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by JhonnyECU
Thu Mar 31, 2005 6:58 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Tips for all
Replies: 43
Views: 66096

Tips for all

Dear all, with all due respect to moderators and senior members, i am taking the liberty to share some relevant information hoping that the new and current members could have a useful guide about how to maximize their success for getting points in some sections of the hsmp application. The following...
by JhonnyECU
Wed Mar 30, 2005 9:30 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: HELP!!!!!!!!! Ref:HSMP
Replies: 14
Views: 4192

hi helena, damn, i though of making a documentary out of this hsmp suffering but with your story i could make a terror film! work experience and study has not been explained properly, although I was asking to do so, wrong advice was given not to extend my student visa first, failed to notify me abou...
by JhonnyECU
Wed Mar 30, 2005 6:08 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: New Applicant
Replies: 1
Views: 852

hey sunny, just follow to DETAIL what our canadian friend did about gathering supporting documents... http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=3552 once you complete that let me know and i will give you the adress another thing is that this forum has a considerable amount of members from ind...
by JhonnyECU
Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:30 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: March 2005 application approved
Replies: 6
Views: 1663

oh canada!! great job my friend, congratulations on your organized persistance!! the list of things you learned should be a mandatory list to consider closely for any current or future applicants, right moderators? i wish one of the current members who is into internet hacking would be so kind to in...
by JhonnyECU
Wed Mar 30, 2005 4:15 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: HELP!!!!!!!!! Ref:HSMP
Replies: 14
Views: 4192

dear helena, sorry to hear about refusal! i agree with the others, try to get your student visa renewed. that should be way easier, safer and quicker than waiting for a quick review. if you havent finished your masters,t hen getting an extension on your student visa should be no problem, right? this...
by JhonnyECU
Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:25 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Require NARIC web address
Replies: 12
Views: 2742

hey mec-ing

there you go

www.naric.org.uk

they have a 3 day premium service for 170 pounds

or a regular service 3 weeks for 30 quid

however, i think i read some post that for some STRANGE reason the masters from pakistan are not recognised in the uk. they will award you only 15 points for it...
by JhonnyECU
Tue Mar 29, 2005 7:21 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: CORRECT ADDRESS for Sending additional docs
Replies: 6
Views: 2907

dear zeke, the adress that is on my refusal letter is the PO Box 3468 in Sheffield as well... is there any way you could probably fax them asking for advice? hope you can make it on time before april 1st!! the other thing is that sarab sent additional documents to this adress HSMP Team, Work Permits...
by JhonnyECU
Mon Mar 28, 2005 8:57 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: "Skilled in the UK" official definition??
Replies: 4
Views: 923

hey hsmphopeful, please be so kind as to check the links i provided above. these links could be of fundamental benefit for current and future applicants. i think that if we create an intelligent strategy to take advantage of the Sector Skill Councils which represent and control the level of SKILLS i...
by JhonnyECU
Mon Mar 28, 2005 6:12 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: "Skilled in the UK" official definition??
Replies: 4
Views: 923

hi korben, sorry to hear about your horrible situation, hope you can find a solution to it soon. as for me, i am simply gathering every single piece of evidence to send a NEW SOLID application this time. i just turned 27 last month so i still have time to achieve this approval as under 28. if this m...
by JhonnyECU
Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:42 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: "Skilled in the UK" official definition??
Replies: 4
Views: 923

"Skilled in the UK" official definition??

Dear all, I post this with the objective to get a positive brainstorming from everyone about the possibilities to use the following information in our favor. from ALL that i have researched on this forum, i have found very little information about an OFFICIAL definition of what makes someone "s...
by JhonnyECU
Mon Mar 28, 2005 5:11 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: HSMP Refused
Replies: 15
Views: 4729

dear all, i am still trying to close my mouth after reading this shocking post... professional equivalence might be a bit of an sketchy territory to walk on... BUT what really scares me is the fact that your caseworker did NOT give you the points from you NARIC "statement of comparability"...
by JhonnyECU
Mon Mar 28, 2005 4:51 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: not in the dark anymore
Replies: 3
Views: 1063

thank you for the info f2k, if there are NO benefits with this raise, why is it that the Home Office are raising the fees anyways? if they are trying to erradicate more and more applicants, raising the fees would contradict directly to their main objective of the hsm programme which according to the...
by JhonnyECU
Tue Mar 22, 2005 4:02 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: not in the dark anymore
Replies: 3
Views: 1063

please, fill in the poll if you read this post

cheers

jhonny
:)
by JhonnyECU
Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:50 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Work Experience Letter
Replies: 16
Views: 4916

hey pipo,

check this link to analyze all of your documents

http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/ind/en ... de_to.html

jhonny
:)
by JhonnyECU
Tue Mar 22, 2005 2:43 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: not in the dark anymore
Replies: 3
Views: 1063

not in the dark anymore

Hi all, it has been exaclty a month since i was notified by a friend of mine in munich that my application had been refused. in my desperation i told him to send the letter right away, without scanning it!! yikees! it wasnt until yesterday when i finally received this letter in my hands. HOWEVER, on...
by JhonnyECU
Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:18 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: NEW application + old stuff???
Replies: 7
Views: 1830

thanks bani and saint, so i will send ONLY the relevant NEW-hsmp-standard letter, write my friends adress on the form and attach my financial statements (if necessary) with my NEW, more expensive :cry: , application sometime in the next weeks... does anybody know if the out of country applicants can...
by JhonnyECU
Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:38 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: EC Application Questions - Urgent
Replies: 2
Views: 1086

hi ali,

this links has a GREAT description of how going to get a EC could be like...

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... ight=#6557

please, just take it as a reference and use search EC to get MORE ideas ok?

best for you

jhonny
by JhonnyECU
Thu Mar 10, 2005 4:29 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: NEW application + old stuff???
Replies: 7
Views: 1830

thanks kcr, i can not find ANY requirement on the guidance notes taht says that i MUST add the old documents with my new application...is that right? does anybody know if i can have the decision letter sent to a friends adress in london? what about the funds for the beginning? should i include them ...
by JhonnyECU
Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:28 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: NEW application + old stuff???
Replies: 7
Views: 1830

NEW application + old stuff???

Hi all, I am getting a bit confused about my new application. it has been two weeks after getting my refusal and discovering this wonderully useful forum... now my new supportive documents are very strong, not even the shadow of what my old application looked like. it is amazing what one can do with...
by JhonnyECU
Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:08 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Acedamic reference?
Replies: 5
Views: 1575

interesting links

hi rex, i have been breathing out of this forum for the last 2 weeks. i discovered it the day i received my refusal, so consider yourself lucky for many reasons: 1. you will get the BEST advice on this forum in the way of a direct reply (which doesnt happen as often as we would like to) or indirectl...
by JhonnyECU
Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:16 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: REFUSED, what are my chances to appeal against with this??
Replies: 22
Views: 5222

letters and naric

hi friends,

how specific your graduate level of experience supportive letters are supposed to be? i just dont want to be too specific

does anybody have any experience with NARIC UK?

how long does it take to have them check some degrees?

thanks

jhonny
:)
by JhonnyECU
Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:35 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: Letterhead Paper : A (Probably) Trivial Concern
Replies: 6
Views: 2218

hi zeke, saint and all, zeke, in my opinion, your case is extremely uncertain... the more i read on this forum the more i believe on this theory that it is a VERY difficult and RISKY call, when it comes to "imagining" HOW a caseworker would consider an evidence or not. in my understanding,...
by JhonnyECU
Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:05 pm
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: REFUSED, what are my chances to appeal against with this??
Replies: 22
Views: 5222

any ideas?

hey saint and al members, saint, thank you for your perspective on this half point thing. lets wait until ONE of us here in this forum replies to this very matter... i would not make ANY comment on the way any caseworker considers ANY of our provided evidence... also, would not be able to understand...
by JhonnyECU
Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:45 am
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: REFUSED, what are my chances to appeal against with this??
Replies: 22
Views: 5222

hi all! i support what zeke does 100%. that is called BEING human!! why do we all have to PRETEND we are not suffering before getting accepted to this program? we, as humans, have the right and NEED to express or feelings sometimes, either frustration, happiness and even anger! zeke, dont worry as y...
by JhonnyECU
Fri Mar 04, 2005 1:22 am
Forum: UK Tier 1 (General) Visas
Topic: REFUSED, what are my chances to appeal against with this??
Replies: 22
Views: 5222

film award brief explanation

dear zeke, you are one-piece-of-an-idea-generating-machine, buddy!! you scare me sometimes :wink: thank you for your interesting ideas about SA and "half-scoring"... is that allowed by the hsmp? if i was to get creative with this half scoring, no offense intended zeke, i would get all my j...