shani786 wrote:Hello, i was on HSMP (2-years) which expired on 15.02.2010 and I have applied for the extension under Tier 1 (General).
application sent: Friday 12.02.2010
application recieved: Monday 15.02.2010
fee deducted: Monday 15.02.2010
ack recieved: not yet
as mentioned above, I have sent the extension application before 3 days of my visa expiry date, do you think it would make a bad impact on the FLR decision? I am bit worried b/c not sure whether they consider postage OR arrival date?
awating for your early response. thanks.
Application date by post
The date of postage is used as the date of application.
The date of an application made by post is decided by the postmark. The payment handling service attaches the original envelope with all postal applications. If the envelope in which the application was posted is missing, or if the postmark is illegible, the date of postage is taken as at least one day before its receipt. The day of receipt is normally the date the payment handling service processed the fee. If there is any uncertainty, you will be given the benefit of the doubt.
Application date by courier
If you send your application by courier, the date it is received at the payment handling service is used as the date of application.
The payment handling service attaches the original envelope with all postal applications. The payment handling service includes the date of delivery for all applications by courier.
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