Hello all, I got my HSMP approval letter in August 2008. I am applying for entry clearance visa this week with past 3 months bank statement. I have filled in the application called Application for UK entry clearance, visa type PBS tier 1 highly skilled migrant , visa sub type: Tier 1(HSMP approval l...

Hi all, I have a HSMP approval letter and am planning to apply for EC in January. But the company with which Iam going to work in UK, is ready to process a work permit for me. I would like to know what are the pros and cons of either visas in terms of 1) spouse being able to work:is it possible as a...

From what I have heard, If you have already got your EC approved under HSMP (i.e. visa has been stamped in your passport), you cant apply for another kind of visa. You can have only one kind of visa at any time. My case is different. I have a HSMP approval letter valid till Feb 09. I will apply for ...

Hello all, Is there any alternative to satisfy the maintenance requirement for Tier 1 other than the bank balance criteria? Can a confirmed offer of employment and a letter from that employer to the visa issuing officer stating that all the expenses for relocation and initial setup will be paid by t...

Quoting from http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/infs/inf21pbsgeneralmigrant "Important! To qualify for Tier 1 (General) of the Points Based System you must be able to demonstrate that you have funds to support yourself and any dependants. For the main applicant this is £2,800 with a furth...

Thanks push_hsmp! I am applying from France. 2 more questions: 1) It is not possible to apply for the unborn child at the time of the EC application for the main applicant. But, should the unborn child be counted as a future dependant for the purpose of meeting the maintenance requirement (i.e. £16...

Hello all, We got our HSMP approved in August and we are planning to apply for EC in January(which is five months after getting approval letter) . We are expecting our 2nd kid in the first week of March. Can you please tell us if it is possible/necessary to account for the second child while applyin...

^^^^ Hello Rajesh, I am facing the same problem as you. My HSMP application was delivered at BIA office on March 27th but till now they havent processed the payment. When I called, the helpdesk people are just confirming that the payment has not been taken and are asking me to call after few days. I...

@ sandeepspatil I am no expert but from what I understood from the BIA's website and few other internet forums, even if you have got your HSMP approval letter before 31.3.08 and IF you are applying for EC from India after 31.3.08, you will have to apply for a 'simplied Tier1 approval' thanks to the ...

As per the BIA website (http://www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/hsmp/) "From 1 April 2008 applicants in India should not apply under the HSMP.". Does the term 'applicants in India' include even the Indian passport holders who are currently residing outside India and hence applying ...

Today I called the helpdesk and they told me that since another contractor company processes the payments, the helpdesk can not do anything now. If the payment fails, the company will just return the application and they cant accept any change of payment method now. In the meanwhile, I got my old de...

All, I sent my completed HSMP application last week from Paris, France. The mail has been delivered but I havent got any confirmation from HO. I just now found that unfortunately my bank has blocked my debit card as it has crossed the monthly spending limit, though I have enough balance in my accoun...

You will need to convert your earnings into Pounds Sterling (£) in order to calculate how many points you can claim. The exchange rate used to convert your earnings should be the exchange rate on the date of your last payslip I copy pasted this from HSMP guide in their website, maybe you should loo...

Thank you all for the replies. I am meeting a translator tomorrow. Will update you after that.

hina_France wrote:I am working in France and also applying HSMP by the end of feb. Lets keep in touch to solve problems together. my email is ujavaid@msn.com

sure hina_France.
will email you shortly..

Hi All, I am going to apply for HSMP before the end of February 08. As I am working in France, all my pay slips and bank statements are in French. Is it mandatory to get the pay slips and the bank statements translated from French to English? Translating all the 75 odd pages into English will be exp...

Thanks Track101.
Do you have all the documents in the Name.Initial format?.
Few of my documents are in the Name.Initial format(my degree certificate, mark sheets etc) and few are in the firstname surname format( my passport, pay slips etc). In this case what do you think is advisable?
Thanks again.

Hello All, I am trying to apply for HSMP in 2 weeks time. I am facing a problem as explained below. All suggestions would be really helpful and appreciated. My full name is "Kannan Alagesan". As per the usual practice in South India, in some of my documents a short name "Kannan A.&quo...