Our head office based in London send me a letter that my visa is due for renewal on March 2009 (they can extend my visa in 3 months early before my visa expired) and they are willing to extend my visa for another 5 years (they applied for sponsorship thing one of the HO requirements now for the employers who wants to bring a non EU migrants). I am really glad for that wonderful news and I can get £7.02/hours instead of £6/hr.
But the thing is I am due to apply for my ILR in Feb 2009 but also it is a safe option for me to extend my workpermit visa (or sponsorship visa or what) just incase I am not lucky to get the ILR and get more money than what I am getting now. The only downside for that is I am going to pay twice £735 for the visa then another £735 for my ILR thru post or if im going to do it in person £950.
Though, to be honest I am over the moon with that good news I've got this morning that I am one on their lists for extension
