I applied for my HSMP visa in June. It has since changed to the Tier 1 visa but it is basically the same thing. I am expecting to get the approval lettter in the next few weeks and must then sort out the entry clearance. The problem is that because it has taken so long I have been offered a really ...

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I saw on trackitt.com that it recently took 2 days for a guy to get his EC in South Africa, and by recent I mean in the past few weeks.

Hi GIMS I have been looking at Trackitt.com and the last 4 SA people to receive their visas took 110, 110, 110, and 112 days so it looks at if 14 weeks has become the norm when applying form within SA. When I eventually get my visa, which I reckon will be some time in October, I have a major problem ...

Thanks for the help. Will check the links out.

Thanks for the reply.

What I was actually asking was whether any other South Africans had applied recently from within South Africa and how long it took them to receive their letters of approval. If they haven't received their letters yet, then how long have they been waiting.

Hi everyone this is my first post. I have read a lot of the posts and have seen that there are many people on here applying from India or from within the UK. I would like to know if there are any South Africans who have applied, are going to apply, are applying for entry clearance etc. I went ...