February 2008 HSMP applicants post here!!!!!!!!!!!

foreign_immigrant · Post by **foreign_immigrant** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:48 am

edz wrote:Approved!
Applied 18th Feb
Decision made 7th April
Doc's recieved 8th May. I had requested courier pickup by fax, email and phone but this request was ignored. Good luck to everyone still waiting.

congrats!

Its suprising that it took a month to receive the docs after approval. Dont they intimate once decision is made on an application?

cantwait · Post by **cantwait** » Thu May 08, 2008 7:37 pm

The wait is still on...

How is everyone doing?

OrangeSceptre · Post by **OrangeSceptre** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:21 pm

still waiting for some news m8, dont know when this wait will be over....why cant they just make the system transparent and let the applicants see their status's online.....

cantwait · Post by **cantwait** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:31 pm

I know exactly how you're feeling mate. I'm not sure how far they are now on dates?

Howz your search going? have you found anything exciting? the job market seems to be just about OK at the moment but its still not as good as it can be.

cantwait · Post by **cantwait** » Thu May 08, 2008 11:39 pm

I just looked up the ref number email that I received from the home office a while ago and guess what - the line where it says "We received your application on: ...." its got my date of birth! go figure!

Surely my application wasn't sent when I was born! 1978!

bsa099 · Post by **bsa099** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:48 am

Applied on 18-Feb from singapore, still waiting... From past 4 week, my case still with caseworker.. Any idea friends, why they r holding?

raviraj_hi · Post by **raviraj_hi** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:15 am

bsa099 wrote:Applied on 18-Feb from singapore, still waiting... From past 4 week, my case still with caseworker.. Any idea friends, why they r holding?

When was the fee debited and what is ur reference no?

bsa099 · Post by **bsa099** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:20 am

raviraj_hi wrote:
bsa099 wrote:Applied on 18-Feb from singapore, still waiting... From past 4 week, my case still with caseworker.. Any idea friends, why they r holding?
When was the fee debited and what is ur reference no?

Fee debited on same date i.e 18-Feb, ref no 2514xx

NvNv · Post by **NvNv** » Fri May 09, 2008 9:22 am

I don't think they are doing there work.............

My case is in case worker hand from last 3 to 4 weeks....no decison has been made ...........

they are not lifting the phone too..............

what the hell going on ..............this is the last week of third month...[/list]

rizwan567 · Post by **rizwan567** » Fri May 09, 2008 2:08 pm

If your application is pending for more than a month with the caseworker. Then according to my experience and understanding a major reason for the delay in outcome of the application is verification checks on the authenticity of the documents provided (mainly employer reference and income documents). Because every second person has got the degree but not the every second person has got the higher threshold of income to get HSMP. There has been lot of abuse of this scheme in the past therefore HO is taking stronger checks than ever before to ensure that only deserved people get the HSMP.

Some of the applications are approved witout verification checks. But most of the applications go go through verification checks. Verification checks are mostly stringent for the nationals of third world countries.

foreign_immigrant · Post by **foreign_immigrant** » Sun May 11, 2008 9:40 am

Good news finally. Got the approval yesterday.

Here are the details:
Application sent: 26th Feb
Received by HO: 27th Feb
Payment taken: 3rd March
Ref num received: 18th March
Ref num: 255716
Approval date: 6th May
Docs received: 10th May

Applied from UK by myself. Thanks to everyone for the help during this long wait and wish each one the very best.

mashsmp · Post by **mashsmp** » Sun May 11, 2008 6:04 pm

Approved!
Applied 18th Feb
Decision made 8th April
Doc's recieved 9th May.

applying for EC next week...should i go with old method(VAF2) or Tier1 ?

Cheers

OrangeSceptre · Post by **OrangeSceptre** » Mon May 12, 2008 11:14 am

Another week goes by, and still no response regarding my application.....this wait is definitely somthing i did not expect and am beginning to get hyper worried now....anyone with ref num in the series of 2561** still waiting??
Rgds
T

foreign_immigrant · Post by **foreign_immigrant** » Mon May 12, 2008 5:13 pm

OrangeSceptre wrote:Another week goes by, and still no response regarding my application.....this wait is definitely somthing i did not expect and am beginning to get hyper worried now....anyone with ref num in the series of 2561** still waiting??
Rgds
T

totally understand your frustration. my application with ref num 2557** just got approved. I guess yours will be due soon. Have a little more patience.

foreign_immigrant · Post by **foreign_immigrant** » Mon May 12, 2008 5:15 pm

mashsmp wrote:Approved!
Applied 18th Feb
Decision made 8th April
Doc's recieved 9th May.

applying for EC next week...should i go with old method(VAF2) or Tier1 ?

Cheers

it depends on where you are applying from. If you are from a country where tier1 is already in place then u will have to apply using the tier 1 application.

vikban · Post by **vikban** » Wed May 14, 2008 2:10 am

I got approval on May 12th.

Applied on - 28th Feb
Approval Date - May 06

OrangeSceptre · Post by **OrangeSceptre** » Wed May 14, 2008 11:22 am

vikban wrote:I got approval on May 12th.

Applied on - 28th Feb
Approval Date - May 06

Congratulations Vikban,
Whats your ref num mate and when was your fees deducted??

Regards
T

nanibobby · Post by **nanibobby** » Thu May 15, 2008 6:50 am

Application sent: 22nd Feb
Received by HO: 26th Feb
Payment taken: 27th Feb
Ref num received: 7th March
Ref num: 254xxx
Approval date: 30th Apr.
Docs received: 15th May .
Point Claimed :80

Thanks to the forum ,was very much helpful.

Now,need to check if i can apply for visa under HSMP or under Tier1.Any clues?

Cheers

OrangeSceptre · Post by **OrangeSceptre** » Fri May 16, 2008 12:31 pm

The recorded message on the HO phone contact still says 28th Feb...damn!!! Talk about efficiency of processes, 2 weeks and still 28th Feb....

bsa099 · Post by **bsa099** » Tue May 20, 2008 6:57 am

Applied on 18-Feb and almost 14 Weeks went off,still no decision has made and for past 8 wks my case is still with caseworker. Yesterday i called to HO, and they said due to high number of applications cases are getting delay and no reason given for the delayed... its very very depressive

is there any way to speed up the process?

OrangeSceptre · Post by **OrangeSceptre** » Tue May 20, 2008 5:49 pm

Finally got the approval, just received an email from my agent that I now have got the initial approval.

Keeping fingers crossed for the FLR now, since my agent had applied for the HSMP and the FLR together

My timelines below

App Filed - 27th Feb 2008
App Recd - 28th Feb 2008
Fees Deducted - 11th March 2008 ( a bit too late coz my agent sent a DD )
Ref num - 256111 - got that by calling the HO
Approval date - 20th May 2008

Good luck to all those waiting, it takes a bit long but dont worry you will get it....

Regards
T

cantwait · Post by **cantwait** » Wed May 21, 2008 3:21 pm

That's good news.

I'm still waiting....

karupalli · Post by **karupalli** » Thu May 22, 2008 2:27 pm

I got number from website.. calling but nobody lifting. What number you guys are calling to get the reference number? Thanks

GIMS · Post by **GIMS** » Fri May 23, 2008 7:55 am

0114 207 4074

For HSMP Option 2
and then press Option 2 again to speak to an Adviser.
Mind you it will probably take more than 10 min on average to get through.

Gops! · Post by **Gops!** » Mon May 26, 2008 6:09 am

Application Received : 29/03/2008
Reference Number is:2560xx

Approval Date May 15

Documents received May 23rd

Thanks to Everyone!!!

This Forum really helped a lot, to know the status.

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