It depends on the immigration officer, mate.

I would certainly have ALL my documentation with me, just in case it is requested.

Thanks for that guys. So it looks like 6 - 12 weeks before expiry is the generally accepted window for renewal of the HSMP. Though one or two seem to suggest that they've managed to get it a year in advance! I don't know if I submitted an early application if it'd be treated favourably, given that m...

That's a fair question! OK - I'm a doctor in training and applied for my HSMP successfully in February last year with a 2 year visa. At present, there's a huge push from the Department of Health towards freezing out "foreign" doctors from the training process. An idea I can see the rationale behind,...

Common sense would dictate that the existing leave to remain would continue. I'm not sure if it would have any future impact on further applications for leave to remain, however.

But I somehow doubt that common sense and immigration are compatible these days.

Dear all, I was wondering if there was a time limit before a HSMP Visa can be renewed? For example, if one was granted their initial HSMP Visa for 2 years, is there some requirement whereby you must apply for a renewal only 2 months before it expires? Or is there any reason why somebody could not ap...