These sound like the requirements for a visitor visa (round trip ticket, letter from employer, proof of hotel accommodation). You should call again and make it clear you want an HSMP EC.

I think I will fax a letter to the HO when this happens. I don't think it influences the application but I am worried about the HSMP approval letter being for a certain person of a certain nationality (e.g. they can get your reference number from your name and nationality), so on balance it makes se...

Hi all, I applied for HSMP in the beginning of October 2004, stated my nationality as Indian and sent a photocopy of my Indian passport. In about a month from now I will become an Australian citizen and will have to give up my Indian passport and apply for dual citizenship in India (which can take a...

Hi all, I'm planning on applying in a month's time for HSMP and getting all my documents together. I'm under 28 and currently living in Australia. My income in the past 12 months will have added up to approximately A$70,000 which is just a little over 27,000 pounds at the current exchange rate. Give...