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Hi Sunil,tier1_applicant wrote:Hi Kaushal,
From you experience,
a) is it necessary to submit letter from bank in addition to official bank statements for three months (which has min. amount equal to GBP 2800).
b) Also, bank statements should have details until the day before application or a few weeks gap is acceptable before application.
Regards
Sunil
TierOneAspirantMay wrote:Hi kaushal,
1) how did u paid HO fees through VFS ?
2) Can u please explain in detail how u arranged documents order, do we need to keep covering letter for each section?
Iam planning to apply by the end of this month.
mrajkumar wrote:Hi Kaushal,
Thanks for your reply. Can you please tell me whether you applied through any consultant/agency or by yourself?
jcs wrote:Hi Kaushal,
Can you give some more clarity on the bank statements requirement for Maintenance funds? If the date of my application is towards end of May, say 20th May 2008, then do my bank statements have to be from 19th March 2008 to 19th May 2008? If that is the case then it is not possible to get original statements as I am going to show my UK bank statements and they are generated online. I will be able to show my statement only till last month end, i.e. April end. Would that be alright? And it would not be possible to get them stamped in good time as I am in India. Moreover the BIA website have mentioned that for online statements the applicant will need to provide a supporting letter from the bank confirming their authenticity. In my case it would not be possible to get the letter nor the bank stamp. Can you please give some suggestions?
Is it required to mention in the cover letter?
tier1_applicant wrote:Hi Kaushal,
Thanks for your answers.
Could you please reconfirm that for English language, medium of instruction letter is not relevant at all?
I had called vfs and they were not sure about this and said it is better to attach.
Did you submit Medium of Instruction letter?
While on BIA website, it is very clearly mentioned that degree can be bachelor or masters or higher, however, for medium of instruction, nothing is mentioned.
Only in HSMP case-worker guidance notes, it is mentioned that we need to submit medium of instruction letter from university
Regards,
Sunil
kaushal316 wrote:Hi Sunil,
I did not submit any letter from university. Just the degree certificate. Well, if you carefully check the points calculator on BIA site, the degrees listed for 'qualification' attribute is much different than the ones listed for 'English language' attribute.
For example qualifications like 'higher secondary' is not listed for english language attribute.
Anyways if you manage to get a letter from university, no harm in attaching the same.
Cheers,
Kaushal
tier1_applicant wrote:Hi Kaushal,
Thanks for your answers.
Could you please reconfirm that for English language, medium of instruction letter is not relevant at all?
I had called vfs and they were not sure about this and said it is better to attach.
Did you submit Medium of Instruction letter?
While on BIA website, it is very clearly mentioned that degree can be bachelor or masters or higher, however, for medium of instruction, nothing is mentioned.
Only in HSMP case-worker guidance notes, it is mentioned that we need to submit medium of instruction letter from university
Regards,
Sunil
kaushal316 wrote:Dear Friends,
I received my passport stamped with Tier 1 visa . Thank you everyone for your help and support. Lets keep this forum fire live and kicking.
For the benefit of all, I have posted every complete details of my application:
Timelines:
1. Application type: Tier 1 new application from India (No HSMP letter)
2. Location: Mumbai BHC. (VFS Mumbai North)
3. Appl Date: 4 April, 2008
4. Integra: No idea
5. Stamped: 30 April, 2008
6. Passport received via courier: 3 May 2008 (May 1 was public holiday)
Application details and documents:
1. Age Assesment: - 20 points claimed
I am 26 years old.
Documents:
a. Original Passport
b. Birth certificate - I know this is not required. But vfs guys asked if I can submit it since tier 1 process was just 4 days old in India. I had it with me so submitted it anyways.
2. Qualification
My qualification 'B.E. from University of Mumbai' is recognised by BIA self assessment tool.
Documents:
a. Original degree certificate
b. 4 years marksheets - just to prove that degree duration was 4 years. (I had selected bachelors degree - 4 years programme in BIA tool).
But please carry your final year's marksheet. This is required fot Integrascreen process. - very Important
3. Previous Earnings: - 35 points claimed
a. 01/04/2007 - 30/06/2007 Wipro Technologies:
I was in UK during this period. Used to get UK salary and Indian salary Basic. I claimed points for Indian Basic salary with upliftment ratio.
b. 13/07/2007 - 31/03/2008 Capgemini
I was in India and climed points on gross india salary. Also note that there is a break on 12 days in my employment which i fine. I saw quite a few questions on the same.
Documents:
a. Stamped and signed payslips. I told my employer that I need stamped and signed copies to apply for home loan. Makes it much easier to acquire stamp and signature.
b. Official bank statements showing net salary credited. Highlight salary entries in the statement. makes it easier for assessing officer. I did not have official paper statements for few months. So I took print out of e-mail statement (not internet statement) and branch manager stamped and signed on the same. They did not issue any separate letter.
4. English language:
My qualification was recognised by BAI self assessment tool for meeting english language requirement.
Documents
Original degree certificate. Note, there is no need to submit letter from University regarding medium of language. Assessing officer shall not take that into consideration. There are only 2 possible options:
i. Qualification recognised by BIA website: Provide degree certificate
ii. Qualification not recognised by BIA: Provide letter from NARIC.
4. Maintenence funds
For indian applications, we need to show amount equivalent to GBP 2800 for 3 months. Add GBP 1600 for each dependant.
Documents:
a. Official India bank statement for 3 month period.
b. Letter from bank stating that amount is in my account for 3 months. I needed to threaten bank with account closure to get this letter from them.
My Letter is available here:
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 998#164998
Additional documents:
i. VAF9a and VAF9b
ii. Covering letter: http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewto ... 001#165001
iii. BIA points calculation printout
VFS experience:
I booked an appointment via e-mail for 4th April. At the VFS counter, they informed me that I was the first Tier 1 applicant and thus they were were slow (but careful) with my application. I had to help them several times to get the documents arranged. Filled u pform for Integrascreen. Please do carry photocopies for every documents. They need to be submitted for integrascreen. I wasted 30 mins to get them photocopied at vfs office.
Thank you all once again. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to help.
Cheers
Kaushal
ashishashah wrote:Hi Kaushal,
Can you please provide the link on BIA where i can find out English language points(Not education )..U mentioned that it is differnt then Education link..
Thanks
Ashish
Hi Kaushal,
There is something called "On what date do you want to travel to the UK".. What date should be mentioned...???
After we get the work permit, is there any time limit within which we have to travel to UK??
ashishashah wrote:Hi Kaushal,
Sorry to bug with this minute questions...I have also done my BE from Bombay University ..BIA eng. language tool asks for "Grade" ..I dont think that we get "grade " in BE(and even if we get that is not mentioned in BE certificate)