any idea who we can mail about this ??
The main things is to get a proper and authoritative reply.. something we can take as final.. any ideas guys ??

well i too am in the same situation... dont know whether i should go to UK on Tier 1 and then study.. It sound a little risky since you have to make sure you work in the 3rd year and make enough fund.. but according to the current rules it sound doable if you plan properly... If any one has studied ...

i'm not yet familiar with the detailed rules for tier 1.. so will give it a read..
thanks a ton..

thanks people for the replies...

rely,
If i prorata for the 8 months.. what would happen to the 9th month (i.e. where I get paid in two currencies..) i assume they would want me to include this in some salary...

Hi I just want to confirm the below. If during the 12 month I am considering for 'Past Earnings'; I was paid in Indian salary for 8 1/2 months and was on secondment abroad for the rest 3 1/2 months. Hence in this case the Indian salary would be taken on pro-rata basis. However would you have to take...

UKbound wrote:Hi Shilpa:

This way, you'd get a 3 year visa, and a one step process.

Good luck.

There are quite a few people who are saying in the new system it would be one step i.e. HSMP approval + EC...
is this confirmed ? Please could you give a link confirming this..

Gordon, I think the key point here is not to make exceptions, but rather to use common sense when assessing applications, I agree with gordon on this... I don't think the caseworker has an option of applying common sense to a case when the rules state otherwise... The only way out would be a amendm...

However there would be an increase in the cost from £400 to £600.. so if this is too much then go ahead now.. however they might stop accepting applications sometime before the changes come into effect... I am sure of the above, they say there will be "single" process which include HSMP approval ...

with the new HSMP rules you get a 3 years and then you apply for FLR which is for 2 years... assuming you travel initally to UK 6 months after getting EC stamp... thus after your FLR expires you would have 4 1/2 years in UK and you still won't be able to apply for ILR.. what happens in this situati...

well it would be logical to do this since in the new HSMP rules, there is a check for the maintenance..
but i still have my doubts .. lets wait till march and c how things change...

Initial should in my opinion should be smaller so one gets a chance to find out if things are going well and if they are one should apply for extention. I disagree with this point .. i think it better to have 3 years initially and then 2 with FLR.. this gives you more time to settle down and then a...

from what I understand.. all document which you submitted for HSMP approval needed to be submitted again for EC...

thanks HSMP_maybe and reincarnation.. just one more query... with the new HSMP rules you get a 3 years and then you apply for FLR which is for 2 years... assuming you travel initally to UK 6 months after getting EC stamp... thus after your FLR expires you would have 4 1/2 years in UK and you still w...

daylebo5 At the moment, it is true, people could use HSMP LTR to study, personally know a person who have done this. So I assume currently there a loophole and there should no prob (with the current rules) for studying after FLR... Further.. I a confusion... with the new HSMP rules you get a 3 year...

There was something in the news about a 'Blue Card' for the EU... nothing is finalised but its does not look as good as some other immigration system like HSMP... http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1674962,00.html http://www.workpermit.com/news/2007_03_20/europe/european_union_blue_card_0...

just a small query in relation to EC.. sorry uk_amit

If you get a EC stamp for 2/3 years.. does this period of 2/3 years start from the date the visa is stamped or the date you enter the country...

Also what the max amount of time you have to enter the uk after getting EC stamped ?

I don't think there is any info to expect an explicit ban.. but since HSMP is in 'UK economics interest'... pantaiema is assuming that they will ban it if they find too many people studying on HSMP...

thanks again gordon ... but what about another way ... Suppose i get hsmp (3 years) and then also get FLR (I assume this would be 2 year.. am i right ??).. After getting FLR, I do one year of studying... would there be an problems later.. i.e when applying for ILR ?? sorry :wink: about the other sit...

kmehta wrote:What about HSMP dependent? Whether they can study full/part time with/without scholarships in any university in UK?

it should'nt be a problem since an HSMP dependent can study or work in the UK....

Maybe you could attached some proof like a print out of the conversion from a site like xe.com since your case is on the border line...

just my thoughts... but someone else could confirm if this is necessary...

hey brian.. did you find out any more information about the studying situation ?? I too have a similar query...

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?p=141490

hey gordon thanks for the reply... i just found another post where you'll were talking about a similar situation... http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=21684 So I just want to clarify... If I do my studies in the 3rd year of my HSMP... I would have a problem with my FLR since I need to ...

this is a very interesting forum with lots of useful info.. I just had one query relating to HSMP. Assuming I do get HSMP (which according to new rules will be for 3 years) and travel to UK. Now assuming after 2 years of working I want to do some studies in UK for a year eg MBA. So, 1. Firstly can I...