I got HSMP paper in Aug 2005,and came in UK in Feb 2006. When I applied for extension in Feb 2007, the home office refused my HSMP extendtion and gave me one and half years work permit since the changes rule in Nov 2006.And my visa had switched back Tier 1 (HSMP) in Sept 2008 since the rule changed ...

hello, I came to the UK in February this year. My visa expiry date is in February 2007. I have employed for 4 months as a full time staff. As I am going back to my homeland for Christmas, so I would like to extend my visa before I gone, and prefer it to be done prompt, due to the difficult ticket bo...