Hi All, I have been on workpermit for last 5 years and was out of UK for 208 days in 2007 as my employer had sent me back to India(my base location) to work on the same project. Employer would be giving me the letter substantiating this, what else would I need please? If someone has the letter forma...

Hi All, Here are my details: i) My HSMP was valid till 17th Oct 2009. ii) As per their recommendation I applied for extension on 17th Setp 2009. iii) Post reached them on 18th Oct 2009. iv) Fee deducted on 21st Oct 2009. v) Got letter that they are processing on 22nd Oct 2009. vi) Got approval 09th ...

Yes I was paid Statutory maternity pay during this period.

Hi, I am applying for extension of my hsmp next month. But I had taken 6 months maternity break(8 months ago) and returned to full time work. Now to show my 12 month earnings I plan to show 4 months payslip before my maternity leave and 8 months payslips after maternity leave. Will this be alright? ...

kck9 congrats on your results. That was really awesome. Guys and Gals please dont just send for premature renewal without a real genuine strong case. Chances are that if too many people take this route because its easy and saves waiting time then the real people who need this genuinely would also su...

thanks for your replies SKUK and Gordon. SKUK: She is eligible for paid leaves but the amount is not 100% of the salary and this is what brings down the total amount earned in that period. And to ask the employer to pay more in advance doens't sound good as they might have to show reasons for the va...

Hi, My wife is on hsmp and working in UK and now she's pregnant. 1) This would affect her earning for the last 12 months required for renewal. 2) Would the HO give exemption under such cases as she is employed but only temporarily not earning that amount? we are very anxious over this extension and ...

HI,
there are two forms
i)nonsettlement form and other one
ii) HSMP
which one to fill?
nonsettletment form also has hsmp as a checkbox and this one asks for lot of details and past 2 years employers details.
whereas hsmp form asks only for last one year.
pls clarify.
thanks,
Mogan

Hi There, I have a diff problem. I got my hsmp approved and my spouse is on WP. But i'll travel back to my country to get HSMP. What do i enter in the form. I need to say my spouse will not come with me as she is already there in UK. And also my spouse is planning to quit her job once i settle and c...

Hi, Thanks for the mail. I had called up HO today and got to now that there was some payment processing problem on their end and now its through. I got my reference no. But said caseworker may be assigned this week and I could follow up from next week. Yes they were indeed very helpful. many thanks,...

Applied on June1st
Reached HO on June 4th.
Till now my debit card has not been debited
And i have not even got any reference number.
Anybody with same status?
Bit worried pls help.
IN country application.

Hi, some one clear my doubts pls.... As far as i know hsmp is given for initial period of 2 years. After that wont the EC be given for 2 years? does it differ to the initial hsmp period? And I heard that now the EC rules have changed and it takes 4 weeks to get EC(after background check etc). I'm wo...

JK2007, i'm also in a similar kind of situation. I have 2006's P60 but it only covers mid of oct 2005 to march 2006 as i joined the job(for the first time in UK). I'm planning to mention this in the covering letter but still fear that if they miss seeing it and just take the amount mentioned on P60 ...

paramjit or others, Do you need to submit the marksheet as well? I am thinking of submitting only my degree certificate. coz my university has lost all my marks cards and has issued me duplicate set of marksheets but with a seal called dupicate on them. I dont want that to be of a problem if I submi...

Guys,
Does the payslip need to have employers sign and seal?
I think it required only in the case of online payslips i.e. if you take a printout of that then employer need to endorse it, isn't it?
cheers,
Mogan

Thanks hsmp.applicant2007
I'm planning to take up general training to be sure that i get band 6 and above in first attempt and then provide that to hsmp.
cheers,
Moganlal

Hi all, I started to work in uk since oct 2005, so my latest p60 has only sal of oct to march. but i have 12 months payslips. My fear is if the caseworker does not consider that i joined in oct( as the p60 does not anywhere specify that i joined in oct) I may loose out points on this. Moreover as i ...

Guys,
Pls help which one is most appropriate for HSMP.
I guess academic is bit more tough and required quite a bit of preparation.
cheers,
Moganlal

Hi James, Even I have the same situation. My indian company is paying the tax and NI and I dont have a clue and I cant ask them for details as it will jeopardise my further stay here. and I only get online payslips which may not be useful without sign and seal. But my workpermit has the gross salary...

Paramjit,
Thanks for answering. but the guidelines say to present notarised copy i need to have hardcore evidence like it was destroyed because of some natural calamity, which makes matter worse.
will Indian Driving License do?
someone please help.
moganlal

Hi, I too have the same problem, to make matters worse I dont have a driving license at all. Could some one please tell if I can get a birth certificate in English now(current date)? Or should it be a translated copy? if so who are the certified translators in Uk or in India? Oh god its gettting tou...

Hi, I am from India and my Birth Certificate is in Local Language and I dont have a driving license. What do I do? 1) Is there any certified translator in UK to translate from South Indian Language to English. If not are there any certified translators in India? 2) If I go back to India and get Inte...

Hi All, I'm on dependent visa but have a job now and am working and self dependent financially(though i'm on dependent visa). My wife who has work permit will be returning back to her country. Meanwhile I will be applying for HSMP. Though my wife goes back can I stay here on dependent visa for as lo...

Hi All, My spouse has Bachelors Degree and she is working in Uk on work permit. We both live in different cities as we both work in different cities(btw i'm on dependent visa and am working full time in IT as well). We have marriage certificate with us. Will the marriage certificate and my spouse's ...

Hello u helpful souls, I am planning to submit the following as proof of earnings. i) Past 12 months payslips in original. ii) My appointment letter with my annual salary mentioned in it. Is this sufficient or should I present any other letters? what would be the two ideal proofs to submit as earnin...