Hi Guys
Some very interesting discussions going on wish I had come across this earlier.
I got my HSMP approval from the HO, London but had to return to Pak due to an emergency (luck luck)
I applied for EC on 10th June 2008 and I am still waiting for a decision. Nothing on the tracking website and nothing when calling the gerrys crowd. I am fulltime employed in London and since I had to return to Pak I have been working remotely. My employer is very concerned and has offered full support but I guess there isnt much they can do since the application has already been submitted. I must say I am getting a bit worried.
From what you guys have been discussing, it just hit me I might have made a mistake by not bothering about the closing balance of my account. I would have been around 3,000 sterling but not for the past three months only the month of June onwards.
My employer has booked my return ticket for 14th of July and I have written to the embassy folks at
visqry2.islamabad@fco.gov.uk and my friends in UK suggest I drop a complaint to the Director and the BHC (address available at gerrys website).
I guess at the end of the day all I can do is cross dates off of my calendar.