well, thats not what the nice people at the UK CAA told me...
According to them, in order to convert your licence to a UK one you need:
1) To have your official residence in the UK
or
2) Be currently hired by a UK operator
To be considered by Virgin nowadays you need to have the UK issued ATPL.....
So if you are living and working abroad, like my case, there is no way you can get your licence converted or to get the interview with VAA....
Its a shame if you ask me, so far for the EU, open skies and a unified licencing system