is it possible to convert spouse visa to HSMP in UK ???

ap2004 · Post by **ap2004** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 10:56 pm

Hi,

I am currently on spouse visa. Can I convert it to HSMP within UK itself or do I need to go back to my country to get stamping on passprt.

Please guide me.

thx

ap

Kayalami · Post by **Kayalami** » Tue Mar 22, 2005 11:18 pm

1. Spouse of someone on what status?

2. Have you got HSMP approval?

3. Were you (for HSMP if applicable) an in country or out of country applicant?

4. What is your nationality?

ap2004 · Post by **ap2004** » Wed Mar 23, 2005 8:54 pm

1. My spouse is having work permit and I am holding dependent visa. I am currently working on this visa and would like to transfer on HSMP.
2. I am expecting HSMP approval. I am confident that I will get it within next couple of weeks.
3. I am in UK at the moment and my application falls into in-country application.
4. I am an Indian living in UK since Dec 2000. I was on spouse visa for first two years. Then converted to workpermit for 22 months. Again transferred to spouse vis and now applied for HSMP.

Please can you comment whether I can tranfer from spouse visa to HSMP in UK or need to go back to India.

thx

ap2004

f2k · Post by **f2k** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 8:46 am

ap2004 wrote:1. My spouse is having work permit and I am holding dependent visa. I am currently working on this visa and would like to transfer on HSMP.
2. I am expecting HSMP approval. I am confident that I will get it within next couple of weeks.
3. I am in UK at the moment and my application falls into in-country application.
4. I am an Indian living in UK since Dec 2000. I was on spouse visa for first two years. Then converted to workpermit for 22 months. Again transferred to spouse vis and now applied for HSMP.

Please can you comment whether I can tranfer from spouse visa to HSMP in UK or need to go back to India.

thx

ap2004

Is there any reason why you ( well your husband together with you as his dependent) are not applying for ILR instead, I am assuming your husband has been on a workpermit since December which leaves well over the 4 years required to apply for ILR

ap2004 · Post by **ap2004** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 9:37 pm

My husband was on work permit from Dec2000 until April 2002 then transferred over to my dependent.Got wp after 1 year and is valid until 2009. I think it is not possibel to get ILR due to this mix up.

I was on dependent visa from Dec 2000 until Dec2002 then transferred to work permit and then again transferred to dependent in Sept 04. I have now applied to HSMP and i think it is posible to amalgamate HSMP/wp/dependent visa for ILR.

Please comment

ap2004

f2k · Post by **f2k** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 9:02 am

I don’t know if you can combine the years that you were on a dependent visa for your ILR. But if you can (which I doubt), then why doesn’t your husband apply for ILR with you as your dependent and you wont have to switch to HSMP. On switching to from dependent I don’t think you will be allowed to change in country

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is it possible to convert spouse visa to HSMP in UK ???

is it possible to convert spouse visa to HSMP in UK ???