Hiya, I am self employed and receive salary plus bonus component separately. I am thinking of using the following format to illustrate in detail each segment and also the credits made to my bank accounts (date and amount) to simplify things for case worker. The reason I want to highlight entries in ...

The letter is OK from your account. I'm sure you are sending across the P&L statment as well for being on self employment?

OK, will get them on letterhead but do I require anything else to say that the miminum balance maintained is ..... or are statements sufficient?

I've got them printed from the bank and stamped and signed. They are not on bank letterhead though.

Silly questions really. There is no expiry date for your Bachelors degree. Check out if your insitutution is being awarded the points and if so, claim the points and move on !!

Hi All,

Should I secure anything specific from the bank mentioning funds maintained for the last three months or are bank statements sufficient?

If a specific letter is required, please can you attach a sample of the letter.

My collegue's photo on his passport got unglued and we had to go through special screening etc to ascertain that the passport was genuine and we weren't using a fake one. It wasted approximately 3 hours but in the end they understood that all was genuine. I think in your case, it's not going to matt...

Thanks mate.

Hiya,

Need clarification on couple of points and would like to know the email of UKBA.

Thanks in advance

Today the government have tightened rules for immigrant partners. Story on bbc.co.uk is: "Ministers are bringing forward to the autumn measures requiring many immigrants marrying UK citizens to prove they have a command of English." We all know that the new government will indoutably, tigh...

Can't blame a man for trying. No probs. Thanks for the answers mates.

Hi, Thanks for the link for the Accountant letter

Please can you also provide letter formats for he invoices and the P/L accounts.

Cheers,

Nirav

Hi, I will be applying for Tier 1 and wanted to know if anyone can help with letter formats I believe the following is required. Does anyone have formats they have used successfully? Documentary evidence for self-employed 1) letter from your managing agent or accountant (confirming you received the ...

I am planning on applying for my Tier 1 now and applying for my wife and kids 3 months down the line due to not enough maintenance funds to show for all presently. Will I have to file a fresh application for them as dependent later or can I include them in my application now mentioning they will apl...

I was planning on applying for my Tier 1 now and applying for my wife and kids 3 months down the line due to not enough maintenance funds to show for all presently. Will I have to file a fresh application for them as dependent later or can I include them in my application now mentioning they will ap...

Excellent stuff. Thanks so much mate.

Thanks for the info. Please can you let me know which reason you stated?

Hi Mate, Your visa starts from the date mentioned on the Visa and not the date on which it was stamped. If the start date is 10th May then this is the start date. I believe you can enter the UK anytime before the expiry of the visa but you have to remember that it's bette to start sooner than later ...

I am planning on applying for Tier 1 (General) now with aim of applying for my family later on down the line. I am applying alone for the following two reasons 1) I don't have enough funds in the bank at the moment hence will be transferring funds to my accounts now and will file for family after 3 ...

Hi mate,

There isnt' a loop hole. Stop looking for one and abide by the rules. The rule is simple: 2800 for yourself plus funds for each dependance. Even if you apply after your visa approval, you must show 2800 plus (each dependant). Cheers.

Hi, Would like to know if under Tier 1 (General) application a person must supply a police check for countries lived in the past? I have lived in the US from 13-25 but returned to India with no plans of going back. My Green card have since expired. I am looking at Tier 1 to the UK but wanted to know...

Plese can someone confirm if IELTS score is valid for one year or two years for UK Tier 1 (General) applications? I have given my IELTs in Dec 08 with a bank of 7.5. Will I be able to claim points for this?