I do know a guy called Nick, an ex railway man from UK, originates from NW UK, Preston or Warrington. If its the same guy I will pass on the message. Would you be able to PM with a contact number for him to chase up please, if he is indeed the bloke? MTIA
some IO's, like KK say that they don't do the combination method. But I bet if you wanted to clarify that with the Head of Immigration at an office, then I'm sure the individual IO's may change their mind.