Christophe,

Thank you very much for claryifying that and for pointing me in the right direction. Much appreciated.

I've got an HSMP expiring in August 2009 and need to go to Switzerland for a couple of days on business with some work colleagues and clients. Do I need to apply for a visa, and if so, do I have to go to London (I live in Manchester). Your help would be much appreciated. Thanks in advance.

runie80,
thanks - hope it does work out. it will be one less stress to worry about. i think i'll hang onto the house for another year.

thirdwave, i didn't question it at the time as i wasn't looking that far ahead. didn't think i'd be here for that long.

Thanks thirdwave. much appreciated. very frustrating - almost as though the EC / LTR was purposely granted 1 month less than work permit to ensure there was no way of getting the ILR. There's no winning here! The future is so uncertain when you are a migrant in the UK, I'm even contemplating selling...

Hello, (Apologies for long post!) I need some advice please. I am a Chartered Quantity Surveyor, studied for my degree here in the UK and in 2002 when I graduated, I was given a 5-year work permit which expired at the beginning of July 07. Before it expired, I applied for a renewal of the work permi...