I goy my decision letter and it said my application has been refused. I am planning to send a review on Monday and will require help from all of you.
My details are as following -
Application Sent - May 28th, 05
Credit Card Charged - 6th June, 05
Reference Number - 0440XX
Urgent Treatment Sent - 15th June, 05
Decision Date - 11th July, 05
I had claimed following points in my application -
Education - 15 points
Income - 25 points
Work Experience - 25 points
Mine was a straight forward case as I had submitted tax returns, detailed employment letters and and NARIC comparibility.
According to my decision there was problem in verifying my work experience from my previous employer.
My work experience details -
Current Employer - 3 years two months {this was verified}
Previous Employer - 2 years one month (this was not verifiable)
First Employer - 1 year and nine months (this was not verifiable)
Reply from HO ....
Technically, if my previous employers references could have been verified I would have got the requisite points, as my current and previous employers total experience comes out to be more that 5 years.Unfortunately, the BHC in Mumbai have been unable to verify the employment references provided from first employer and previous employer(this had the names of company), and we cannot be therefore be satisfied that you meet the requirements of the HSMP arrangements. For this reason, we have been unable to approve the application
OK .... Why my situation is unique
I have not been told explicitly how many points have I scored. If you read the last line in my decision letter above it says "...... . For this reason, we have been unable to approve the application"
Does this mean if I prove that there was mistake by HO while verifying my work experience then I get the approval
This is why I feel why my previous employer reference could not be verified -
- Most probably HO, would have checked the contact details on the letter head of the reference letter.
-This reference letter was 3 years old and since then the phone numbers of my previous employer had changed.
-My documents were sent to Mumbai instead of Delhi, this may have caused problem while verifying my docs (my prev employer is in Delhi).
Why I think this decision is incorrect -
- I had sent a cover letter for each section where I had claimed points.
- In the work experience section I had provided them with a table having updated employer contact details including the changed phone numbers.
- I also had included the website URL of my previous employer's company which had the updated contact information.
- Also, I had included the printouts from company website to show the contact details.
-Finally one of my collegues who was with me during my previous company and current company, got the approval. His letterhead also had the similar contact details as mine. (I am not sure if I can put this in my review )
I would like to know your comments and suggestions regarding what should be my future course of action. Sorry for such a long post, will be eagerly waiting for your replies.