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A
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by A » Wed May 27, 2009 9:12 am
Finally my Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Visa has arrived.
Applied for: Sept 5th 2008
Rejected: Nov 20th 2008
AIT Hearing: Jan 12th 2009 (appeal allowed)
Determination received: Jan 20th 2009
PSW Visa received: May 20th 2009
Valid until: May 11th 2011
I've never experienced such a stressful and absurd system in my life. It really comes across as being rather arbitrary in the end. I lodged complaints, I had my MP write a letter, I had a lawyer and an immigration expert phone up and threaten a Judicial Review. It was ridiculous! But relief at last!
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sadhu
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by sadhu » Wed May 27, 2009 10:13 am
A wrote:Finally my Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Visa has arrived.
Applied for: Sept 5th 2008
Rejected: Nov 20th 2008
AIT Hearing: Jan 12th 2009 (appeal allowed)
Determination received: Jan 20th 2009
PSW Visa received: May 20th 2009
Valid until: May 11th 2011
I've never experienced such a stressful and absurd system in my life. It really comes across as being rather arbitrary in the end. I lodged complaints, I had my MP write a letter, I had a lawyer and an immigration expert phone up and threaten a Judicial Review. It was ridiculous! But relief at last!
Hello mate congrates.Can you tell me please on what reason you have been refused? I guess the reason is not related to maintenance funds.Because you applied in September,2008.The maintenance rule was effective from 1st of Nov.
Many thanks.
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A
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by A » Wed May 27, 2009 10:30 am
Hello,
The maintenance rule has always applied. Just the amount of time you had to show changed. But no, I was not refused on maintenance grounds. I was refused on qualification grounds. They claimed I did not provide sufficient evidence that my course was a level 7 course but I did and it is so in the end the AIT hearing was all over in 5 minutes and the HO didn't even show up to the hearing!
Hope that helps. Good luck.
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atul.kundra1982
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by atul.kundra1982 » Wed May 27, 2009 10:32 am
A wrote:Hello,
The maintenance rule has always applied. Just the amount of time you had to show changed. But no, I was not refused on maintenance grounds. I was refused on qualification grounds. They claimed I did not provide sufficient evidence that my course was a level 7 course but I did and it is so in the end the AIT hearing was all over in 5 minutes and the HO didn't even show up to the hearing!
Hope that helps. Good luck.
Congrats to you mate, its really stressful but its good finally u got it. best of luck, i m waiting since october last year with no initial decision yet on my application......
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cheryl99
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by cheryl99 » Wed May 27, 2009 11:15 am
Congratulations, you can finally breathe! wow! its taken 4 months to get the visa from the hearing? I was giving them three!! It is a really slow system, and they know they can get away with this total craziness
A wrote:Finally my Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Visa has arrived.
Applied for: Sept 5th 2008
Rejected: Nov 20th 2008
AIT Hearing: Jan 12th 2009 (appeal allowed)
Determination received: Jan 20th 2009
PSW Visa received: May 20th 2009
Valid until: May 11th 2011
I've never experienced such a stressful and absurd system in my life. It really comes across as being rather arbitrary in the end. I lodged complaints, I had my MP write a letter, I had a lawyer and an immigration expert phone up and threaten a Judicial Review. It was ridiculous! But relief at last!
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koolbone
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by koolbone » Wed May 27, 2009 4:51 pm
A wrote:Finally my Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Visa has arrived.
Applied for: Sept 5th 2008
Rejected: Nov 20th 2008
AIT Hearing: Jan 12th 2009 (appeal allowed)
Determination received: Jan 20th 2009
PSW Visa received: May 20th 2009
Valid until: May 11th 2011
I've never experienced such a stressful and absurd system in my life. It really comes across as being rather arbitrary in the end. I lodged complaints, I had my MP write a letter, I had a lawyer and an immigration expert phone up and threaten a Judicial Review. It was ridiculous! But relief at last!
Congratulations mate. I know exactly how you must be feeling now (talking from experience)
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Jack_Hammer
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by Jack_Hammer » Wed May 27, 2009 5:47 pm
This gross delay in particular what makes to apply from outside even it is a bit risky ....
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jack199
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by jack199 » Wed May 27, 2009 10:33 pm
A wrote:Finally my Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Visa has arrived.
Applied for: Sept 5th 2008
Rejected: Nov 20th 2008
AIT Hearing: Jan 12th 2009 (appeal allowed)
Determination received: Jan 20th 2009
PSW Visa received: May 20th 2009
Valid until: May 11th 2011
I've never experienced such a stressful and absurd system in my life. It really comes across as being rather arbitrary in the end. I lodged complaints, I had my MP write a letter, I had a lawyer and an immigration expert phone up and threaten a Judicial Review. It was ridiculous! But relief at last!
Great Stuff mate
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yasa
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by yasa » Thu May 28, 2009 4:15 pm
A wrote:Finally my Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Visa has arrived.
Applied for: Sept 5th 2008
Rejected: Nov 20th 2008
AIT Hearing: Jan 12th 2009 (appeal allowed)
Determination received: Jan 20th 2009
PSW Visa received: May 20th 2009
Valid until: May 11th 2011
I've never experienced such a stressful and absurd system in my life. It really comes across as being rather arbitrary in the end. I lodged complaints, I had my MP write a letter, I had a lawyer and an immigration expert phone up and threaten a Judicial Review. It was ridiculous! But relief at last!
Congrats buddy
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by tuhadda_fuffar » Thu May 28, 2009 4:28 pm
yasa wrote:A wrote:Finally my Tier 1 (Post-Study Work) Visa has arrived.
Applied for: Sept 5th 2008
Rejected: Nov 20th 2008
AIT Hearing: Jan 12th 2009 (appeal allowed)
Determination received: Jan 20th 2009
PSW Visa received: May 20th 2009
Valid until: May 11th 2011
I've never experienced such a stressful and absurd system in my life. It really comes across as being rather arbitrary in the end. I lodged complaints, I had my MP write a letter, I had a lawyer and an immigration expert phone up and threaten a Judicial Review. It was ridiculous! But relief at last!
Congrats buddy
One of my friends had the same issue while extending his two years work permit to another three years. his visa was still valid but almost expiring at the time of application. His application was held at the home office for around five months. At the time of application for PR he got rejected because HO could not find out where he stayed in these five months and he did not meet the five yrs requirement, although he was waiting for his visa while working in the UK!!! This was because his new visa was issued from the date when his application came to a decision, that was five months after his last visa expired. He had to hire a solicitor and produced his Bank, pay slips and bill to prove he was in country and the stay was valid as he did not break any rules. finally he got his visa.
Could this affect these cases who got their visa after 8 months of waiting or so??? because for many of them, the last visa might have expired and new visa is stamped after a gap!!
