Dear HSMP Holders,

All those who were admitted to the Highly Skilled Migrants Scheme as at

 the 7th day of November 2006 will be benefited by the Judicial Review

 Judgment !!

Our thanks to the Home Office for accepting the Judgment and implementing 

the original criteria for extension. 

Congratulations to All !!!

The below is an email from BIA / Home Office confirming their position

 and on implementation of the High Court Judgment. 

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From Home Office to HSMP Forum 

Dt - 17th April 2008

Dear Mr Kapadia, 

HIGHLY SKILLED MIGRANT PROGRAMME JUDICIAL REVIEW

Following the Court’s judgment last week in this matter I am writing

to let you know how we are taking this forward.

Firstly, our solicitor is writing formally to your solicitor and the

Court to let them know that we are happy to take the judge’s decision

as final and do not intend to waste taxpayers money with an appeal.

We are now urgently considering how to give effect to the judgment and

will let you know the details as soon as we can. You will understand

that we want to make sure that we have given these matters due

consideration so that the remedies we put in place are clear and work 

as smoothly as possible.

I appreciate, however, that many of your members may be concerned

because they are close to running out of leave and I can let you know 

what we are doing now, pending final arrangements being in place, for

people in this position. 

We are no longer issuing further leave refusals to people affected by

the judgment. Any HSMP migrant falling into the group affected by the

judgement whose leave is about to expire can apply for an extension of

leave. If they do so before their existing leave expires, that leave 

will be extended until we have made a decision on their application 

in the light of the judgement. This means they can stay in the country 

legally until processes are put in place to implement the High Court’s

ruling.

I am also aware that some of your members have appeals pending in the

Asylum and Immigration Tribunal. We are looking into what can be done

with forthcoming HSMP appeals to ensure that the Court’s decision is

put into effect as efficiently as possible. 

Lin.

Lin Homer

Chief Executive, BIA 

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Best Wishes

Committee

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