Hi sushdmehta,
Can you tell me your understanding of the following and whether it is correct:
1) HSMP was always initially granted for 2 years, and then could be extended for a further 3 years.
2) Tier 1 General (at least when it came into force) was an initial 3 year visa and could be extended for a further 2 years (?)
3) A person that had an initial 2 year HSMP visa and then applied for extension under the Tier 1 General category should be granted a 3 year extension in order to get to 5 years?
I hope all of that makes sense
Just interested because I am currently in the process of getting my Pankina review implemented and just want to brush up on this. Certainly when I applied for my extension in 2009 I was under the impression that I would receive a 3 year extension since I was an HSMP holder extending under Tier 1 General.