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mbasmart wrote:Hi guys, I've got a response from home office, which is a bit upsetting. You know I've applied for student visa extension (and at the same time I've got HSMP approval letter with me). Last week I wrote to home office to vary my application (on the basis of HSMP approval letter) and grant me Tier1 instead of student extension. They've replied that I m not eligible to switch/ vary my application because my appilcation for student extension was 'out of time' (it was processed after my student visa had expired on 31 January). Now they've asked me if I would like to carry on with my current student visa extension application or would i like to withdraw my applicatoin?
If I wait, just one month is left behind (in the validity of HSMP approval letter) and I cant afford to wait very long. If I withdraw, I'll have to leave UK and go back to Pakistan and get Tier1 stamped from there... I've given biometrics on 15 April and its been 1 month. Technically I can wait for another 10 days, but will it be worth it? What should I do?
What else can one do? Did you ask for urgent treatment at any time? Seems there's nothing else to do than wait and keep praying. There's no other reprieve except you want to withdraw which I'm sure you don't. Just keep praying...indeed I know it's a very harrowing wait. May God help us all.xxbade wrote:An update.....Now i keep calling the operations manager i was referred to and it now automatically goes to her voicemail Called HO for an update and was told my application is still under further consideration and i have to keep waiting ...since september 2008!!!!!!!!!! the representative was so non-chalant about it ,it was upsetting.
Any advice on the next step to take??/ I NEED TO DO SOMETHING.
whoa Sep 08xxbade wrote:An update.....Now i keep calling the operations manager i was referred to and it now automatically goes to her voicemail Called HO for an update and was told my application is still under further consideration and i have to keep waiting ...since september 2008!!!!!!!!!! the representative was so non-chalant about it ,it was upsetting.
Any advice on the next step to take??/ I NEED TO DO SOMETHING.
Is it Fedex who processes applics or BHC? Why don't u contact BHC directly to get accurate info?mbasmart wrote:I've got HSMP approval letter which is expiring on June 23, 2009. I am gonna apply for entry clearance under tier1 general from islamabad pakistan soon. I'm currently in UK and I plan to leave UK on 2nd of June 2009.
My wife called FedEx (who give appointments for all kinds of visa applications in Islamabad). They have given me appointment for 17th June 2009 (i.e. five days before expiry of my HSMP approval letter).
But the official who gave appointment told her that if only five days are left until the validity of my HSMP approval letter, they wont accept my approval letter and may refuse to process my entry clearance application. He said that u might have to get ur approval letter renewed. I FAIL to understand what is this??? I've heard that I can apply for entry clearance till the last day of my HSMP approval letter's validity...
Please advise. I am very upset...
Hoopsy, that is my question, i am so confused. I dont know what they are checking out of the ordinary!!!!!!!!! I even called my former office and learnt that HO has not even called to verify any of my details. So i dont know what the hell they are doing. Beats me! There has to be an explanation. Hoopsy,did u add a dependant to your application?hoopsy wrote:What exactly is being checked with extended checks........it's not previous earnings....what exactly is going on?
No, there's no dependant. Pls:xxbade wrote:Hoopsy, that is my question, i am so confused. I dont know what they are checking out of the ordinary!!!!!!!!! I even called my former office and learnt that HO has not even called to verify any of my details. So i dont know what the hell they are doing. Beats me! There has to be an explanation. Hoopsy,did u add a dependant to your application?hoopsy wrote:What exactly is being checked with extended checks........it's not previous earnings....what exactly is going on?
hoopsy wrote:No, there's no dependant. Pls:xxbade wrote:Hoopsy, that is my question, i am so confused. I dont know what they are checking out of the ordinary!!!!!!!!! I even called my former office and learnt that HO has not even called to verify any of my details. So i dont know what the hell they are doing. Beats me! There has to be an explanation. Hoopsy,did u add a dependant to your application?hoopsy wrote:What exactly is being checked with extended checks........it's not previous earnings....what exactly is going on?
1. Do you know anyone who has gone through extended checks and received their passport back?
2. What was the outcome? Visa granted?
3. Was there any explanation given for the delay or what was being checked? Any apology?
4. How long did the process take?
Thanks for ur response.
Hey Hoopsy, its me again and i am afraid i havent got good news.....finally got thru to one of the managers at the HO and she spoke to me in detail......basically extended checks means that with the information they have right now, they are more likely to refuse the application, they have put a hold on it and called it extended checks because they want to be absolutely sure that they have based their decision on all the information they are able to additionally get their hands on.xxbade wrote:hoopsy wrote:No, there's no dependant. Pls:xxbade wrote:Hoopsy, that is my question, i am so confused. I dont know what they are checking out of the ordinary!!!!!!!!! I even called my former office and learnt that HO has not even called to verify any of my details. So i dont know what the hell they are doing. Beats me! There has to be an explanation. Hoopsy,did u add a dependant to your application?hoopsy wrote:What exactly is being checked with extended checks........it's not previous earnings....what exactly is going on?
1. Do you know anyone who has gone through extended checks and received their passport back?
2. What was the outcome? Visa granted?
3. Was there any explanation given for the delay or what was being checked? Any apology?
4. How long did the process take?
Thanks for ur response.
Hey Hoopsy, i called HO again to try to get some answers, they could not help me, they only told me that they have seen applications longer than mine(going on 10 months now), and it is not entirely unusual. No explanations on the meaning of extended checks.
Who told u your application was subject to extended checks? was it HO? because even HO wouldnt give me that information, they just stick to "under further consideration". I had to get that info when i wrote the MP.
PLEASE does anyone out there have answers to Hoopsy's questions???
Any idea what we should be expecting???
please people.
Thanx.
Thanks for this info xxbade. If they felt that the application should be refused would they not have refused it at the initial stages? What I don't understand is this...if HO require additional info can't they inform the applicant? I thot the guys at the contact centre said if they need any info they'll contact the applicant? This is quite strange, I tell you.xxbade wrote:Hey Hoopsy, its me again and i am afraid i havent got good news.....finally got thru to one of the managers at the HO and she spoke to me in detail......basically extended checks means that with the information they have right now, they are more likely to refuse the application, they have put a hold on it and called it extended checks because they want to be absolutely sure that they have based their decision on all the information they are able to additionally get their hands on.xxbade wrote:hoopsy wrote:No, there's no dependant. Pls:xxbade wrote:
Hoopsy, that is my question, i am so confused. I dont know what they are checking out of the ordinary!!!!!!!!! I even called my former office and learnt that HO has not even called to verify any of my details. So i dont know what the hell they are doing. Beats me! There has to be an explanation. Hoopsy,did u add a dependant to your application?
1. Do you know anyone who has gone through extended checks and received their passport back?
2. What was the outcome? Visa granted?
3. Was there any explanation given for the delay or what was being checked? Any apology?
4. How long did the process take?
Thanks for ur response.
Hey Hoopsy, i called HO again to try to get some answers, they could not help me, they only told me that they have seen applications longer than mine(going on 10 months now), and it is not entirely unusual. No explanations on the meaning of extended checks.
Who told u your application was subject to extended checks? was it HO? because even HO wouldnt give me that information, they just stick to "under further consideration". I had to get that info when i wrote the MP.
PLEASE does anyone out there have answers to Hoopsy's questions???
Any idea what we should be expecting???
please people.
Thanx.
However, if they are unable to get additional relevant information in a reasonable period , they will be forced to use what they have which is most likely a refusal.
That was what she told me.
Hang in there ok, hopefully they will get more information for you and decision will be good.
I am making other plans and hoping for the best.
Goodluck mate.
hoopsy wrote:Thanks for this info xxbade. If they felt that the application should be refused would they not have refused it at the initial stages? What I don't understand is this...if HO require additional info can't they inform the applicant? I thot the guys at the contact centre said if they need any info they'll contact the applicant? This is quite strange, I tell you.xxbade wrote:Hey Hoopsy, its me again and i am afraid i havent got good news.....finally got thru to one of the managers at the HO and she spoke to me in detail......basically extended checks means that with the information they have right now, they are more likely to refuse the application, they have put a hold on it and called it extended checks because they want to be absolutely sure that they have based their decision on all the information they are able to additionally get their hands on.xxbade wrote:hoopsy wrote:
No, there's no dependant. Pls:
1. Do you know anyone who has gone through extended checks and received their passport back?
2. What was the outcome? Visa granted?
3. Was there any explanation given for the delay or what was being checked? Any apology?
4. How long did the process take?
Thanks for ur response.
Hey Hoopsy, i called HO again to try to get some answers, they could not help me, they only told me that they have seen applications longer than mine(going on 10 months now), and it is not entirely unusual. No explanations on the meaning of extended checks.
Who told u your application was subject to extended checks? was it HO? because even HO wouldnt give me that information, they just stick to "under further consideration". I had to get that info when i wrote the MP.
PLEASE does anyone out there have answers to Hoopsy's questions???
Any idea what we should be expecting???
please people.
Thanx.
However, if they are unable to get additional relevant information in a reasonable period , they will be forced to use what they have which is most likely a refusal.
That was what she told me.
Hang in there ok, hopefully they will get more information for you and decision will be good.
I am making other plans and hoping for the best.
Goodluck mate.
Have you received a response on your own application yet? What's the status? Do you know anyone who has come off extended checks...what was the response and how long did it take?
What exactly are they checking on extended checks and what time frame are they looking at? Thanks.