This all seems a huge waste of government time. How much wrong will they have done whilst they have been home visiting their families?!

It is also worth remembering that according the RLE this week via the Crusaders accounts, we've paid just short of £60K for his services.

I presume that cash isn't subject to some 'administrative delay' in payment and is now sat on the Crusaders bank account somewhere ?

The other question is that wendyball players can come in from just about anywhere and aren't subject to these sort of delays .... How come they can waltz straight in and there's this paperwork headache for us. Indeed, do kick & clap have these sort of problems too ?

its resting in Nobby account before he moves it on

In an interview posted on the club's site Ryan Bailey stated that Weller still hasn't got his visa sorted. Is this right? If yes, are we likely to have him on the pitch on Sunday?
Seems to have been a fiasco.

If you have a visa, then apply to extend that visa before it expires then your initial visa (and it's permissions/conditions) remains in effect until a decision is made
that he played last year and cant play now suggests to me that the visa wasnt submitted in time

on the subject of football visas vs RL visas - the UKBA does offer premium services for some types of visa and if you are willing to pay then you can get a same day decision (the fees are pretty huge unless you are a seeing them from a footballer's perspective)

I'm not an immigration law expert, but if he's changing employers wouldn't he have needed a whole new work permit and visa anyway rather than being able to extend his current one?

No information forthcoming from Headingley so surprised if he'll be playing Sunday unless they are goint to surprise everyone by including him at the lasy 'minute'.
Agree if does seem like another fiasco.

is that really how it works? I'm guessing its a massively hefty fee then if we are not willing to pay it

This guy knew the score.



Seriously, it can be described as nothing but a fiasco when you have a player originally down for playing for the 26th December, and yet still on the 9th February you do not have his Visa through. I can't believe that the department issuing visas is totally at fault here, it is far too long for that. It seems pretty obvious that the Leeds club have messed up somewhere.

But more frustrating is that GH continues to trot out these little porky pies. Saying it will be sorted quickly back on the 24th January.

To be fair to GH, Hauraki on twitter has been hopeful on a number of occasions.

crusaders are in the same boat, still waiting for visa's for two players

HKR too with Mason I thought.

If other clubs are still waiting then it maybe neither Huaraki or Leeds to blame. I do hope this doesn't carry on for too long though as we need all the forwards we have if Bailey is injured.

jamie simpson arrived today in hudds... signed jan 14th... good going!

That is good going mate and proves how it should be done.
Can we borrow your Administrator please?

Somebody's looking for you !

When you've rung him let me know and I'll delete that thread to save s using the number

too late, damo's already written it down

and worked it into a rap song...........

Phew! Thank goodness for that.

I'd hate to think there was any administrative incompetence on the part of GH and the Leeds club WRT Hauraki's Visa issue. That could damage his reputation among his fiercest acolytes and sycophants on this forum which could be considered tragic in itself.

Where there's hope, there's always belief.

Does anyone think this has something to do with the Crusaders and their adminstrators and the taxman rather than any immigration issue?

Crusaders are also waiting on Visas for Winterstein and Cahill, both of whom, like Hauraki are completely open-and-shut case in terms of being of quality to play Super League. I really think that this delay isn't about immigration (or Leeds incompetence) at all, but everyone, including GH and the RFL, wants to keep quiet about it.

Does that mean Kylie`s visa is through then?

Must be ,i'm sure he played at Crusaders!

Difference there is that Hauraki has always been in the country and has had a full off season training. He has had to re-apply for a visa due to changing clubs. From what I remember he was going to play in the New Years game but the RFL "advised" Leeds not to play him.

Forgot about that!

Quote ="craigizzard"Does anyone think this has something to do with the Crusaders and their adminstrators and the taxman rather than any immigration issue? Crusaders are also waiting on Visas for Winterstein and Cahill, both of whom, like Hauraki are completely open-and-shut case in terms of being of quality to play Super League. I really think that this delay isn't about immigration (or Leeds incompetence) at all, but everyone, including GH and the RFL, wants to keep quiet about it.'" Doesn't look like they want it kept quiet - bottom of article confirms he's eligible for Hull www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 84,00.html

Quote ="craigizzard"Does anyone think this has something to do with the Crusaders and their adminstrators and the taxman rather than any immigration issue? Crusaders are also waiting on Visas for Winterstein and Cahill, both of whom, like Hauraki are completely open-and-shut case in terms of being of quality to play Super League. I really think that this delay isn't about immigration (or Leeds incompetence) at all, but everyone, including GH and the RFL, wants to keep quiet about it.'" Doesn't look like they want it kept quiet - bottom of article confirms he's eligible for Hull www.skysports.com/story/0,19528, ... 84,00.html