better contact number is 0800 587 5572, freephone!

6-7 weeks at the moment you mean! next week 8 weeks, week after that 9 weeks, who knows with these tw@s.

oh no, it's not optional you must have ID card whether you want your family to visit or not, cos people with ID cards don't do bad things.

the number is 0845 0106677 but be warned, what usually happens is employer gets a letter saying they can't confirm right to work!!

towards the bottom of here:
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/? ... 183.0&s=ID
you get this a lot with the home office, the top level of publicity and spin rarely matches the actual rules, or in this case what liam byrne calls 'custom and practice'

y'all DO know that you can still apply for leave to remain if you've overstayed for less than 6 months, right??

yo! can't believe it, after weeks of paying national rate for checking my app found a freefone number for hsmp (and WP) on the hansard,which is publication of houses of commons!!! http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200607/cmhansrd/cm070607/text/70607w0010.htm simply dial 0800 587 5572 instea...

hi
thought i should pass on, was just transferred (after wait plus 15 minutes to get through to call centre ) to helpful line dealing with PBS tier 1 enquiries, number is 0114 253 8079 if you need advice

peace

it's the chinese and others where their government doesn't approve of dual nationality i feel sorry for having had a brief read. as they are facing 5 years WP + 3 years of probation before getting permant residency (and not citizenship) i fear this paves the way for harsh treatment in a few years. g...

and IQ tests consistently rate whites higher than blacks, so should pay differences be maintained there?? be careful about justifying blanket treatments of groups based on 'statistics'

just take the ielts test, i know it seems a joke but that's how we work. i've worked for home office for 4 years and after 3 i realised it was easier just to jump through the hoops that you're offered, there's no extra points for finding an alternative route!

importan thing is 'did you ever get hsmp leave to remain' ?? hsmp approval alone means nothing, you need the new stamp in your passport following a successful FLR(IED) application. and if you never applied for that and this letter comes out of the blue i would agree they want to curtail your leave...