On a side note, if your umbrella operates similar to this scheme http://forums.contractoruk.com/business ... ement.html you may have bigger problems down the line

(long thread but read 2 or 3 pages in and you'll start to see my point)

My advice is that it would be unlawful to make such a "surprise" announcement. and would almost certaintly result in the a high court challenge. Well technically it wouldn't be a "surprise announcement" as they haven't officially announced anything yet (apart from the emails). T...

His reply is different in different emails atleast he is not following/copying 1 template:) It's amazing that there's someone in the UK Government who is capable of some creative original thought. He must be new. I'd hold on to that email and all it's headers in case things go pear-shaped after the...

lol poor guy he's probably wondering how everyone got hold of his direct email address :D I love the way they're not planning to release the guidance until the 31st - after the new scheme has commenced! I wonder if there are any surprises in there that they don't want us to find out about... eg. som...

Well in my (non legal) opinion there is enough ambiguity in the bill and the current Visa structure for the HO to mount an argument that the new rules WILL apply to HSMP holders. Aside from the fact that the HSMP and Tier 1 have different names, in many places the Uk Visas website refers to the HSMP...