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by gd_Shepherd
Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:54 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Are there any GIS jobs in UK
Replies: 2
Views: 879

Try searching the web

One of the links

http://www.workhound.co.uk/jobs/GIS-jobs

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:36 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Source of Salary Credit Letter from Bank applying
Replies: 4
Views: 1121

Re: Urgent : Source of Salary Credit Letter from Bank applyi

I am planning to apply on wednesday. please suggest me I hope you have gone through the guidance and the forum. Transaction need not have to show company name. If it matches with your net salary, highlight this entry in the earnings covering letter. P.S: Please avoid using URGENT in the subject lin...
by gd_Shepherd
Mon Aug 09, 2010 9:38 am
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Dates on bank statement for maintenance funds-URGENT
Replies: 4
Views: 1097

From guidance 214. Where evidence from two or more 214. accounts are submitted, we will assess the funds available to the applicant using: • the most recent closing balance of one account, plus • any additional money available to the applicant on the date of that closing balance, for which the a...
by gd_Shepherd
Sun Aug 08, 2010 12:37 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Guidance required
Replies: 2
Views: 502

Re: Guidance required

Do I need to show the exchange rate as on 31-Dec-2009 (as 1st earning period) and 31-Jul-2010 (as 2nd earning period). Reading the guidance suggested. According to guidance, the currency conversion should be based on the last day of the earnings period. For the same, In appendix 1 form, section 4.5...
by gd_Shepherd
Sun Aug 08, 2010 11:57 am
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: maintenance funds - exchange rate volatility
Replies: 6
Views: 813

Date of application is the base.

One of the threads discusses with references from guidance

http://immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=61633

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Sat Aug 07, 2010 10:14 am
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Question about Payslip
Replies: 2
Views: 618

If your two months salary is paid in two installments each month, yes you need to produce both the payslips. Explain in the covering letter about this as a safety measure.

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Sat Aug 07, 2010 10:08 am
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Guidance needed in Extension.
Replies: 6
Views: 1053

Not the right forum for travel advisory or job market

http://immigrationboards.com/viewforum.php?f=5

This forum would be helpful

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Fri Aug 06, 2010 3:50 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Leave Encashment As Earnings
Replies: 26
Views: 4877

Looks good. You can get it printed on company letterhead.

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Fri Aug 06, 2010 1:06 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Leave Encashment As Earnings
Replies: 26
Views: 4877

So, can you please comment on my actual query i.e. if i can submit the employer letter which will include the details of my Gross Earnings, Tax deducted and Net salary against each month (without getting into the details of allowances)? This way I can include the HRA as earning... Employer letter s...
by gd_Shepherd
Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:32 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Tier 1
Replies: 3
Views: 908

sometimes pple on here just mis led others - whatever you start the race with is what you will be judged based on - since you have been issued your reply on applies first time applicants Looks cryptic, I could not understand whether it is a query or comment. But the answer to the Original Post is t...
by gd_Shepherd
Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:27 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Tier 1 Dependent Accomodation
Replies: 2
Views: 492

A quick SEARCH yielded two of the links (not exhaustive)


http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=61588

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... ndent+visa

Kindly search the forum

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Fri Aug 06, 2010 12:22 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Leave Encashment As Earnings
Replies: 26
Views: 4877

Same topic is running in another thread.

http://immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=61638

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:52 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Dependent Visa-tier-1 - Help
Replies: 5
Views: 2741

He might be referring this

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... t-partners

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:19 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Maintenance Fund
Replies: 6
Views: 1044

Agree with you Arun. Sorry, I missed this point from the guidance (Which you have already highlighted) 204. The exchange rate of overseas currency will be made using the OANDA rate conversion on the date of application. www.oanda.com Thanks for the information. This should make things clear to the O...
by gd_Shepherd
Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:48 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Maintenance Fund
Replies: 6
Views: 1044

From the Tier-1 guidance 215. Only the following specified documents will be accepted as evidence of this requirement: i) Personal bank or building society statements covering a consecutive 90 day period: The most recent statement must be dated no more than one calendar month before the date of appl...
by gd_Shepherd
Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:35 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Question abt Income Tax documents alternative
Replies: 7
Views: 1102

Policy guidance contains the documents acceptable for earnings proof. Briefly

One of these documents
1)Income tax documents
2)Salary Slips (Signed and Stamped)
3)Salary statement from Employer

This document
1)Bank Statement for earnings period

Reading guidance is strongly advised

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:16 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Maintenance Fund
Replies: 6
Views: 1044

Banks do the conversion as on the date of maintenance funds letter (which should not be more than one month prior to application)

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Thu Aug 05, 2010 3:00 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Tier 1 status in CV
Replies: 11
Views: 3266

nks wrote:On the same note : how about UK references if we have any..does it make sense to have them in CV?
References would be asked for in the interview. Hence you could say in the References section as "Available on Request" instead of publicizing it on the CV

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Tue Aug 03, 2010 1:01 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Which place to make base for IT job hunting in UK?
Replies: 27
Views: 5089

Do they really do that?
With the kind of numbers flowing out to different countries on different Visas on any given day, I guess the best way to do their duty is to ascertain the cause of visit by asking questions and to get convinced. I fully empathize with them.

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:57 am
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: skype uk number
Replies: 2
Views: 645

Not the right forum for the post.

Suggest you visit this link

http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/feature ... ne-number/

Shepherd
by gd_Shepherd
Tue Aug 03, 2010 11:29 am
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Which place to make base for IT job hunting in UK?
Replies: 27
Views: 5089

I don't quite understand how would interviews in UK help me in "immigration back to my country"?? Once you reach the immigration, you could produce the interview letters and nobody will utter a word, otherwise guys at immigration ask all sorts of questions like do you have a offer letter ...
by gd_Shepherd
Tue Aug 03, 2010 10:46 am
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Which place to make base for IT job hunting in UK?
Replies: 27
Views: 5089

Re: Which place to make base for IT job hunting in UK?

I am considering a full and final attempt after being in UK. Have hope and get a feel of the market. This should be your initial attempt rather than final one, given the time is near to XMAS. Start speaking to consultants (Through Skype Online number or any other suitable means) after you have appl...
by gd_Shepherd
Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:57 am
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: requirement of extention of Tier 1 General
Replies: 9
Views: 1488

If you cant see this from the new point system well then I cant say much more. It is what it is.. It works like this. If the economy is in recession, you have more people looking out for work, then you scale the points such that less number of people can work their way in and compete in the market....
by gd_Shepherd
Mon Aug 02, 2010 4:48 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: requirement of extention of Tier 1 General
Replies: 9
Views: 1488

Tier 1 is for people who are earning 30,40k+, the key word been highly skilled therefore highly paid. Highly paid does not mean highly skilled and highly skilled does not mean highly paid (looks like a tongue twister :lol: ) I remember the lower scale of the earnings to be around 17000 GBP during t...
by gd_Shepherd
Mon Aug 02, 2010 3:05 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Leave Encashment As Earnings
Replies: 26
Views: 4877

Not sure. Does it reflect in the salary slip?

Shepherd