How much "well" should be "well organized&quo

[anupvijay]

Hello friends,

I have been asking lot on this forum recently. Pardon me for keeping you
all busy . Thanks to all you out there.

I noted in various posts that there are mentions about "good documentation" and "organized documentation" which could speed up
the processing as they are easy to prioritise and decide on.

At the first look at the HSMP form and guidance document I see the main
documents are previous companies' experience certificates, salary proof
for past 12 months(2 proofs), proof of DOB,educational certificates,proof
of job prospects in my chosen field in UK.

From this forum I came to know about a covering letter which could carry
some information as well.

What are the other possible documents that would be advisable to present
to make the application organized.

1. Can the covering letter be a long one stating more than just the
enclosures and address of return.
2. Are experience certificates from companies enough or is it good to
also give copies of joining letters and relieving letters where possible.
3. Are reference letters of importance ?
4. Of 2 salary proofs that are required which one would be the best one
to provide. salary (slips & bank statement) or (salary slips & companies' letter stating my salary) or (bank statement & company letter)

5. What documents other than the obvious ones would help in the
application becoming a GOOD one.


Waiting for all your inputs.........
Cheers,
Anup

[Joseph]

Good question. I think that "good well organised documentation" makes it easy for the caseworker to make a quick decision. I think the caseworker's primary concern is that the documentation is accurate and not bogus. The recent resignation of the Immigration Minister and the media furore makes the latter concern even more important. Regarding your points:

1) I think a short letter is always better than a long one. If you have been working and have all of the documentation to support your application, a cover letter may not even be necessary. The purpose of the cover letter is to explain things like missing documentation, unemployment and other out-of-ordinary situations.

2) I think joining letters and relieving letters are good to include and may even be preferable to "experience certificates."

3) Reference letters could be helpful when claiming points for experience, provided they are specific enough.

4) I think salary slips and bank statements are definitely the best. That's because they are from two different institutions. I also think a document issued at the time you earned the salary is more credible than a letter issued recently. After all, anybody can leave a company with a stack of letterhead and print out a letter and have a friend sign it, right? Most companies issue payslips routinely and most people keep their payslips at least for a few years, so it's something HSMP would routinely expect. Payslips also show that taxes were withheld, which is important if you want to get points for those earnings. Having payslips and bank statements which match is more credible because it is much harder to forge than documents from one company.

5) I think there are lots of other good supporting documents. For example: press releases, news articles and internal company announcements, statements of tax and social insurance contributions from your government, in short, anything that comes from a credible source and is verifiable.

Joseph

[anupvijay]

Thanks a lot Joseph,
That was really really informative.

Will definitely help not only me but so many people out there.

Keep sharing your knowledge friends.
Cheers,
Anup