Dear All,
I got my EC in 7 working days which by any standard is very quick. I am sharing my experience for benefit of others.
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UNUSAL THINGS WITH MY APPLICATION:
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a) I was refused H1B visa in past under section 221(g)
b) The funds I shown in my salary account were 4.2 lakhs out of which 3.4 lakhs from my loan account. This I mentioned in EC application and also provided the loan account statement to prove my claim.
c) I didn't attach any cover letter intentionally because in my view no one has time to go through that and case worker will prefer to get information from the EC form.
d) No orginal driving license was submitted becuase VFS refused that
e) I didn't attach any job communication letter with UK consulatants
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Plus points of my application:
a) I had already visited UK twice in the past and In fact I had two Work Permits (expired) stamped on my passport. This may be the reason for quick response.
b) I work for very reputed company
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I submitted following documents:
a) Documents submitted with HSMP approval
b) My curent company Offer letter and Appointment letter
c) Hike letters
d) 6 months bank Statements for bank accounts
e) DEMAT a/c statement for liquid funds
f) 3 years Income Tax returns
g) Last year college mark sheets
h) hotel booking for 20 days for self and spouse
I got the post dated EC which I requested to VFS officer. Please note the fool proof way to get post dated EC is to ask VFS officer, he will be putting note on your EC application. Cover letter may not work because some time it may go un-noticed.
Let me know if I can answer your queries. I will try my best to reply them.
Lastly I would like to say
http://ec-hsmp.blogspot.com/ is great resource for applicants.
Regards