Do I still need a COS from my employer even I am switching from Fresh Talent visa, and did you have COS from your employer ? Yes you will need to have a CoS. Your application will be invalid otherwise. Also what information is required on the letter from employer as you mentioned it is crucial? The...

Can you please tell me if this was the reason for home office returning my application as invalid. I don't know, could likely be true though. Is it necessary that address provided on Payment form must be same as what is in the bank. It is best to give the address on which the card is registered, wh...

If you are switching from PSW to Tier 2 (General), then you will need a letter from your employer confirming several things, one of them being that you have been working for your employer for the last 6 months. You will find more information here: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/tie...

Code of practice ACCA Part I Qualified 14k and I am ACCA Part I Qualified my salary is well over the Code of practice about 8k is that ok or HO will enquire about that? As long as you send evidence in the form of payslips (for the last 12 months), you should be Ok. The letter from your employer wil...

I just wanted to raise this thread to give an idea of the time frame it took to get my Tier 2 visa. This will give some guidance to others as well as some valuable information. 04/09/2009 - Posted application (Switching from Tier 1 PSW to Tier 2 General) 08/09/2009 - Card payment cleared and acknowl...

HI,any updates bout your prob? By the way,i also did that once and the option i did was to lend my friends card whose card is accepted and of course his name as the buyer. Cause i really can't access the payment through my visa card. Thanks! Regards, krab119 Placement financier My payment via my Vi...

I just checked my bank statement online and found that the payment has been cleared! Phew!

My Visa debit card has been accepted. Thanks.

Thanks, I'll get in touch with them. But if anyone has anything to chip in, please do so, I will be most grateful.

Many thanks for the suggestion. So, if I send the payment part again with a cover letter, that would be acceptable?

I sent my application on Friday 04/09. No I have not received any acknowledgement letter yet.

The thing is, I have already posted my application. I am not sure what actions they might take next. I would have thought they would accept Visa Debit Cards. I am anxious this might impact the decision process. Is there any way of contacting them to rectify this issue (if ever this is an issue) by s...

But do they accept "Visa" Debit Cards?

This thread assumes they do as there are some people that have paid this way:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 059d22c576

Please clarify on this subject.

I have recently sent my application for Tier 2 (General). I have given my Visa Debit Card (from HSBC) details for payment. However, while reading the notes, I found that they only accept debit cards of types Delta, Maestro and Solo. Is that correct? My debit card is of type Visa, so will this be an ...

I just wanted to add some information to this thread. Here are the phases my application went through: Date ............ - Action 27/08/2008 - Application sent via Recorded Delivery 28/08/2008 - Application pack received at UKBA 02/09/2008 - Payment processed and application fee taken out of bank ac...