I regret to chose britain to immigrate. If only I come across other better opportunity I would'nt hesitate to quit.

I had couple of question on the subject. >What is the right of an individual for buying a property in UK for individuals with following status (assuming mortgage is not an issue) A)Work Permit/HSMP holder with not enough Leave to Remain to qualify for ILR. B)Work Permit/HSMP holder with enough Leave...

Good step forward rooi_ding.

It seems some people are getting frustated due to lack on concrete progress and it is quite understandable. I hope and wish we are all happy by the end of the day.

miffedyankee, Witness...... a bunch of doctors dragged HO to the court, they never had any VBSI and guess what they nearly have the positive result in hand. The "bunch of doctors" have an association-BAPIO established a few years back and not formed AFTER the rules were changed like the V...

BadPaul,

We appreciate for your update. Now that looks heartning...

miffedyankee, I dont mean to say VBSI is of no use, of course things look good for long term in context of establishing VBSI for the obvious purpose. I am not against VBSI but for now we should try to give more for our fight against the rule and less to streamline the process for VBSI. Witness.........

Not sure how productive VBSI has been, but looks like we are ending up helping establish VBSI instead of helping ourself. Sorry for that statement but never heard any real productive approach from them yet. Apprently after 87 pages... it has come out that only way to go is court action which is agai...

vidya wrote:interesting , how all of you automatically assumed that the person who posted the query was a woman ...from the words "dependant visa" ..MCP anyone ? lol

Does it matter!!!!

Either way the answer still remains the same.....

check this relevant topic.

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=4645

Legal action is always the favoured aproach, without which HO will always be encouraged to implement unacceptable rules.......retrospectively .....ILR from 4 - 5 retrospectively (legal action here will discourage HO to implement more retrospective rules, else get ready for more...) .....New point sy...

I think demonstration leading to maximum attention from the Immigration Minister is a very intelligent idea. Not sure if those (70) who attented the demontration here in London can join us in Birmingham, but if they do surely it will be very fruitful. I will not miss the opportunity to be part of th...

I am thinking of wirting into the Home office 's enquiry line to ask them to clarify this issue - whether people already hold a work permit/ HSMP need to - re apply under the proposed pionts systems? their email is indpublisenquiries@ind.homeoffice.gsi.gov.uk if our email flood in - it is maybe a g...

This topic is getting too much of attention... leading to a waste of time....

John, are you going to act on it.

The fact of the matter is that the entire Earth belongs to all of us and we all have the god-given right to reside ANYWHERE on this planet that we choose. Passports, visas and immigration controls are a 20th century wartime invention and as such should be left there as relics of our past. Guess wha...

8 months.... , cant beleive that, surely there would not be so much of traffic for this type of request that it took so long....

timefactor, Thanks for the update anyways.

Dawie wrote:

These guys have risked their life for the UK. They should have qualified earlier than 4 years.

They didn't risk their lives for the UK, they've risked their lives for Tony Blair and George Bush. Hardly a noble achievement. Work permit holders are far more deserving of early ILR.

Well said

I had couple of queries 1) My recent p60 form has marked me as 'F' (female) instead of 'M' (male). I've told my finance dept about this and they say it cannot be amended as the they has submitted all the form to the Inland Revenue. How so I sort this out and would this be a problem in future ? shoul...

Can you make up the required minimum number of years of work experience without your current employer's reference? If you can, then go ahead and include the alternative documents you've mentioned; simply to show that you're still in employment and give an idea of the type of work you're engaged in....

Legal action!
Looks like we are up to some real work now.

The only practical way of getting around this problem is actually someones PR application rejected and filing the case in the court or wherever, like Gherson did and won it.

Sorry to hear that. I have heard HSMP extension rejection first time, though have heard people in similar situation as your friend but still got the extension since they presented thier case to the HO very well. The most important point is to ensure again if he can appeal or not. What does the HSMP ...

Mr. McNulty : An assessment has been made based on the number of in-country work related applications for settlement received each year. This indicates that around 45,000 applicants may be affected by the change and will now have to wait a further year for settlement. This estimate has been made su...

Total Zone, I have been Informed by the Immigiration Lawer through Television Channel, that if you switch category like WP to HSMP or HSMP to WP then you need to remain in that category for 5 Years to get settlement. This needs to be clarified and if it's true then it may impact many people. Do you...

Can we not let the lender know our situation and ensure in advance if we would really get the Mortgage.

Sorry for my ignorance. I was under the impression that EC for HSMP visa is 1 year and then the extension for 4 years is given later. Has this changed to 2 + 3?