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Hi and welcome to the Forum.

Like the name; I just had one with my coffee.聽

Just to clarity; a HSM is a sponsorship visa; the employer must be registered with the IND in order for them to sponsor anybody on this scheme.聽 Normally the employer applies and informs IND that there is a spouse and kids (if applicable) attached to the application; the whole thing can take as little as 2 weeks from start to finish; it can take up to 90 days if questions get asked.聽

To answer your question, it doesn't matter.聽 Assuming you are the HSM and your wife/kids are the "family"; the only thing of note if you do swap, would be to notify the IND of the change of circumstances; as long as you don't become a burden on the State, I'd be surprised if they said any more than "thank you for letting us know".

If you have any further specific questions, please come back to us.

Hope this helps.

Cynic
Expat Team

Thanks Cynic, I鈥檓 a little confused though. I can鈥檛 find any mention of the 150km rule in relation to HSM visa. That does seem to be a requirement for the 30% rule though. My understanding is that one doesn鈥檛 have to get the 30% ruling in order to have HSM visa?

Thanks,
Mr Waffel 馃槅

My reference on HSM:

Ah well, 鈥渓ink under review鈥�... but anyway, I鈥檝e been looking on 鈥渂usiness gov nl鈥�

Ah - massive brain implosion.聽

HSM and tax rule are 2 entirely different things - my bad; I'm babysitting my grandson, so was distracted.聽 That said, the only thing about them really is the tax rule is really only salary linked, so if you earn enough, perhaps a consideration.

I 've gone back and amended my original response, it was really bugging me.

It makes as much sense now as it ever is.

Cynic
Expat Team

Brilliant, thanks Cynic!