Thanks for the replies.

He is Romanian, coming from Romania. But he asked before and he was told he could apply for BR2 only from the UK. So he applied for HSMP from Romania.

Does anyone know how long does it take for this blue card? What about the dependants?


Regards,
A.

Hi all I have a friend in Romania who just got accepted for HSMP (he got his file and letter back in just 10 days, or something - which is amazing, I had to wait for mine for about 14 months, back in the 2004-2005 backlog) but when he went to the British Embassy in Bucharest to get the EC in his pas...

I thought you would not need an employment letter for EC. HSMP approval letter would be enough. Though, I am not sure about New Delhi, I got my EC in Bucharest - I needen't anything else except the HSMP approval letter. In any case, you should not send more than is required.

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A.

Hi guys. Long time no see. For the beginning, I am all right. I landed here in July (oh yes, one of the long-mad queue stuck in 7'th of June 2003). Everything is fine, after one month I found a job as a freelancer, working contract jobs through a recruitment agency. I might get some offers directly,...

It looks like you got a Work Permit visa (specific when some employer apply for you). You should contact the EC officer that issued it to correct the problem, or you won't be able to get employed in the UK. Do not lose the decision letter. Do not travel to UK with that visa. They should re-issue you...

Hello, After 9 months waiting I got the HSMP approval letter... My details are: Application sent: 26th June 2004 Applicatioin recieved: 28th June 2004 Payment: no payment (country (Romania) is exempt) Points claimed: 65pts . (Education 25pts., Experience 25pts., Skilled spouse 5pts., Age 10pts.). Re...

At the time I made the application I did not have more proof than that. Just previous working experience in an english speaking company, located in London, though. But I think you have enough proof, although you may want to ask some moderators here who know better. In the mean time, preparing for an...

Hi, It took so long because I got stuck in the "june queue" - read some topics here for further details, it's a long story... Now they do have quite a short response time, something like one week. They do not treat different the aplications, the only difference based on the home country th...

Hello, After 9 months waiting I got the HSMP approval letter... My details are: Application sent: 26th June 2004 Applicatioin recieved: 28th June 2004 Payment: no payment (country (Romania) is exempt) Points claimed: 65pts. (Education 25pts., Experience 25pts., Skilled spouse 5pts., Age 10pts.). Ref...

00441142591894 - I called at 10 GMT both days.

I am in Romania.
I called again today and they confirmed it was a-p-p-r-o-v-e-d
I am thrilled.
I am waiting the snail mail decision, will post full details after receiving the letter.

Good luck!
A.

Sorry to hear about your rejection. I have one question, though. Have they told you over the phone the reason of the rejection, without asking? I mean, can you tell me what was the exact words (as close as possible) when they told you about the result? I have this stupid situation, I called Home Off...

I got an answer from hsmp team, though it does not explain why there was no progress in more than two months. It seems dcguy is right about breaking the team in two. Question: > Why are january 05 applicants receiving answers to > non-urgent applications, why the june applications are > not processe...

I think that the letter should not be sent to Mr. Tony Blair or one of the ministers, but to a tabloid like "The Sun" or some other. I think that the prime minister is well aware of the situation due to the fact that they are doing this to get better results for the upcoming elections. It ...

Hello everybody, I don't understand this: in the Current Operational Service Levels webpage the status for HSMP was 14 May a couple of weeks ago. Then it was 18, 26 and 27 May... Today it is 18 May again? How could this be? http://www.workingintheuk.gov.uk/working_in_the_uk/en/homepage/news/announce...

Ok, I received the folowing reply to my email: Dear Applicant: I can confirm we reived your application on 28/06/04, we are currently working on applications dated the 15/03/04. Therefore it will be sometime before your case is allocated to a caseworker. I can confimr your reference number is 021***...

Thank you all.

These days I will send them an email requesting a reference number.
Meanwhile, I can't think to anything else, HSMP is always on my mind.
I will ask somebody to record my reaction (still photographs or motion picture rubbish) the day when I'd receive the final decision .


Alex.

Hello everybody! I have some questions about HSMP. First I am curious if there is somebody on this board who applied from Romania. Second, I wanted to know if the recent frictions about Romanians and Bulgarians visa suspension and stuff (which is true, has been raised except for self-employed applic...