We will await our time then!
I agree - it does depend who is checking the application. We get a number of French students who want to transfer their SEP from France to the UK when they get their UK CPL/IR issued. Our students all do the CPL in an MEP aircraft, so they do not do an SEP test.
Previously, they simply wrote a short note with their application asking the CAA to organise it. The CAA then contacted the DGAC and hey presto, all done.
Not this time. The student was asked to complete a form SRG 119A. When I queried this, I was told that all he needed to complete on this form was his name and address and to sign the financial declaration at the end.
So that they can collect their extra £120 for SEP issue I suppose.