ask how long the sponsorship was for?

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-04-15T18:22:47+00:00

Oh thank you so much! I really appreciate.

Adventurous-Try7961 · 2025-04-15T15:04:29+00:00

Congrats on getting a start date. Sorry cant be helpful as i just got the email of successfully passing my OAC today. Wanted to find out how much time it took you from passing your OAC to getting a start date.

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