He didnt actually say ; WE HAVE APPLIED FOR , AND BEEN GRANTED A WORK PERMIT , alas , however ...
His Agent is Focused , primarily on Wages as , if they are No Go , they wont even GET to the Work Permit stage ...
With respect , mate ,...
Well at least we didn't apply for a work permit before we had done the deal! Lesson learned and all that (Ever Banega)