lily:

when you're saying "australian address" - does that mean that Home office will send your letter to your aussie address rather than your uk?

Cheers.

I'm in the same boat. I'm seriously considering going home and applying for the TIER-1 in march in a single application to avoid confusion. I've tried various places and I'm also getting conflicting answers. If I apply for TIER-1 back home, how long will it take? does the application have to be sent...

kiwi747: I'm in the same boat. As for you coming applying for your HSMP here under the new rules. Why don't you just apply for the full Tier-1 Visa when you're back at home? Is it true that the Tier-1 is all you need? no need for applying for EC? Any estimates on how long this is going to take from ...