April EC applicants from India

ash123 · Post by **ash123** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:44 am

britimmig wrote:Hi All,

I have the minimum 2800 pounds in my salary account.
For maintenance requirement is it that 2800 pounds should be consistently present in your account for sometime or just the balance at the time of application should be more than 2800 pounds.

My last salary (credited on april 1st ) was around 1 lacs due to the annual bonus.
Will this be a problem as they say huge funds should be deposited just before applying for EC?

Thanks in advance for your help.

your payslip should have the calculation right ? then it should not be a problem.

britimmig · Post by **britimmig** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 12:38 pm

yes the payslip accounts for it.
Thanks for the reply

MONISH · Post by **MONISH** » Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:10 pm

Dear All,

recently i received HSMP approval and i applied for EC from Geneva, Switzerland.I am indian National, applied for HSMP from Switzerland.
any body knows how many days it will take to get EC clearence from Switzerland?
My Visa is expiring in another 15 days, before to that i should get my EC approval otherwise i have to inform UK embassy in Geneva to stop the process and return my passport as i cannot stay in Geneva after expiry of visa.
your valuable inputs are highly appreciated.

Regards
monish

britimmig · Post by **britimmig** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 12:50 pm

Hi Monish,
EC processing time depends on which country you are applying from.
In India now it takes from 15 to 20 working days and more if your applying a fresh Tier 1 application.

But i think your best bet is to call the UK visa office in Swiss and ask them .
As you are a indian national ,you can also apply from india itself.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
britimmig

MONISH · Post by **MONISH** » Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:47 pm

britimmig wrote:Hi Monish,
EC processing time depends on which country you are applying from.
In India now it takes from 15 to 20 working days and more if your applying a fresh Tier 1 application.

But i think your best bet is to call the UK visa office in Swiss and ask them .
As you are a indian national ,you can also apply from india itself.

I hope this helps.

Regards,
britimmig

Dear Britimmig,

thank you very much for the information.

monish

britimmig · Post by **britimmig** » Mon Apr 28, 2008 11:24 am

Hi folks,

The Maintenance fund requirement for EC from india is 2800 pounds minimum maintained for 3 months .

This rule is relaxed for applicants from UK till june 29th.Its really unfair this is still not relaxed in india so far.

I think this will be a real problem for Applicants in india who already have HSMP approval letters as they cant wait for 3 more months .

Any suggestions on how we can address and appeal to the high commission.

premkumar_n_uk · Post by **premkumar_n_uk** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 10:29 am

Dear Friends
I got my HSMP approval on March 2008 and I had applied for EC on April 9th 2008.

I have seen,most of the people are specifying their Intergra status in this forum.
I tried to check my application status from the site https://www.vfs.org.in/ApplicantStatus.aspx

But everytime it displays, "Your application forwarded to BHC on April 9th 2008".
Can you please help me to get the exact status of my EC?

Thanks
Premkumar

piyush123 · Post by **piyush123** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:34 pm

Hi ,

I got my HSMP Approval letter in March and planning to apply for EC in mid-May. Can you please suggest which form should I fill for EC APPLICATION. Can I fill VAF2???
OR
I need to fill the new form VAF9A and VAF9B??

People who have applied for EC IN APRIL, Please reply........

britimmig · Post by **britimmig** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 4:41 pm

Hi piyush,

From now onwards you need to fill the new forms VAF9a and vaf9b .
But be cautious of the new maintenance requirement of 2800 pounds minimum maintained for 3 months.

piyush123 · Post by **piyush123** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:12 pm

Thanks for your reply!!!!!!

It is very bad that now I have to take a loan from any bank and then wait for the next three months as I do not 2800+1600+1600 GBP in my account.

But it is very foolish rule, I really do not understand the policy of BHC behind this. Why should I wait for 3 months time keeping that money in my acount.

Can we do any appeal to BHC for this???

Please HELP!!!

britimmig · Post by **britimmig** » Tue Apr 29, 2008 5:34 pm

Hi All,

@piyush ,i think you wait for some more time, as BHC 'might' announce
the same relaxation of rule as for UK applicants till june 29th.

But i think from our side we should send our concerns to BHC only then they will act.

Check this article about discrimination against indians applying for tier 1.
http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease ... 218942.htm

I have mailed the same concern to BHC .
I would request all of those affected to send a email to BHC requesting the same relaxation of rule as for UK applicants till june 29th.

hsmpinuk70 · Post by **hsmpinuk70** » Wed Apr 30, 2008 2:26 pm

Will be grateful if someone can provide the list of documents they have submitted to support an EC application from India under the HSMP transitional arrangements (with HSMP approval letter).

The VFS website doesn't give any information about supporting documents for the various types of visas. The BHC website also no longer provides ANY information on visas except saying that visa services are now handled by VFS.

Thanks in advance.

regards

ash123 · Post by **ash123** » Mon May 05, 2008 2:24 pm

Has anyone who applied in april got EC ?

kaushal316 · Post by **kaushal316** » Mon May 05, 2008 3:49 pm

ash123 wrote:Has anyone who applied in april got EC ?

Hi Ash, I applied on 4th April and for tier 1 on 30 April. Details of my application are at: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 004#165004

cheers
Kaushal

satheeshkumar · Post by **satheeshkumar** » Tue May 06, 2008 7:56 am

Hi Britimmig

Can you please provide me with the mail id of the BHC so that i too can mail my grievance regarding the funds to be there in my savings account for 3 months?

Its a foolish rule and may be they dont want indians to come over to UK to that extent possible...

Still as you said, we shall mail them on this.

I've got my approval on 29th march and need to apply for EC.

Regards,
Satheesh

britimmig wrote:Hi All,

@piyush ,i think you wait for some more time, as BHC 'might' announce
the same relaxation of rule as for UK applicants till june 29th.

But i think from our side we should send our concerns to BHC only then they will act.

Check this article about discrimination against indians applying for tier 1.
http://www.indiaprwire.com/pressrelease ... 218942.htm

I have mailed the same concern to BHC .
I would request all of those affected to send a email to BHC requesting the same relaxation of rule as for UK applicants till june 29th.

britimmig · Post by **britimmig** » Tue May 06, 2008 10:46 am

BHC email id :Chennai.VisaEnquiry@fco.gov.uk

They have replied back saying that we cannot relax

premkumar_n_uk · Post by **premkumar_n_uk** » Thu May 15, 2008 4:30 pm

Dear Friends
Today I had received my pp with visa stamping for 3yrs.
Thanks to all the ppl in this grp..who helped me with their valuable suggestions.

EC applied : April 9th 2008

Integra: No Idea

Stamping on: May 13th 2008

Job: Nil

Also I may go for Belgium for 3 months assignment from my current concern thru eurpoean visa.Will it affects this HSMP visa any way?Please send ur suggestions.

Thanks & Regards
Premkumar

vinkar · Post by **vinkar** » Fri May 16, 2008 5:16 pm

Hi Prem,

Thanks for sharing ur dates on Visa Stamping.Could you please mention the below details as i'v also applied in this transition phase..

1.Which application form u have used?Is it VAF2
2.Where did u apply from?
3.Did u maintained 3 months of Maintenance?

Your reply is will be of great help!

Many Thanks

premkumar_n_uk · Post by **premkumar_n_uk** » Sat May 17, 2008 3:05 am

Hi Vinkar,
1. Actually I got my HSMP approval in Feb 2008. I had used new form (VAF 2) for EC
2. I had applied EC from chennai
3. Yes I had maintained the required balacne for the past 3 months in my acc

Pls let me know if you need any more information

All the Best ...

Rgds
Prem.

vinkar · Post by **vinkar** » Sat May 17, 2008 6:08 am

Thanks Prem,

All my details are same as you apart from the maintenance, i have not maintained the funds for 3 months.I have maintained only for 1 month during my time of application and it is 2 months now.But i have applied from chennai and used VAF2.Since i was using the VAF2 form i thought i will fall under the old rule and no need to maintain the funds for 3 months

My dates are

Applied in Chennai VFS : 21 April

Let see what happens now....

Many Thanks

panji · Post by **panji** » Mon May 19, 2008 7:31 pm

Hi Prem,
do you have any idea regarding showing FD's for Fund Requirement?

Can FD be shown for Maintainence Fund requirement?. Some of the posts say that FD can be used, but they should not be bound by any maturity period. But normally FD's have a maturity period. Or does it mean that the applicant should be able to withdraw it at any time? Any idea regarding this?

jagankumar · Post by **jagankumar** » Thu May 22, 2008 8:48 am

Hi GUys,
I got my HSMP initial approval, planning to Apply EC in june/July. from chennai. For maintanence funds, can I show my UK bank stmt with enough fund 2800? I do have account in UK 's Lloyd's TSB bank. and am maintaining the fund in it. will they accept this stmt for proof?

Post by **push** » Thu May 22, 2008 9:33 am

Yes

jagankumar wrote:Hi GUys,
I got my HSMP initial approval, planning to Apply EC in june/July. from chennai. For maintanence funds, can I show my UK bank stmt with enough fund 2800? I do have account in UK 's Lloyd's TSB bank. and am maintaining the fund in it. will they accept this stmt for proof?

britimmig · Post by **britimmig** » Fri May 23, 2008 4:44 pm

Hi all,
I am happy to let you know that I got my EC for 3 years.
I showed my 3 bank accounts for maintenance of funds for 3 months.
Thanks for everybody support in the forum.

My Time lines:

Dec 16th - HSMP applied
Jan 7th - Approval

April 25th - EC
May 16th - Stamped for 3 years.

pankaj80 · Post by **pankaj80** » Wed May 28, 2008 5:11 pm

hi britimming

congrats on getting EC

i got my HSMP approved in feb 08 and i am plannng to apply in mid june
cud you please post a list of document/information that can help others like me

Also i do have few queries which might be beneficial to others too the queries are posted at
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=26260

hope you can secure some time to share your knowledge

Thanks in advance
Pankaj

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