Dont worry micka, You are OK, as long as you have strong justification letter from employer. Absences of much more than 7 months went OK with ILR. Please see the post from Jawad and my reply to that in the section"Immigration for family members". Post topic is "ILR with excessive abse...
Hi Jawad, Don't worry mate. I am aware of many very similar cases. My friends, telecom consultants, employed with a UK company. Deputed on overseas project have obtained ILR without ANY problem. You will be relaxed by knowing that (i) absence from UK was around 800 days in 4 years (ii) at many occas...
Hi jazbaati99, As suggested earlier by Chess & myself, please go through “Degree Equivalence” post in HSMP section (Author: kfaruki). bkhan would be right “ to some extent ” regarding engineering council’s recognition in UK and other stated countries but as I told earlier, “ telecom/electronics ...
Hi jazbaati99, I am an electrical (telecom) engineer from UET, Lahore and was given HSMP in one day (long time ago in good days) with my degree given the points equivalent to UK Bachelors. I know at least 7 other engineers from UET Lahore (electronics) who were successful in HSMP based on Bachelors ...
Hi all, I would now rather stay silent on this topic with following concluding lines. Thanks GwaiLo for your views. Certainly, some jobs would need association of certain bodies, not all. Telecom engineers from Pakistan (already in UK or intend to come) can take my words. Your degree would at the mo...
bkhan, I feel sorry about all this and am replying reluctantly just because other readers are not mislead. First of all I am not at all supposed to prove any thing to you. On this forum, people share the experiences on sincere basis and don’t present the proofs. I have no claims, I am just telling w...
Dear bkhan, This discussion is going beyond the scope of subject. I just tried to give correct information: I myself am an engineer, working as manager strategic planning with Voda Group with no Engineering Council in picture. I have recruited a number of Pakistani engineers in same scenario. None o...
but to work as an engineer in the UK you will need recognition from the respective engineering council. UET graduates do not qualify for this registration This is not always true. Loads of engineers (including those from UET) are working as an engineer in UK. An M.Sc from Pakistan = UK bachelors. A...
Yes, it’s right that 4/5 years bachelor’s degree from Pakistan (e.g. professional engineer or doctor) is termed equivalent to Bachelor’s degree of UK provided it is recognized by NARIC. An M.Sc. or M. Phil. From Pakistan, which is undertaken after a 4 years Bachelor’s degree is also termed as equiva...
1. More authentic channel is NARIC UK, the body that issues comparability statements of overseas qualifications. They have listings and reasonably good information about all the academic institutions through out the world. Yes, it is important that degree is recognized by HEC, but is more important ...
Hi, In my opinion, switching to HSMP could be a better deal, because; 1. As Kayalami very rightly pointed that in future, scheme may take a turn in any direction. At the moment it is in your favour. Future, no body knows. 2. In case of any unforeseen redundancy, you will have relatively less worries...
We saw this repeatedly on the old board - a MSc from Pakistan is equated to a UK Bachelor' = 15 points. This has been confirmed by NARIC and is based on the fact that overall course length and content to reach the required standard is similar in both cases. Just a short comment. M.Sc. from Pakistan...
Hi all, I am a Pakistani National, settled in UK for about 4 years (close to ILR). I was initially on WP and later on shifted to HSMP. At the moment I am on HSMP extension. Last year I applied for Canadian Immigration and now I am close to be called for the medical, as the only additional requiremen...
Joseph, Thanks for the clarifications and views (and for the clarification under a different topic “(WP+HSMP) leading to ILR”). I would like to state my case more clearly as it may help others: - After doing job for 24 months (out of 36 months WP visa stamped on passport), I loosed my job. - I appli...
Dear Kayalami, What if a person X is stamped 3 years visa based on a 3 years WP and that person looses job after 2 years (leave to remain on passport has still got 12 months to expire). Is that person not eligible to stay? What I have heard from solicitors that under this situation “right of stay” i...
Dear Seniors, Can I please have the following information? 1. From where does the "year" counter start? Is it from the date of first entry in UK? Say, someone enters on 29 July then will each year (for the counting of days out of UK) be from 29 July to 28 July next year? 2. Regarding 90/45...
Reply from Kayalami is very comprehensive and informative. I got my HSMP renewed last October and it was straightforward i.e. 1. Submitted passports (self & dependents). 2. Filling in the form FLR (HSM). 3. Evidence of previous years economic activity (I enclosed my employment contract, a fresh ...
Hello, My query is related to ILR. I have a typical scenario for which I could not see any discussion on the new or old immigration discussion boards. Here is the background: 1. I came to UK on 29 July 2000 with my family (spouse and a kid) on a 3 years WP. 2. Our passports were stamped for the visa...
