Hi All,
I got my HSMP approval on 20th September 2007. I was reading, for a long time, the posts in this forum and that helped a lot to plan my application. My case was not straight forward and hence I needed more information on how to go about the procedure. I was applying from US with the data of my work experience in India.
I would like to share the problems I faced and the solutions I adopted to overcome it. I am sure there is somebody who is in the same situation as mine in part of whole of the procedure. So I really hope that this post helps them. Also I searched a lot in the forum to find out how to arrange for courier but could not find one. So I thought I share that also here.
I had approached some consultants also who could represent me. One they charge a lot and the other they did not assure me that they will submit my application with the proofs I was submitting. I am in US and hence it was not possible to get any documents, ex: some letter from a past employer, in the time frame they asked for. I was running short of time as well so thought of giving it a try on my own.
I can say that at least I saved 700 pounds but that was only because of the information I got from this forum and the way I could use it to plan my application.
I provided covering letter for using the information from
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=15879 and of course I had to alter the contents and the information to suit my profile but it was a good baseline.
Applicaiton Sent: 8th Sep 2007.
Application reached BIA : 11th Sep 2007.
Debit card charged : 11th Sep 2007.
Amount cleared : 13th Sep 2007. (International transaction)
Got the reference number by emailing the wpcustomers id: 15th Sep 2007.
Got the email from the immigration officer to arrange for courier : 20th Sep 2007.
Got the package will all the documents and the approval letter: 25th Sep 2007
The areas I claimed points:
Main Covering letter provided to summarize my profile.
Bachelor’s Degree : Bachelor of Engineering. (30 points)
Proof Provided : Degree certificate.
Age proof : Original Driving license. (5 points)
English Proof : Letter from university (Bangalore University). Please see below for the contents on the letter and this was sufficient.
Wages Proof: (40 points) (Covering letter provided)
Period claimed: Jun 2006 to Feb 2007 (8 months).
Number of companies worked: 2 (Jun – Aug) and (Aug – Feb first week).
Proofs submitted:
1. Salary slips from both the companies. Printout of the salary slips with company attestation (seal and signature). My last salary slip was a settlement slip with format different from the usual salary slip and that was still accepted.
2. Income returns acknowledgement document (luckily it covered the entire period).
3. Bank account statements to cover the period from May 2006 to May 2007. (not mandatory but better if it helps).
4. The first company among the two had changed its name. So I provided my experience letter that mentioned in a NOTE section that they have been acquired by the other company. I also sent a printout of the press release on the buyer company official website where they mentioned that they have acquired the “boughtâ€