HSMP Update

[sagarjv]

HSMP extension update on BIA website:

I am not sure if this is a new update but in transitional arrangements section I found the following text:

Does this mean if any HSMP FLR applicant who is qualifying and getting required Tier1 points will be issued Tier 1 visa. If not qualified, applicant may be able to get work permit visa or a self-employed person visa.
APOLOGIES IF THIS IS OLD GUIDANCE.

URL:
http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/workin ... angements/

Transitional arrangements for extension applications by existing highly skilled migrants
If you currently have permission to stay as a highly skilled migrant and that permission was granted under the immigration rules in place from 8 November 2006, you should apply to Tier 1 (General) in the usual way. You will need to meet all of the eligibility requirements.

If you currently have permission to stay (known as 'leave to remain') as a highly skilled migrant and that permission was granted under the immigration rules in place before 8 November 2006 and, after calculating your points score, it looks like you do not have enough points to apply, you may be able to get permission to stay in the United Kingdom either as a work permit holder or a self-employed person, if you do not meet the extension requirements in Tier 1 (General).

[geriatrix]

Needless to say, duplicate posts from an old member do surprise. Anyways, you haven't been checking UKBA website lately. This is *pretty old*, and more importantly, now illegal because of the recent HSMP JR.

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