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| Friday, July 13, 2007 |
| Guess what! |
Oh, I haven't mentioned this yet, have I? While I was in Korea, we received the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme approval to work in the UK! This is a relief, because had that not come through, we would have had to try for a Work Permit. While not impossible, it would make life a little more difficult - the HSMP is much more flexible and allows Mr Ata to look for contract work.
It took us a little by surprise - applications are usually expected to take 1-3 months for processing, but we got the approval in 2.5 weeks. Now we just need to apply for entry clearance, and unless Mr Ata has a history I don't know about, that shouldn't be a problem. Mr Ata wants to tell his current employer that he will be leaving - his employment term doesn't end until the end of November, but as the general expectation is that he will stay on, he wants to give them plenty of time to decide on a replacement. Mr Ata has a great deal of knowledge specific to this company, so finding & training a replacement is not neccessarily straightforward. It is a little nerve-wracking, however, as he is not on a contract as such - so either party can terminate his employment with four weeks notice. While it is unlikely that him stating an intention not to work for them after November will result in dismissal with four weeks notice, it is possible. But Mr Ata is honest to a fault, and the HSMP application documents were returned to him via courier yesterday at his workplace... labelled "First Contact" and "Visa" in obvious lettering on the package. He said the receptionist looked at him funny. |
posted by Ata @ 8:56 am  |
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Can we start planning a meet?
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Yeah, I guess - surely UK Hobblings can't be any more frightening than Aussie Hobblings...
We don't know exactly when we're travelling yet, but it's looking like early January. Unless Mr Ata's employers do chuck a tanty, in which case we might be selling up & moving a little sooner...
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No. Not scary at all.
*adjusts Sheila's false teeth*
It will be marvellous to meet the elusive and lovely Ata. :)
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I've never been able to understand why non-Brits keep coming here when all the Brits are upping and leaving!
Sound slike the meet will be January...
I'll have to see if Archie is going to be around.
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Can we start planning a meet?