Chess/Kayalami, I think this will be quite a hot topic and I suggest either creating an FAQ with what is known so far (such as 'Will my current WP and 4 year route be affected?' etc) or making this topic sticky. Hopefully this does not affect us current WP/HSMP holders and our preciously earned ILR ...
I think its still not been finalised/published. Here is an email from a university careers office: This is a brand new initiative set up by the Home Office and is not due to be implemented until the end of October 2004 (date to be confirmed). The Home Office have released only some of the overall in...
There are two letters these days. One that simply states that the work permit has been approved and the other that has info like salary, job title etc. The employer (or representative) would have received it, so ask them.
Some fresh info: Dear colleagues In a surprise announcement at a meeting on Thursday, 15 July 2004, the Immigration and Nationality Policy Directorate of the Home Office said that the Science and Engineering Graduate Students scheme WOULD come into effect soon. They were unable to say when it would ...
tnavon, is that actually possible? If so, I reckon the HO will soon see a sharp decrease in FLR applications, whilst the BC in France will have their hands full
Regarding the signing of the form by a British national, they only check the person who signs it up (by phoning or mailling them) at random or in 'dodgy' looking applications. I personally gave my friend (not a banker, doctor or anything of the sort) to sign it and put his address. Got the license e...
This is what the web site www.workingintheuk.gov.uk says, although I am not clear how to interpret it - "The individual is unable to start work until they have received approval for their further leave to remain application against their IED, unless they already have leave to enter or leave to...
Nat, until others reply, if you search the forum there were a couple of people posting about a similar issue before. Most of them were submitting academic papers (published in journals) and relevant newspaper articles. As far as I remember, in the HSMP leaflet they say that very few get these points...
Olga, Its a long shot... but maybe your employer applied in the wrong category? There is Tier 1 (usually for shortage occupations, which gardening is not a part of) and Tier 2 ( all others). For Tier 2, the employer has to show why you are better suited than any of the UK or EU people and supply evi...
As far as the police registration goes, no there should not be an issue (since your friend appears not to have needed one). I know from my and friend's personal experience that upon filling an in-country FLR form (for WP though) we never supplied police registration certificates (since they were fro...
Not all nationalities are required to obtain police registration. In fact most aren't. The full list is given here: http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/default.asp?PageId=3931 Furthermore, if the individual is required to register, the passport stamp/sticker will have a sentence requiring them to do so.
It sounds like these are big companies, and quite often, these have law firms/consultancies that work for them on immigration and other issues (I know that big financial services ones do it that way for sure). I would advise you, in addition to what experienced people reply here, to ask your (future...
Some more info about the goings-on: Further to your inquiries regarding the Science and Engineering Graduate Scheme, please see some answers below: 1. I phoned the Home Office to get more details about this scheme. Basically, they couldn't tell me more then it is on their web site already? I underst...
Chess, The source is from a student careers office from my ex-uni and the email was forwarded to all graduates on the course (engineering) by the department head. I almost had my eggs in that basket too but luckily managed a WP some time ago. The HO was not very fair (but then again, they rarely are...
Some insider info for those graduating from Sci. and Eng. courses this year: ...You may recall that a notification was sent around in February regarding the government's proposals to allow science and engineering graduates to stay on in the UK to work for one year after graduating, without the requi...
We advise that the individual does not make any non-urgent travel plans until we have returned their passport and any dependants passports or travel documents. If they do wish to travel whilst their application is with Work Permits (UK), then their application will be withdrawn and their documents ...
Nope, these days the employer only applies for WP. Once they have that, the individual has to fill out and sign the FLR form and send it together with the passport to the HO (individuals also pay the relevant fee). Many employers sponsor the FLR fee though, so they might fill out the form and just f...
I'm not an expert, but: 1. Either the HO has sent the passport to the In-country team even though you did not fill out the FLR yet. This could mean that either the in-country team will send the passport back and ask you to fill out the FLR yourself and re-send it, or they will process it as in the o...
I am assuming you have sent the passport only once you received the WP confirmation letter form the Home Office. As of 1st April this had to be done separately, and you had to sign the FLR form yourself, not the employer. (if not, then your employer might have applied the 'old way' or used the wrong...
It can only help speed things up once you meet the required points AND submit your application, i.e. you cannot get more points simply because you have a job offer, but it might help to show you are employable and you could request urgent treatment. Best would be to ask your employer to apply for a ...
Someone posted the 'probable' amount of applications HSMP receive a month recently, and coupled with the recent increase in processing time, this is most probably in the '000s region. If you want to be statistical, the amount of people that post on this forum and their success or failure rate is in ...
Stevenage? Hmm... GlaxoSmithKline springs to mind? :D 35k is a good salary, but it depends on experience you have etc and what your field of work is like. Salaries are on average higher in London because it is an expensive place to live in. 35k is certainly enough for life in London (if you are sing...
