Hi, there.
I'm an out-of-country applicant, sent my application on 07 August, 2004, CC was deducted on 11 August, 2004. Since then I haven't got any info. Mailed them a couple of days ago - they replied today with absolutely useless letter:
"Thank you for enquiry about work permits:
Unfortunately, due to unprecedented levels of enquiries and requests for
information by e-mail to the Work Permits (UK) mail-box over the last few
weeks, we are currently unable to provide individual, personalised responses
to these enquiries.
To try and be as helpful as we can, to as many people as we can during this
extremely busy period, we have compiled a list of "frequently asked
questions". Within this body of information we have provided the answers to
those questions and enquiries which, from experience, we know to be the most
common. We hope that these serve to address your particular questions.
You can up obtain weekly updates on our processing times from the 'News' and
'Announcements' section of our website www.workingintheuk.gov.uk."
Planning to phone them.