processing time & job scenario

[sandyjones18]

Hi what is average processing time for HSMP ?
and what is the job scenario for SAP functional consultants in UK currently ?
Thank you

[rajesh9pl]

No, provided rejection was not due to any criminal background/case.

[gordon]

The problem is not so much the US visa refusal itself (which would have to be disclosed, in any case); rather, the problem is that alien smuggling is an aggravated felony in the US that normally results in a mandatory custodial sentence and/or fine, deportation/removal, and a lifetime bar from the country. A conviction for such major crime, albeit in the US, would have to be declared elsewhere in the Tier 1 application, and trying to get the UK to grant leave to enter with a major immigration-related criminal conviction (and lifetime bar from another country) would seem to be a hard sell.

A friend of mine is planning to apply for HSMP. He was in US for 6 years and came to India for his marriage around the time when his H1B was expiring. After marriage when he applied for H1B extension from India, his visa was rejected on baseless assumptions. All he did was - As a part of his job responsibilities when working in US, he gave reference to an Indian for his visa requirement as adviced by his boss. He is very sincere at his work. He is a contracter in that company and it seems that as per the rules, a contracter is not supposed to give reference. When his visa was in problem, his boss or anybody at his workplace in US failed to give any kind of support. And he had to face the charge - "Alien Smuggling". And he couldnt go back to US from then on. He is fighting the case through the immigration lawyers in US since the last 2 1/2 years but in vain. Though he has no plans to go back to US, he wants to prove himself innocent, so he is still waiting for a miracle...

Now he wants to apply for HSMP. In that application, there is a question - Have you been refused a visa by any other country other than UK ? also give reasons - Should he write a detailed letter to the consulate officer about this whole story? Wouldn't that confuse him and make him suspective. The officer may not pay much attention to other details with that letter. Should we breifly write the case in the application itself? We dont know what to do. Kindly advise.

Sandy

[republique]

A friend of mine is planning to apply for HSMP. He was in US for 6 years and came to India for his marriage around the time when his H1B was expiring. After marriage when he applied for H1B extension from India, his visa was rejected on baseless assumptions. All he did was - As a part of his job responsibilities when working in US, he gave reference to an Indian for his visa requirement as adviced by his boss. He is very sincere at his work. He is a contracter in that company and it seems that as per the rules, a contracter is not supposed to give reference. When his visa was in problem, his boss or anybody at his workplace in US failed to give any kind of support. And he had to face the charge - "Alien Smuggling". And he couldnt go back to US from then on. He is fighting the case through the immigration lawyers in US since the last 2 1/2 years but in vain. Though he has no plans to go back to US, he wants to prove himself innocent, so he is still waiting for a miracle...

Now he wants to apply for HSMP. In that application, there is a question - Have you been refused a visa by any other country other than UK ? also give reasons - Should he write a detailed letter to the consulate officer about this whole story? Wouldn't that confuse him and make him suspective. The officer may not pay much attention to other details with that letter. Should we breifly write the case in the application itself? We dont know what to do. Kindly advise.

Sandy

Sorry that really doesnt add up? Alien smuggling? but he was a contractor. What was his work providing subcontractors??? seems a bit strange to me.

[sandyjones18]

what is the job scenario for management freshers in UK

[republique]

The term is very scary. But till today we could not understand what made the consulate officer do this. My friend was working for one of the top companies in US as a system analyst in the IT field. All he was told when his visa was rejected that he has referred some person. But he had to refer because he was asked by his boss (an american). When the consulate officer started to contact his boss and anybody from his team, they refused to give any support. Till this day, he is fighting through the immigration lawyers to prove his innocence. Though they do not have any evidence regarding this, they do not want to reverse their decision.

This is the power of fate. The real criminals go scott free and innocents are always the scapegoats.

Anyway, I find it hard to follow all this detail because it sounds like something is missing as it still doesnt make sense.
Was his visa withdrawn or refused by the USA? Yes or No. If so, what basis was given. This reason would be on the letter so don't tell me what you heard, please read the letter and provide the details here, then we can answer better.