Work Permits UK to limit number of reviews of refused applications
31 March 2005
Work Permits UK announced on 23 March 2005 that from 4 April 2005 you will only be allowed a maximum of two reviews of refused work permit and HSMP applications.
Work Permits UK will undertake a full review of the grounds for the original refusal and a full review of all other aspects of the work permit decision. They may also contact you for further details before giving their decision on the review.
If more than two reviews are requested of the same refused application the latest review request will be returned. If you would still like to have your application considered even after two reviews you will need to submit a new application paying the relevant Government fee for this.
The intention of this new policy is to reduce the amount of time that Work Permits UK has to spend on dealing with reviews of applications. It remains to be seen whether this will mean a significant reduction in the time it takes to deal with reviews of applications. In the past it was frequently best to submit a new work permit application as reviews of applications took such a long time.