Re: VISA : Thu May 04, 2017 3:19 pm  

sirkeith wrote:

Wonder how long it will take for the new St. Helens coach to get his visa?

They don't have the same issues as us do they so not long I wouldn't expect!

Re: VISA : Sat May 06, 2017 1:37 am  

What's that
Coming over the Hill
Is it a Visa
Er, sadly not

[Bullseye]

Re: VISA : Wed May 31, 2017 11:36 am  

After doing a bit of digging in the T&A I turned up these articles: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... all_clear/ So in this one dated 10 April the application is in. In this article 3 weeks later it’s the same story. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1526412 ... _imminent/ Now it’s another 4 weeks later… According to the Government website all tier 2 (sportsperson or qualified coach) visas are expected to be completed within 2 weeks if they’re being applied for from Australia (assuming it has been applied for from there). Not 6 weeks. For this type of visa you have to apply from overseas. See all the info here: https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-sportsperson-worker-visa Now Geoff could also have applied for a tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Creative or Sporting Visa). Rules are the same but they can take longer. 99% are done in 15 days. 100% in 30 days. Either way it should have come by now. Even allowing for “issues” these were supposedly resolved and the application was in over 6 weeks ago. Unless someone isn’t telling us the full story…

After doing a bit of digging in the T&A I turned up these articles: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... all_clear/ So in this one dated 10 April the application is in. In this article 3 weeks later it’s the same story. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1526412 ... _imminent/ Now it’s another 4 weeks later… According to the Government website all tier 2 (sportsperson or qualified coach) visas are expected to be completed within 2 weeks if they’re being applied for from Australia (assuming it has been applied for from there). Not 6 weeks. For this type of visa you have to apply from overseas. See all the info here: https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-sportsperson-worker-visa Now Geoff could also have applied for a tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Creative or Sporting Visa). Rules are the same but they can take longer. 99% are done in 15 days. 100% in 30 days. Either way it should have come by now. Even allowing for “issues” these were supposedly resolved and the application was in over 6 weeks ago. Unless someone isn’t telling us the full story…

Re: VISA : Wed May 31, 2017 11:49 am  

Bullseye wrote: After doing a bit of digging in the T&A I turned up these articles: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... all_clear/ So in this one dated 10 April the application is in. In this article 3 weeks later it’s the same story. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1526412 ... _imminent/ Now it’s another 4 weeks later… According to the Government website all tier 2 (sportsperson or qualified coach) visas are expected to be completed within 2 weeks if they’re being applied for from Australia (assuming it has been applied for from there). Not 6 weeks. For this type of visa you have to apply from overseas. See all the info here: https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-sportsperson-worker-visa Now Geoff could also have applied for a tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Creative or Sporting Visa). Rules are the same but they can take longer. 99% are done in 15 days. 100% in 30 days. Either way it should have come by now. Even allowing for “issues” these were supposedly resolved and the application was in over 6 weeks ago. Unless someone isn’t telling us the full story… So essentially what you're saying is, you're "calling bullsheet" (Which I don't disagree with, I think we're being fed a lot of lies at the moment)

Bullseye wrote: After doing a bit of digging in the T&A I turned up these articles: http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/s ... all_clear/ So in this one dated 10 April the application is in. In this article 3 weeks later it’s the same story. http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/1526412 ... _imminent/ Now it’s another 4 weeks later… According to the Government website all tier 2 (sportsperson or qualified coach) visas are expected to be completed within 2 weeks if they’re being applied for from Australia (assuming it has been applied for from there). Not 6 weeks. For this type of visa you have to apply from overseas. See all the info here: https://www.gov.uk/tier-2-sportsperson-worker-visa Now Geoff could also have applied for a tier 5 (Temporary Worker – Creative or Sporting Visa). Rules are the same but they can take longer. 99% are done in 15 days. 100% in 30 days. Either way it should have come by now. Even allowing for “issues” these were supposedly resolved and the application was in over 6 weeks ago. Unless someone isn’t telling us the full story… So essentially what you're saying is, you're "calling bullsheet" (Which I don't disagree with, I think we're being fed a lot of lies at the moment)

[Bullseye]

Re: VISA : Wed May 31, 2017 12:00 pm  

Just keeping us up to date with things

There's obviously a hold up with it or we're being told porkies. Too much time has elapsed now for that not to be the case.

Saints sacked Cunningham on 10 April. I'd suggest their visa application for Holbrook went in a while after that. I'm not sure how our application for Toovey's visa could take longer if it was "in" as McFarlane and Athwal were suggesting on 10 April with all the boxes ticked and red tape taken care of.

Re: VISA : Wed May 31, 2017 1:53 pm  

With Pheonix the issue was that he was playing 7s rather than rugby league and so was not deemed relevant to the application. How long ago was Toovey an NRL coach? Could it be that it was too long ago to be deemed relevant?

Re: VISA : Wed May 31, 2017 2:04 pm  

It was about a year. Slightly more perhaps.

Re: VISA : Wed May 31, 2017 2:05 pm  

Wouldn't have thought it would be an issue then

[Bullseye]

Re: VISA : Wed May 31, 2017 2:06 pm  

2015 I think for Toovey.

Just looking through the application to become a sponsor (i.e. for the club to be able to apply for a visa for someone they must be a listed sponsor)

[Bullseye]

Re: VISA : Wed May 31, 2017 2:22 pm  

Just checked the register of sponsors and Bradford Bulls 2017 is on there Not sure when we went on. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... onsors.pdf So we’re just waiting for the Home Office to process the visa, assuming it is submitted – they must be satisfied with our banking arrangements for us to be a sponsor. That’s good enough for me – for now!

Just checked the register of sponsors and Bradford Bulls 2017 is on there Not sure when we went on. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... onsors.pdf So we’re just waiting for the Home Office to process the visa, assuming it is submitted – they must be satisfied with our banking arrangements for us to be a sponsor. That’s good enough for me – for now!