Applier - congratulations on your approval - that was 44 days, which is falling within their 40-45 days that they are currently quoting. Quick question, for the maintenance requirements, what evidence did you submit? I only submitted bank statements from the bank on their letterhead (I rang up and r...

Trbui - that's not great that you are still waiting. I submitted my application at the start of August and was really hoping that I would hear back within 4-6 weeks - now that is not looking likely. From looking at the various Tier 1 forums - all of the Australian applicants who applied mid- July ar...

Trbui - did you end up getting your Tier 1 approval back from Canberra yet? From looking at the forums, they seem to be stuck on processing the mid July applications. This is so frustrating that they just keep pushing the expected timeframes out and changing the rules, it makes it so hard to plan an...

Hi trbui, Thanks so much for your reply. That sounds promising that they are actually processing the applications within 20 working days (so much better than months and months of waiting that was ahead of me if I waited for my HSMP approval from Home Office) - please let me know when you actually ge...

If I withdraw my application, I will lose the HSMP fee that I paid, and I will then have to pay the full Tier 1 Application fee when I apply in Australia again (so I will have lost AU$800) - however, for the sake of getting my application approved in time to leave in October, I'm willing to give up ...

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has applied for their Tier 1 visa from Australis since the changes were introduced on 1 July and how long it took to get approval. I have submitted my HSMP application to the UK back at the start of June, but due to the really slow processing times (they are still proce...

The New Zealand High Commission has stated that they will be processing Tier 1 applications from 30 June 2008: "From 30 June, all new Tier 1 applications will be processed at the British High Commission in Wellington. Currently, applicants first have to apply to the UK for a Letter of Acceptanc...

Hi, I am just about to submit my application, but I have one last quick question. For my qualifications, I have claimed 35 points (Masters) as I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. I have got a letter from the Chartered Accountants Institute in England stating that Au...

Hi, I have done a search and looked through the forum for the answer to this question, but I can't seem to see the answer: I am paid on the 15th of each month and the pay period runs from the 1st to the last day of the month (i.e. I'm paid 2 weeks in arrears, 2 weeks in advance). I am planning to ap...