Covering Letter -
19 January, 2009
Sub: Application for Tier 1 (General) Highly skilled worker
To,
The Assessing Officer
Dear Sir/Madam,
Greetings,
I, XXXXX, wish to apply for entry clearance to work in the UK under ‘Tier 1 (General) - Highly skilled worker’ of the Points Based System (PBS).
I have claimed the following points on a self evaluation basis using the ‘Self Assessment Tool’ available on the agency website and have enclosed the printout with this application to verify the points claimed.
- 85 points in Attributes section
- 10 points for English requirement
- 10 points for maintenance funds
I have worked both in India and UK (XX Months) as an IT consultant in XXXXX. Following are the list of documents provided along with my application.
1. Age Assessment – 20 points claimed
I was born on XX-XX-XXXX, and I am 27 years of age at the time of this application.
Documents provided:
• Original Passport stating date of birth
• Notarized copy of Passport
• Original Birth Certificate
2. Qualification – 30 points claimed
I hold a XX degree in Electronics (X years) from University XXX (19XX-XXXX). Both my university and Bachelors degree is recognized by the ‘Self Assessment Tool’. In addition, I am providing the NARIC UK certificate as well to prove equivalency with UK Bachelors Degree.
Documents provided:
• Original Degree certificate (A3 size sheet - provided separately)
• Original 3 years Degree Mark sheets (provided separately)
• Original Academic reference from University.
• Original NARIC certificate
Contact Details :-
<College officiating principals address>
Phone: +91-XX
Telefax: +91-XX
3. Previous Earnings – 35 points claimed
Period claimed ->1 Jan 2008 to 31 Dec 2008 (12 Months)
I have worked in two countries during the above period while being with XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. I worked:-
a) In UK from 1 Jan 2008 to 31 July 2008
The daily allowance I received while in UK is reflected in my Indian salary slip in terms of Indian rupees. Thus, for the period 1 Jan 2008 to July 31 2008, I am claiming previous earnings based on the gross salary in my pay slip without using any uplift calculation. The online points calculator (please see attached print out) handles this automatically. (Please see earnings table below also)
b) In India from 1 Aug 2008 till 31 Dec 2008.
For India, the uplift ratio is 5.3 per the Tier1 guidance document. Hence, I am using this uplift ratio on the total of the gross salary mentioned in my pay slips for the above period (Please see earnings table below also).
The tax year in India starts from 01st April and ends in 31st March. So my latest Income Tax Return document covers the period from April-2007 to March-2008 only. As my claim period starts from Jan-2008 to Dec-2008, hence my latest Income Tax Return document covers only three months (i.e. Jan-2008 to March-2008) of my claim period. However, I have attached the IT returns for the last 3 years as additional proof.
Documents provided:
• Payslips : 12 Months Salary slips signed and stamped by employer for the period 1 Jan 2008 to 31 Dec 2008 showing gross and net salary per month.
• Personal bank statements: Signed and stamped official XXXXX Bank statements for the 12 months claimed showing net salary credited into my XXXXX Salary account number -> XXXX. Net Salary paid is highlighted on the bank statement as well as on the salary slips.
• Official tax document produced by the tax authority
- Latest ITR (Income Tax Return) which covers first 3 months of my claim period (i.e. Jan-2008 to Mar-2008)
- Income tax returns for the last three years together with copies of form 16 - As original Form – 16 were retained by Income Tax Office.
Earnings table (Jan 1 2008 – Dec 31 2008) -
Sr. No. Employer Month Country Gross (In INR) Net Salary (In INR) Payslip Bank Statement Tax Return Doc
1 XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. Jan-08 UK X X Yes Yes Yes
2 XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. Feb-08 UK X X Yes Yes Yes
3 XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. Mar-08 UK X X Yes Yes Yes
4 XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. Apr-08 UK X X Yes Yes NA
5 XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. May-08 UK X X Yes Yes NA
6 XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. Jun-08 UK X X Yes Yes NA
7 XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. Jul-08 UK X X Yes Yes NA
Total X
8 XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. Aug-08 India X X Yes Yes NA
9 XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. Sep-08 India X X Yes Yes NA
10 XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. Oct-08 India X X Yes Yes NA
11 XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. Nov-08 India X X Yes Yes NA
12 XXXXX Pvt. Ltd. Dec-08 India X X Yes Yes NA
Total X
PS: I am NOT using any uplift in conversion rates for the duration I was in UK but availing it only for the period I was in India. The details can be seen from the point’s based calculator sheet attached at the beginning in which I have included the gross earnings based on the subtotals in the table above for the period
- Jan-July ’08 (UK) and
- Aug-Dec ’08 (India).
As per closing spot exchange rate on Oanda.com (
http://www.oanda.com/convert/classic) on the last day of my claim period, which is 31 Dec ’08 -
1 British Pound = 71.9874 Indian Rupee (Oanda printout attached)
1 INR = 0.01389 GBP
Hence my total earnings in pounds sterling for the full period of my claim (Jan – Dec 2008) comes to GBP XXXXX (Please see points calculator summary as well).
This is in the range of earnings between £32,000 - £34,999 and as per the tier1 guidance document, I have claimed 35 points for this.
Employer contact details:
Ms. XXX,
XXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
Ph: +91-XXX
Email:
XX@XX.com
Bank contact details:
XXXX,
Branch Operation Manager
XX Bank Limited,
XXX
Mobile - +91-XXXXX
Tel Dir. - (+91-124) XXXXX
Tel - (+91-124) XXX
E-Mail –
XXX@XXXXXbank.com
4. English Language Requirement– 10 points claimed
I have claimed 10 points under the category ‘English Language Test’. The minimum Grade required to score 10 points in English language requirement is an IELTS score of 6.5. I have scored 7.5 in this exam which I gave while in London. The result was declared on 9th April 2008.
Documents provided:
• Original IELTS Certificate/mark sheet (Total score 7.5)
5. Maintenance Funds – 10 points claimed
Documents provided:
• Bank statements on XXXXX bank letterhead covering the last 5 months immediately prior to this application. The statements are stamped and signed by the branch.
• Letter from XXXXX bank on their letterhead confirming that I have maintained a minimum balance of Rs. XXXXXX INR in the last 5 months. The account balance was at this minimum on the 25th August 2008. So I am using the Oanda exchange rate as of this day (Oanda screen attached) which is 80.55760.
Hence the minimum balance maintained by me in the last 5 months is XXXX / 80.5576 = £XXXX, which is sufficiently above the minimum requirement of £2800.
I have attached all the papers/documents in support of my application as required according to the application checklist. I would very much appreciate if you consider my application for the ‘Tier 1 (General) highly skilled worker’ and approve accordingly at the earliest.
I trust the information I have provided above is satisfactory, however if you have any questions or queries or require additional information regarding any aspect of the application, please do not hesitate to contact me on +91-XXXXX or via email (
XXXXX@XX.com).
Bank contact details:
XXXX,
Branch Operation Manager
XX Bank Limited,
XXX
Mobile - +91-XXXXX
Tel Dir. - (+91-124) XXXXX
Tel - (+91-124) XXX
E-Mail –
XXX@XXXXXbank.com
Thanking you.
Yours faithfully,
XXXXX
Additional Documents and Information
I am attaching some additional documents which can be referred to in case of any doubt. These are as under -
1) Notarized affidavit stating that there is slight variation in the way my name has been spelt in the birth certificate, degree certificate and passport and that they all refer to the same person, which is me.
2) Letter from my employer, XXXXX Pvt. Ltd, stating that I am a regular employee since XXX 2005.
3) Please note that the ‘Reference letter from my University’ which I have attached in the ‘Qualifications section’ also mentions that my degree was taught in English. This is additional proof for the English language requirement.
4) Secondary and Senior secondary school certificates and marksheets.
5) Original UK Work permit letter and Visa extensions I had in the past.