Received notice in email on June 27th that my decision was made and my application was approved. Now I'm waiting on getting my letter and documents returned. Dear R U sure that this NOTICE was from HSMP Team or HO? because i have experienced and elarnd from other members on the forum that they do n...

Here's an update for those that my be interested in the outcome. I applied in late March and got my approval letter in late June. I'm thrilled I was approved. Unfortunately, my approval letter simply stated that I had proven that I qualifed for HSMP. There was no break down included on the letter of...

I'm adding to the poll. Here is info I've obtained that may help others who applied around the same time I did. UPDATE: June 29th Application Received: April 4, 2005 Payment Cleared: April 7, 2005 Acknowledgement Sent: Never. I had to email the HO and was given my case number via email inquiry, eve...

Has anyone out there sent supplemental or additional documents AFTER they sent in their original application? The FAQs say that additional docs can be sent in (question #8). My understanding is that the HO WILL accept additions as long as your case hasn't been decided. Once a decision has been made,...

Can anyone out there reply who submitted an application with points for 'Specialist' experience but who was not given these points? My application is claiming 50 points for 10 years of graduate level work with 5 years being specialist level work. I have submitted evidence to support this claim... bu...

Quick question for Americans or Australians (or any other English speaking national): I have already sent my application in and included a simple statement regarding English profiency. I said something like "As a citizen and resident of the U.S., all of my education has been in English, and thus it ...

Hi- Has anyone received points for education without sending their original diplomas? I sent official school transcripts for both my undergraduate and masters degrees, but I only sent copies of my diplomas. I've read that some people (on this board) received their diplomas back a YEAR later and torn...

I'm adding to the poll. Here is info I've obtained that may help others who applied around the same time I did. Application Received: April 4, 2005 Payment Cleared: April 7, 2005 Acknowledgement Sent: Never. I had to email the HO and was given my case number via email inquiry, even though I filled i...