ib wrote:
hi jeff, what i mean when i went to croydon a senior official told me that my application was credible but an "out of time application" and he said and i quote "you better post it off asap" also a customer advisor from the work permits email enquiry team urged me to take the same response.
Don't get me wrong, fella, but if your application is out of time it will fall to be refused. I don't wish you this, but this is how the things are - those guys are tough when it comes to the Rules.
Jeff how do you force an employer to apply for a work permit 6 months before your student visa expires bearing in mind that you apply for a job go through various assesments stages which takes at least a month! and with the visa expiring in July so i am not allowed to go for an interview in early June and get a Job offer in June? its just unfair i think there must be some rule that clarifies overstaying as in my case i am just a victim of time which no one can control
This is why the Home Office have set up a specific immigration category, called SEGS - Scientific and Engineering Graduate Scheme. New rules have just been brought in, which allow ANY graduate of the UK university to apply under SEGS. You are given a Further 12 months Leave to Remain, during which you decide what to do next - find a job, get your employer to apply for WP or apply under HSMP. Basically, you are given 12 months to sort this out.
So what i have done is gone ahead to apply for the FLR-IED providing enough information( documents a lot of them to show that basically i am just unlucky in this case as if i had time the application would have been far more straightforeward than a staright line) that will hopefully and with some common sense allow the case worker to grant the visa.
I really wish you this to happen, but in reality, it won't. If you are out of your leave to remain, you will be automatically refused.
I also have one final question, should i have applied for the FLR IED once i got the job in june when i still had ample time left, i reckon this is what i should have done, but then again the rules do state that you need the IED approval first, so its just a big mess!
Yeah... You cannot apply under FLR(IED) if you do not have WP or HSMP.
also are you an ex case worker?
I wish I was... I like this, I was thinking of joining IND on a part time basis if I ever get the UK citizenship...
No, there are no ex-IND employers on this forum. I have been doing lots of research on the immigration in this country in the last several years in order to find a solution to my situation, which has been a huge problem in the last 8 years so it all comes from self-education and curiosity.
Good luck with your application and career!
