Got approved at last!

[AxA]

Hello,

After 9 months waiting I got the HSMP approval letter...

My details are:

Application sent: 26th June 2004
Applicatioin recieved: 28th June 2004
Payment: no payment (country (Romania) is exempt)
Points claimed: 65pts. (Education 25pts., Experience 25pts., Skilled spouse 5pts., Age 10pts.).
Ref.Num: 21xxx
Urgent treatment sent : 5th April 2005
(After 12th of June was posted on the website, I called HSMP to ask about my application - I was told that the file has not been processed yet, and because the date posted is after my received date I should fax in an "urgent treatment" request, stating that the date posted on the website is after my date. So I did so.)
Called again to HSMP: 20th April 2005. I was told my application was processed. Papers were sent in 8th April 2005, and the decision was successful. Points awarded: 65.
Documents received by mail: 22nd April 2005


Thank you all for your help!
Good luck to everyone!

Regards,
A.

[emma_peele]

congratulations! wow the result is worth the wait!

[cbobarna]

Hello everybody
Congratulations Axa

I’m wonder why took so long until you receive the approval letter. It is because you are from Romania?

Are the applications for HSMP treated different based on the country of applicant?

I’m from Romania and I also plan to apply for HSMP.
Can you give me some advices that are particular to Romanian applicants?

[AxA]

Hi,

It took so long because I got stuck in the "june queue" - read some topics here for further details, it's a long story... Now they do have quite a short response time, something like one week.

They do not treat different the aplications, the only difference based on the home country that may occur is the fact that they might verify some data, and in some countrys this may take longer, but nothing to worry about.

Feel free to ask me anything else.

Regards,
A.

[cbobarna]

Hi
For the moment I don’t have any more questions for time being. I will post my questions when I will know what to ask .
I must read carefully all the information available related to HSMP and after that I will be more active.

In fact I have a question: I work in Bucharest in an American company where the official language is English; I’m Microsoft certified professional after I completed technical examination in English.
I don’t know if these are enough to prove that I know English?

Thank you
C

[AxA]

At the time I made the application I did not have more proof than that. Just previous working experience in an english speaking company, located in London, though. But I think you have enough proof, although you may want to ask some moderators here who know better. In the mean time, preparing for an unfortunately TIER application (if this HSMP not succesfull) I got an 8 mark at IELTS test (more details in Bucharest, British Council) but this is irrelevant for this decision.

Regards,
A.