Hi Uniuni,

Hope you get your Permit soon and the real one. Emphasise with your employer for a normal WP otherwise it leads to unnecessary headaches after completion of 4 years.

Let me know how it goes and all the very best.

Take care,

Edi.

Hi uniuni, Glad to know that you have got your work permit. Only an expert can verify it better, whether it a WP or TWES, but by the information you have mentioned looks like a WP. Maybe rules have changed, I am not aware that I got any such letter, mine was a letter which said Work Permit with all ...

Hi uniuni, Thanks and no problem, I came into this country on the 30th June 2000. I applied for a new job start of June 2001. I had the option of getting the permit transferred in th UK itself but since I wanted to go to my home country for a visit i opted that the company issue me my WP and I get i...

Thanks Kim,

Finally it seems I got my answer.

Thanks a lot for your help.

Regards,

Edi.

Hi uniuni, When I changed my job, I had no idea what my WP status was. I still do not have a clue, I was told by my first employer that they would be applying for a TWES. When I approached my current employer for a job all they asked was for my WP and they filed for my application, I got the new WP ...

Hi Kim, Thanks for your reply. Well I have the Work Permit copy with me but nowhere does it mention that its a training Work Permit. It simply says its a Work Permit. Did your Workpermit copy had the word 'Training' or 'TWES' explicitly mentionioned on it. Thanks and expecting your reply, Regards, E...

Thanks Monty,

Does this mean that I should go ahead and submit my application for ILR.

And is there a way to identify what sort of a WorkPermit I have from the permit document (either a WP or a TWES).

Regards,
Edrich.

Thanks to the team at immigrationboards for such a wonderful site. I am an IT professional and I have completed my 4 years in the UK. I landed in UK in June 2000, and changed my job in June 2001 and working for the same company since. I'll be applying for my ILR shortly. My question is, I am not sur...