[peaches00]

I have been offered a perm job by a large IB who will be sponsoring the work visa. The wait for visa is 3-4 weeks! perhaps i am being paranoid...hope the visa application goes through smoothly and gets approved...

[jimbo]

3-4 weeks? thats quick as its usually 4-6! and thats if the paperwork is in order in the first place!

[hullexile]

Yes can take 6 weeks and seems to be getting longer, perhaps because the economy has picked up?

[peaches00]

thanks...that's a comforting thought....ARGH!

:P

[NEERAJ]

lemme comfort u a little more then..i have waiting a little above 4months to get mine...but my visa was the first expat visa tat was applied by our company so maybe the foramlitties took longer..relax u will get it.

[JonnyC]

I can relate to this, but don't worry I'm sure you'll be fine. I' m working for a large finance firm in HK and my visa took just over 6 weeks to come through (although there were 4 national holidays in there too). I know it wasn't that long to wait, but it can get apprehensive when you're not totally sure of the outcome.
If you're not working now then try and take your mind off it, I finished my notice in London and then went to Thailand for a holiday and once the visa was through got it sent to my hotel and then flew over, worked for me

[rikckybhk]

i am waiting for my visa from last 4 months !!! am still waiting

[peaches00]

as above...

*sigh* the wait can be such an agony. makes no comfort to know that some waited for 4 months (now how did that happen?).

[after_e1even]

Damn...

I work in the Movie Entertainment business...and my company has just started to apply for my Work Visa...and they expect me over within the first week of July...from the sounds of things...it doesn't look like it's possible....

[dong]

I am into my 6th week now and still waiting...my employer called the immigration last week and was told that they are very busy so you just have to wait....

Just got to be patient...