for the few filipino's users on here who are on workpermits, the Judicial Review for the changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain qualifying period from 4 to 5 years (ILR 4-to-5) for workpermit holders has the hearing dates of the 17 and 18 of December 2007.
for those who don't know the gov changed the qualifying period from 4 to 5 years before you could apply for ILR, this retrospective change has been challenged and it looks like another court case the gov could lose, after losing a major court case to BAPIO (The British Association of Physicians of Indian Origin) after advice given by the Department of Health to NHS employers regarding doctors on the Highly Skilled Migrants Programme (HSMP) was not lawful. there is another challenge on the 30th of this month regarding other changes to the HSMP rules, looks like bad days for the gov are ahead
if the gov lose, who knows how they are going to sort this mess out, if you've had to extended your workpermit, and if you could have applied for ILR b4 april this year, will you be able to pay the old ILR fee? can your employer reclaim the workpermit fee......... knowing the gov prob not
