JESSIES wrote:hey guys

Does the home office send out the passports via 1-day special delivery or does it take a couple of days?

In my case, HO sent my documents via Royal Mail Recorded delivery - Next day delivery.

Regards,
itguy_uk

Congrats mate, I applied in 2nd week of june 08 and My case is exactly same and they havent called my previous employers or UNI during this 4 months time. I am still waiting thaugh, wonder what are they doing? Reagrds :) Switching from Work Permit to Tier-1 (General) without Dependents Applied from...

Hi all, I spoke to the HO just now. One lady picked up the call and after checking in the system, she told me that " Your application is complete and has been sent out on yesterday" . But she declined to tell the decision. I hope that it will be a good news. Waiting for the post and the last minute...

Good news from me........:) I got Tier1 approved for three years, valid till Sep 2011. This board has been of immense use in preparing my case. Thanks a lot to everyone who have been providing valuable information to members. When there is a doubt, a confirmation from senior member definately helps...

Dear All, I finally got my passport with Tier-1 visa today. My time lines are, applied - 22 Aug received at HO - 26 Aug ref dated - 26 Aug case assigned to case worker - 23 Sept, approval letter dated - 23 Sept, visas issued - 23 Sept documents posted by HO - 10 Oct documents received - 13 Oct. Num...

Dear All, I finally got my passport with Tier-1 visa today. My time lines are, applied - 22 Aug received at HO - 26 Aug ref dated - 26 Aug case assigned to case worker - 23 Sept, approval letter dated - 23 Sept, visas issued - 23 Sept documents posted by HO - 10 Oct documents received - 13 Oct. Num...

Many congratulation ob40 i have a query to ask you that your visa was issued on 23rd of sep so from 23rd sep t0 13th oct did u give a call to HO about your Status what was thier answer that decision has been made or they were just telling you that application is still underconsideration Many Thanks...

Many congratulation ob40 i have a query to ask you that your visa was issued on 23rd of sep so from 23rd sep t0 13th oct did u give a call to HO about your Status what was thier answer that decision has been made or they were just telling you that application is still underconsideration Many Thanks...

Dear All, I finally got my passport with Tier-1 visa today. My time lines are, applied - 22 Aug received at HO - 26 Aug ref dated - 26 Aug case assigned to case worker - 23 Sept, approval letter dated - 23 Sept, visas issued - 23 Sept documents posted by HO - 10 Oct documents received - 13 Oct. Num...

hey grant, thanks for the info but I am really confused now :( But not to worry, I am going to 'train' myself to not think about anything for at least 2 weeks.I've been on the comp all day looking at visa stuff which is really unhealthy :( I Believe me mate. i have been doing that all aug and sept....

grant - from my understand tier 1 and hsmp (before 30 June) are processed differently, therefore the processing time is different If you applied before 30 June your case is getting processed with the 'old' hsmp visas, therefore in theory your waiting time is longer because there are cases from the ...

always the reply will be "under consideration" but to me knowldege 35 to 40 working days they are taking for the application posted in UK once the payment is cleared. Thanks a lot senspreet1. I can't really understand the way HO works..Ridiculous I feel my case is pretty straight forward. I have ch...

Hi Senspreet, Congratulations. Did you call HO between 24 September and 10 October. And if you did what was their reply please. Best Regards Hi all, Those who have got their Tier-1 approved and received the docs, Did you call HO between the stamping date and docs received date ? Here is my details,...

Hi All I applied for Tier1 HSMP general on 1 September , I have received by stamped passport and papers today , it was very pleasant surprise as home system tele still says they are processing application received till 29th August . Switching from Work Permit to Tier-1 (General) Applied from UK on ...

Hi All I applied for Tier1 HSMP general on 1 September , I have received by stamped passport and papers today , it was very pleasant surprise as home system tele still says they are processing application received till 29th August . Switching from Work Permit to Tier-1 (General) Applied from UK on ...

Good news from me........:) I got Tier1 approved for three years, valid till Sep 2011. This board has been of immense use in preparing my case. Thanks a lot to everyone who have been providing valuable information to members. When there is a doubt, a confirmation from senior member definately helps...

JESSIES Thank U. Only after getting the docs back from HO. itguy_uk I called up HO after 29th Sep 08 , I was told application is in 'Final Stages'. betterlatethannever From UK. Switching from WP to Tier1 Thanks for the information mate.. When i called last week, i had been told that my application ...

Good news from me........:) I got Tier1 approved for three years, valid till Sep 2011. This board has been of immense use in preparing my case. Thanks a lot to everyone who have been providing valuable information to members. When there is a doubt, a confirmation from senior member definately helps...

:D Many congratulations xavire .. Did you send any UT request ? Were all your documents from UK or from your Home Country ? Thanks and Regards, itguy_uk Switching from Work Permit to Tier-1 (General) Applied from UK on 21-08-2008 Applied received on 22-08-2008 Reference letter date : 26-08-2008 Pay...

I'm a long-time lurker on this forum, but reading through all the posts definitely helped me with my application. Here are the details: Application Type: WP -> Tier 1 ( General ) Applied From: UK Posted Application: August 26th Payment Taken: August 27th Confirmation Letter Dated: August 28th Visa ...

Hi All, I got the passport back today. Switching from Work Permit to Tier-1 (General) Applied from UK on 08-09-2008 Applied received on 09-09-2008 Reference letter date : 09-09-2008 Payment detected : 09-09-2008 Stamp Date :22-09-2008 Passport Received : 09-10-2008 Thanks for every thing. Best of l...

Hi All I applied for Tier1 HSMP general on 1 September , I have received by stamped passport and papers today , it was very pleasant surprise as home system tele still says they are processing application received till 29th August . Switching from Work Permit to Tier-1 (General) Applied from UK on ...

Hi all, Surprisingly, the Home Office answering machine has moved back today from 29th Aug to 28th Aug. Whats happening... :o Has anyone spoken to Home Office people ? Regards, itguy_uk Switching from Work Permit to Tier-1 (General) Applied from UK on 21-08-2008 Applied received on 22-08-2008 Refer...

Hi all, Surprisingly, the Home Office answering machine has moved back today from 29th Aug to 28th Aug. Whats happening... :o Has anyone spoken to Home Office people ? Regards, itguy_uk Switching from Work Permit to Tier-1 (General) Applied from UK on 21-08-2008 Applied received on 22-08-2008 Refer...

Hi all, Surprisingly, the Home Office answering machine has moved back today from 29th Aug to 28th Aug. Whats happening... :o Has anyone spoken to Home Office people ? Regards, itguy_uk Switching from Work Permit to Tier-1 (General) Applied from UK on 21-08-2008 Applied received on 22-08-2008 Refere...