June 06 Applicants Please post here

[strogg]

It has been 7 weeks and still waiting for decision. I am an incountry applicant and as I have a uk degree so I don't have to go to my home country for EC. I am worried why it is taking so long. when I called them they said it is in verification process.
I wonder if there is somebody who has same scenario and how long it will take?

I am outcountry applicant
Application received by HO 02-Jun-06
Reference number - 15-Jun-06
E-mail to HO 10-Jul. Answer: "Your application has been allocated to a caseworker. And is being looked at, at
the moment. It could take up to another 10 weeks". I am very, very be worry

[Don13]

Hi Amber,

I can understand the anxiety, I got reference number on 9th May, Incountry and last thing I heard from HO was last week saying, mine is in final stage and they will contact with decision soon. (but I dont know what this soon could be) ;;) Hope it gets sorted soon..

Don13

It has been 7 weeks and still waiting for decision. I am an incountry applicant and as I have a uk degree so I don't have to go to my home country for EC. I am worried why it is taking so long. when I called them they said it is in verification process.
I wonder if there is somebody who has same scenario and how long it will take?

[rkc]

Hi All,

What a terrific day it has been today! Two good things happened:

1. I got the HSMP approval letter along with all my documents in good condition via Royal Mail .
2. I received my employment offer letter from my future employer based in Cambridge, England by courier .

Too many things in one day...phew! I just took the afternoon off from work

I simply do not have enough words to thank this forum... but still... THANK YOU!

My application details and timelines:
Application Under 28 - Out of Country
Reached HO: 27th June
CC Charged: 12th July
Reference number received over phone: 17th July
Caseworker Assigned: 31st July
Decision made and documents posted: Ist Aug
Receipt of approval letter/documents: 7th Aug

On to EC...

I wish all HSMP aspirants All the Very Best for their application!

regards

[sajid.razzaque]

Well guys bad news
they awarded my 55 point means no point for education

SO if any one knows some thing about Qualification Equivalence
I have applied from pakistan and they said that BAchelor's Degree in pakistan is just equal to High level National diploma.

I am software Engineer ( MY degree is of Four years)
Attested by HESC(Highger education )
and (Foriegn office).
so if any one who applied from pakistan and got points of education please help me and

And any one else tell me what to do

[amberw]

I think u should apply for uk equilance of ur degree from UK Naric. It happened to my friend. He has civil engineering degree(four years bachelor) from Lahore. They first refused his hsmp application due to awarding 0 points in education. He then appeal against the decision and attached uk naric certificate of degree eqvilance. His appeal is then approved.

[sajid.razzaque]

Thankx amber ur great definately i will do it.

[sajid.razzaque]

Now a days they say that, no attachment with review application so what should i do if i got NAIRC certificate of equivalence.

[Yinkuze]

Decision already made on my friend's application, document sent to me (in UK) but decision letter sent directly to my friend

HO wont disclose decision

timeline

out of country applicant
Under 28

sent application - June 14
reached HO - June 16
got ref number - July 7
friend's documents returned to me in UK July 29 as requested by my friend
my friend is awaiting decision leter - sent directly to oveseas (HO says they cannot send decision letter to UK address)
HO/caseworker wont disclose whether approved or not

APPLICATION APPROVED - AUG 02, 2006