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by vivekR
Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:05 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Professional Qualification for Shipping
Replies: 2
Views: 866

Professional Qualification for Shipping

Hello All, Is there any list of Professional Qualifications used by the HSMP team. I hold a British Merchant shipping License, but cannot get any letters of equivalency from them. Cannot approach NARIC, as it is British! Does someone know of a professional qualification (in my case British one, issu...
by vivekR
Mon Dec 11, 2006 1:08 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: How does NARIC work? Not application but internal process?
Replies: 3
Views: 1270

How does NARIC work? Not application but internal process?

Dear Honourable Members, What I am asking here is this: Post receiving the applications from the various applicants how does Naric verify the respective educational qualifications? Do they just verify just the equivalency? If yes how? Do they contact the concerened organisation issuing the qualifica...
by vivekR
Thu Dec 07, 2006 1:33 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: How does NARIC work? Not application but internal process?
Replies: 3
Views: 1270

How does NARIC work? Not application but internal process?

Anyone at all? It has 42 views... no replies yet?
by vivekR
Mon Dec 04, 2006 3:11 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: How does NARIC work? Not application but internal process?
Replies: 3
Views: 1270

How does NARIC work? Not application but internal process?

Good Day All,

I know there are several forums here discussing the process of application and getting the verification done.

But does anyone really know how does NARIC check every document sent ie verifies it?



Anyone at all??
B/Rgds
VR
by vivekR
Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:43 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: earned holidays during notice period
Replies: 1
Views: 1206

Immigration

Raj,

Yes the 3 months will also accrue some holidays. I have had a similar situation an was told it was so by HR.

VR
by vivekR
Tue Nov 28, 2006 2:41 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Just got a 5 year permit but employer backed out!
Replies: 10
Views: 4523

Immigration

Hi Neph, My suggestion for you would be to travel to the UK asap. The employer will require to inform the HO about the withdrawal of sponsorship for you. However, since you have an existing WP, you can get a similar position with another employer, whereby the new employer will not have to advertise ...
by vivekR
Fri Nov 17, 2006 2:40 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Urgent Advice requried: Experts please help.
Replies: 12
Views: 4283

exploitation

SCUK, My suggestion is go to the Citizen advice bureau. We are as entitled for it as the locals here. Draft a forml letter stating the clause of the contract under which you served the notice and any period thereone they do not wish you to work for would be considered generally as Garden leave. Make...
by vivekR
Tue Nov 14, 2006 10:48 am
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Tories set out immigration plans
Replies: 19
Views: 4798

exploitation

Vin, I did not want to point any fingers at anyone, and infact I am not even affected by the new rules, but then you never know. Since you have commented on what I did mention..... here's what I think. 'Your' immigration system is one of the oldest and most outdated, be it democratic one in the worl...
by vivekR
Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:59 am
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Tories set out immigration plans
Replies: 19
Views: 4798

exploitation

Preview Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2006 10:51 am Post subject: exploitation I hate to say this, but as participants on this forum for immigrants, no one should sound so prejudiced and make it sound like the UK does the migrants a favour. No one does anyone any favours. We dont do them any favours, We get r...
by vivekR
Mon Nov 06, 2006 4:56 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: 1,500 migrants arrive in UK daily
Replies: 34
Views: 9817

Immigration

Hello All, Personally, I would have veered off from commenting on this particyular topic because quite a few interesting, intelligent and disturbing remarks made by some. On a public forum here, none of have the right to humiliate any single community or group. All in all we are all migrants. We can...
by vivekR
Mon Oct 30, 2006 12:25 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Education Grant by Company included in Earning?
Replies: 3
Views: 1062

Company Tax contribution ... is it part of earning?

Hello again,

Moderators or anyone, any replies please?

Thanks
by vivekR
Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:04 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Education Grant by Company included in Earning?
Replies: 3
Views: 1062

Company Grant

Many thanks for the reply. Yes, the company is ready to certify the same. The company also makes 10% contributions on our earnings toward pensions. Is that also accepeted as a part of the earnings... in short..... if I make x thousand pounds, and company makes a contribution of 10% of X annually tow...
by vivekR
Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:26 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Education Grant by Company included in Earning?
Replies: 3
Views: 1062

Education Grant by Company included in Earning?

Good Day All, I am back to the colosseum, to seek advise from the wise ones. My company has offered to pay 'x' thousand punds for my MBA. All this while my wages were just on the boderline figure of 40k, short by a few hundreds. But with this grant it finally takes my total earning for the year beyo...
by vivekR
Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:03 pm
Forum: Immigration for family members
Topic: Work Permit Holder- Inviting parents for short visit
Replies: 4
Views: 2254

Friends

Hi There,

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by vivekR
Mon Aug 21, 2006 2:30 pm
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: Indians working in London
Replies: 23
Views: 11773

Friends

Hi,

I am from Bombay, now living at Forest Hill, SE London, with wife and one child.

VR
by vivekR
Wed Aug 09, 2006 12:46 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: What are examples of Professional Qualifications
Replies: 1
Views: 741

Professional Qualifications

Hello all,

Any ideas at all on any prof qualifications.

Thanks

vR
by vivekR
Mon Aug 07, 2006 2:25 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: What are examples of Professional Qualifications
Replies: 1
Views: 741

What are examples of Professional Qualifications

Good Day All, Can some one who has already claimed points for the same or is aware of the type of qualifications advise: What professional Qualifications are accpeted for the graduate points. I have a shipping qualification of a Chief officer. Any one any ideas? Thanks to all for this great website!...
by vivekR
Wed Jul 19, 2006 5:01 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Vocational / Professional study recognition
Replies: 9
Views: 4331

Professional Qual

Hello Moderators, Kindly advise if the following will be accepted under equivalency to graduation. It is professional qualification. A Merchant vessel's chief officer issued by the DOT. Following obtained from the Naric's equivalent details: Qualification details The higher levels of the National Qu...
by vivekR
Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:59 am
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Calling family members & Space requirements
Replies: 13
Views: 4536

Calling family members & Space requirements

Hello Again All, I think I just cannot emphasize enough how good this forum is for all the migrants here in the UK. I have advised countless number of migrant friends to join this forum for the same reason. As promised earlier, I am giving an update on the above topic. After providing my Mother-in-L...
by vivekR
Tue May 16, 2006 1:11 am
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Did anyone get mortgage to buy a house while on Work Permit?
Replies: 9
Views: 2303

mortgage to buy a house while on Work Permit

Yes, it is possible to get Mortgage on a WP. I got the mortgage for my first property - flat about 2.5 yrs ago which was 100% of original value, then I sold that and bought a new house in london for an amount which is very sbstantial on even the local standards. All while I am om WP, now about 2.5 y...
by vivekR
Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:20 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit for Non-resident???
Replies: 9
Views: 2509

taxes and ILR

Olisun, While I agree partly to what you say... the answer to your question is partly in this one... why are you here then? If there is something wrongly practised by one, it does not make a wrong on the other side a right. If we talk of returns on our taxes, then it is because it our right and this...
by vivekR
Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:50 am
Forum: Employment offers and job seekers
Topic: WP Sponsorship , 1 to 1000 ??
Replies: 13
Views: 5461

WP Sponsorship , 1 to 1000 ??

Hi 2UK, The above from yours statement quote Btw , I read someplace, that IT people from different parts of the world were going to India to work. How can this be ? And who would want to go to a "third-world" ( no offence ) country to work ?? unquote I have noticed eveeryone is told to be ...
by vivekR
Thu Mar 09, 2006 10:12 am
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Calling family members & Space requirements
Replies: 13
Views: 4536

Calling family members & Space requirements

Hello again John, It is 5 rooms, including the sitting room with a sofa bed arrangement and also a dining room (both these rooms are double room sizes). So 3 bedrooms ( 2 double plus 1 single, and a sitting/living room and a dining room. I will update this post intime to refelect how many people app...
by vivekR
Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:37 pm
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Calling family members & Space requirements
Replies: 13
Views: 4536

Calling family members & Space requirements

PB, Thanks for the reply. In my case we are talking about immediate family members like my brother and my parents coming in later, so I am really confused on what next. If all goes well, all goes well. But if something gets stuck somewhere then thats it. For the moment I am providing all the details...
by vivekR
Fri Mar 03, 2006 11:12 am
Forum: General UK Immigration forum
Topic: Calling family members & Space requirements
Replies: 13
Views: 4536

Calling family members & Space requirements

Kayalami,

Thanks for your reply. Much appreciated. I think I will make the changes to our plan accordingly.

VR