Best time to apply for EC clearance after approval

Hi,

I have received my HSMP approval on 25th of April, 2007. I have not yet planned to apply for EC and want to know the best time to apply for.

The fear I have is that once I apply and if it got approved, I have to travel immediately. Please clarify

Regards
Saqib

saqibjamil wrote:Hi,

I have received my HSMP approval on 25th of April, 2007. I have not yet planned to apply for EC and want to know the best time to apply for.

The fear I have is that once I apply and if it got approved, I have to travel immediately. Please clarify

Regards
Saqib

You have till 25th Oct to apply for EC. The best scenrio would be to apply for it once you have a job. Although i guess employers would like to know if you have eligibility to work in UK and by principles clearing first stage of HSMP does not guarantees EC. So the best time to aply would be as soon as you are ready to come over to UK

roy_rajat wrote:

saqibjamil wrote:Hi,

I have received my HSMP approval on 25th of April, 2007. I have not yet planned to apply for EC and want to know the best time to apply for.

The fear I have is that once I apply and if it got approved, I have to travel immediately. Please clarify

Regards
Saqib

You have till 25th Oct to apply for EC. The best scenrio would be to apply for it once you have a job. Although i guess employers would like to know if you have eligibility to work in UK and by principles clearing first stage of HSMP does not guarantees EC. So the best time to aply would be as soon as you are ready to come over to UK

Hi,

Thanks for these information. Could you please also guide if there is any time constraint to fly to UK once I got my Entry Clearnance.

Thanks

There is no constraint as such. As the initial approval period is changed to 2 years all you need to show is 12 months salary evidence prior to appy for extension. So theoritically you can hold up your travel to UK for an year after you get your EC.

But you would have given 6 months time to apply for EC from the date you got your approval. So I suggest in case you cannot apply immediately you still have time till oct 07. Apply close to your departure date.

if your notice period with current employer is 1 month then get EC, resign and travel to UK in months time. In this case you potentially waste a month of stamped visa period.

But keep in mind UK market is very good in between Apr - Oct. Close to cristmas market will be a bit low.

best wishes,
Azlan
(For career advise and billing services in UK contact Azlan.san@gmail.com)