Your HSMP visa will initially be issued for a period of 24 months, during which you may seek work or self-employment opportunities. After the initial 24 month period, you can apply for a HSMP extension of up to five years as long as you, and your family if applicable, have been able to support yourselves and you continue to meet the HSMP criteria.

If you are the holder of a HSMP visa your family (spouse, partner and children) can enjoy the same benefits as UK people. This means that your family will be able to work and study in the UK without any restrictions.

If you are a HSMP visa holder and you live in the UK continuously for five years on the HSMP you can apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain in the UK.

If your HSMP application is successful you can seek and take any type of work while you are in the UK under the HSMP scheme. This includes being self-employed.

Under the HSMP, the HSMP holder's family (partner and children) can enjoy the same benefits as UK nationals. This means that the HSMP holder's family will have access to a free education, free healthcare and permission to work in the UK as they choose. There are no limits on the work they may perform

No, like most of Western European visitor a visa for a period of 30 days will be issued on arrival at the airport. You would need to register with the local authorities, but this will be done for you at the reception of every hotel. Long-term visa (D) can be obtained from the Bulgarian Consular service in London. Visa control has been considerably relaxed between the UK and Bulgaria. For further information please contact the Bulgarian Embassy in London on 0207 584 9400 or check www.

On a study (F, M) or exchange (J) visa you may enter the U.S. no more than 4 weeks before the official start of the program. On a J or M visa, you may stay 30 days after the official end of your program. On an F visa, you may stay for 60 days after the conclusion of your studies.

On the E, H, L, O, P, Q, and R you may enter the U.S. 10 days before the official start of your work and you may stay 10 days after the official end of your work.

ANSWER: There is no top limit on the number of years a person can be on temporary TN status. Nevertheless, I expect that some day INS will say "no more renewals. . .after all, this is a temporary visa." Review current developments regularly for any news on this.

You can stay out of USA for any duration you like, until the very last day that your visa is valid. Of course, if you do so, and your stay is fairly lengthy, this may raise questions in the mind of the inspecting USCIS officer as to whether you are still working for your H-1B petitioner, for instance. Legally, there is no time frame to join employer. You can join at any time within the validity of H1 visa status.

U.S. immigration will admit the holder of a V visa for an initial period of 2 years. After two years, the V visa holder may apply for an extension of stay, if a visa number is not yet available for his or her use, or an immigrant visa, if it is. Your child is only eligible for V visa status while under the age of 21. If he or she turns 21 before the immigrant visa is issued, he/she will lose his or her entitlement to V visa status.

Embassies are notoriously slow and invariably unhelpful. They are here for trade purposes only and see this as their main purpose. Anything else is secondary. How long it takes depends on what type of visa you are applying for and to what country. An example would be tourist visa to the UK, you could have an interview date up to 3 months after you lodge the application. The same applies for a settlement visa. This also can vary, dependant upon your documentation.

Fresh Talent Scotland Scheme is to help overseas graduates to stay and work in Scotland. Now, international students who have graduated with a first degree, Masters, PhD or HND from a Scottish University or College and who have lived in Scotland while studying, are eligible to apply for the scheme to stay in Scotland to live and work for up to two years. Holder of this kind visa can also work in other parts of the UK.

If you are from an EU country you can stay as long as they like, but you must apply for a National Insurance number through the Local Benefits office and apply to the Home Office for the Working Registration Scheme within the first four weeks of working in the UK.

If you have a visa label in your passport, the label will indicate the length of time you are allowed to stay in Australia, for example: If the until date has passed you are unlawfully in Australia and should contact the Department immediately. If you are the holder of an Electronic Travel Authority or an electronic short-stay visitor visa and do not have a visa label, you are allowed to stay in Australia for three (3) months from the date of your most recent arrival in Australia.

When you enter the United States on an exchange visitor visa, you will usually be admitted for the duration of your program. The immigration inspector at the BCIS (formerly INS) at the port of entry/airport makes the final decision on how long anyone may stay in the U.S.

HSMP application times vary depending on Home Office processing times. At present HSMP applications are taking between 5 to 14 weeks.