Need help in filling the application PBS - Tier 1 general

[balaji_sqa]

Hi All,

I'm applying from India (Chennai) Please guide me to fill in the following sections of the forms

1 ) POINTS BASED SYSTEM FORM (VAF9 OCT 2009)
APPENDIX 1: TIER 1 (GENERAL) MIGRANT
SELF- ASSESSMENT

Section 3.1 - Asking for Duration of study, Please help me how to put the start date & end date of study period, Nomally we do have month & year (educational year like May - June, etc) Do we really need to give the dates.

Section 4.6 - Table for fill in the Previous earnings claimed. How is it possible to fill in the table's first column asking for Source of
Earnings (include details of employer; Name of Business etc and start and end dates for this source of earning) how to include all the requested details within the small cell - Need help

2) POINTS BASED SYSTEM FORM (VAF9 MAR 2009)
PERSONAL DETAILS

Section 5 -

(Please note, i'm married and have a kid of 5 years old)
5.1 Is your partner accompanying you or joining you later?
if my answer is NO, do i need to give further details in section
5.2 Full name of spouse/partner
5.3 Spouse/Partner’s date of birth
5.4 Spouse/Partner’s place and country of birth
5.5 Spouse/Partner’s nationality

I hope i do need to fill in only these applications with proofs.

Please spare some time and guide me.

Thanks in Advance

Regards
Balaji R

[tvn_ramesh]

Hi All,

I'm applying from India (Chennai) Please guide me to fill in the following sections of the forms

1 ) POINTS BASED SYSTEM FORM (VAF9 OCT 2009)
APPENDIX 1: TIER 1 (GENERAL) MIGRANT
SELF- ASSESSMENT

Section 3.1 - Asking for Duration of study, Please help me how to put the start date & end date of study period, Nomally we do have month & year (educational year like May - June, etc) Do we really need to give the dates.

- You can use 1st or 15th of those months, whichever u think is nearer and fill it.. many here did the same

Section 4.6 - Table for fill in the Previous earnings claimed. How is it possible to fill in the table's first column asking for Source of
Earnings (include details of employer; Name of Business etc and start and end dates for this source of earning) how to include all the requested details within the small cell - Need help

- Yes you need to fit it in rows and small words..

2) POINTS BASED SYSTEM FORM (VAF9 MAR 2009)
PERSONAL DETAILS

Section 5 -

(Please note, i'm married and have a kid of 5 years old)
5.1 Is your partner accompanying you or joining you later?
if my answer is NO, do i need to give further details in section
5.2 Full name of spouse/partner
5.3 Spouse/Partner’s date of birth
5.4 Spouse/Partner’s place and country of birth
5.5 Spouse/Partner’s nationality

- Yes fill them (it should not cause any problems even if they are not accompanying you..)

I hope i do need to fill in only these applications with proofs.

Please spare some time and guide me.

Thanks in Advance

Regards
Balaji R

[balaji_sqa]

Hi Ramesh,

Thanks a lot for your clarifications.

Section 4.6 - As i'm going to give only one employer details, since Aug 2007 i'm working with the same company. Shall i use all the Rows of first column to give all details.

Please suggest

Thanks & Regards
Balaji R

[tvn_ramesh]

Hi Ramesh,

Thanks a lot for your clarifications.

Section 4.6 - As i'm going to give only one employer details, since Aug 2007 i'm working with the same company. Shall i use all the Rows of first column to give all details.

Please suggest

Thanks & Regards
Balaji R

Just use 1box for each company..

can you put the link of the VAF09 - OCT 2009.. it is still showing Mar 09

http://www.ukvisas.gov.uk/en/howtoapply/vafs/

[balaji_sqa]

Hi Ramesh,

Even i downloaded the 2 forms from the same link which you provided.

1. POINTS BASED SYSTEM FORM (VAF9 MAR 2009)
PERSONAL DETAILS

2. POINTS BASED SYSTEM FORM (VAF9 OCT 2009)
APPENDIX 1: TIER 1 (GENERAL) MIGRANT
SELF- ASSESSMENT

I believe i'm using the correct forms, please advice

Thanks & Regards
Balaji R

[tvn_ramesh]

Hi Ramesh,

Even i downloaded the 2 forms from the same link which you provided.

1. POINTS BASED SYSTEM FORM (VAF9 MAR 2009)
PERSONAL DETAILS

2. POINTS BASED SYSTEM FORM (VAF9 OCT 2009)
APPENDIX 1: TIER 1 (GENERAL) MIGRANT
SELF- ASSESSMENT

I believe i'm using the correct forms, please advice

Thanks & Regards
Balaji R

You got it right mate.. ur BLOCK letters confused me..

And in that 4.6 box you just need to give

Name of Business etc and
start and end dates

[balaji_sqa]

Hi Ramesh,

Shall i use acrobat editor to fill in the application forms, or is it mandatory that the forms needs to be filled in manually.

if yes, shall i remove few boxes, and make one large box to fill in all details for a single employer...

of course i'll maintain the page formating

please advice

Thanks & Regards
Balaji R

[tvn_ramesh]

Hi Ramesh,

Shall i use acrobat editor to fill in the application forms, or is it mandatory that the forms needs to be filled in manually.

if yes, shall i remove few boxes, and make one large box to fill in all details for a single employer...

of course i'll maintain the page formating

please advice

Thanks & Regards
Balaji R

In UK you can send a typed application form. not sure outside UK if they accept it.. pls wait for some recent applicants to respond on this...
but choice is urs..

[balaji_sqa]

Hi Ramesh,

One more query, in personal details form section 5.1 Is your partner accompanying you or joining you later? what does it mean ( i'm married and have a kid) but not applying dependent migrant now... but if everything goes fine they will join me after a year or so.

Shall i say that they will be joing me later. and give all details about my spouse and kid

Thanks & Regards
Balaji R

[tvn_ramesh]

Hi Ramesh,

One more query, in personal details form section 5.1 Is your partner accompanying you or joining you later? what does it mean ( i'm married and have a kid) but not applying dependent migrant now... but if everything goes fine they will join me after a year or so. - in that case select NO
Shall i say that they will be joing me later. and give all details about my spouse and kid

Thanks & Regards
Balaji R

[balaji_sqa]

Hi Ramesh,

Sorry to interuppting you. Just i got a person who applied recently and got the visa and arrived UK. He said as follows...

This section will be cross verifed when we are applying dependent visa for spouse & kid in future... so it will be fine to fill in the details.

I'm not sure on his statement, that's why i raised the query... if you are more clear on this point please advice me...

Thanks & Regards
Balaji R

[tvn_ramesh]

Hi Ramesh,

Sorry to interuppting you. Just i got a person who applied recently and got the visa and arrived UK. He said as follows...

This section will be cross verifed when we are applying dependent visa for spouse & kid in future... so it will be fine to fill in the details.

I'm not sure on his statement, that's why i raised the query... if you are more clear on this point please advice me...

Thanks & Regards
Balaji R

Put NO, because they are not accompnying u now... but fill in all the details.. of ur dependents..

[balaji_sqa]

Hi Ramesh,

Few more queries...
1. POINTS BASED SYSTEM FORM (VAF9 OCT 2009)
APPENDIX 1: TIER 1 (GENERAL) MIGRANT
SELF- ASSESSMENT

The reference guide says as follows "Applicants should use the closing spot exchange rate which appears on Oanda for the last day of the period for which they have claimed earnings in that currency. "

I refered http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter i selected date as 01/31/2010 (i'm claiming from Feb 2009 to Jan 2010) because that is my last date of earning period, it's showing 73.3076.

My doubt 1:

When i selected 01/31/2010, it's showing "GBP/INR for the 24-hour period ending Saturday, January 30, 2010 22:00 UTC" under Market Rates, which is just below the Hide Details.

When i selected 02/01/2010 (1st Feb 2010), the rate was 73.7686 and it's showing "GBP/INR for the 24-hour period ending Sunday, January 31, 2010 22:00 UTC" under Market Rates, which is just below the Hide Details.

Please advice which one i should go for ?

My Doubt 2:

Column Earnings in Pound Sterling - what should i put,
(let's say my earnings since feb 2009 to jan 2010 before tax 7,00,000 and the Exchange rate as on 31/Jan/2010 was 73.3076) should i put (7,00,000 / 73.3076) = 9548.805 or (7,00,000 / 73.706) * 5.3 = 50608.67 (this 5.3 is for my country band falls in D and the multiplier is 5.3), Please advice me what should i put 9548.805 or 50608.67

Thanks & Regards
Balaji R

[tvn_ramesh]

Hi Ramesh,

Few more queries...
1. POINTS BASED SYSTEM FORM (VAF9 OCT 2009)
APPENDIX 1: TIER 1 (GENERAL) MIGRANT
SELF- ASSESSMENT

The reference guide says as follows "Applicants should use the closing spot exchange rate which appears on Oanda for the last day of the period for which they have claimed earnings in that currency. "

I refered http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter i selected date as 01/31/2010 (i'm claiming from Feb 2009 to Jan 2010) because that is my last date of earning period, it's showing 73.3076.

My doubt 1:

When i selected 01/31/2010, it's showing "GBP/INR for the 24-hour period ending Saturday, January 30, 2010 22:00 UTC" under Market Rates, which is just below the Hide Details.

When i selected 02/01/2010 (1st Feb 2010), the rate was 73.7686 and it's showing "GBP/INR for the 24-hour period ending Sunday, January 31, 2010 22:00 UTC" under Market Rates, which is just below the Hide Details.

Please advice which one i should go for ?

My Doubt 2:

Column Earnings in Pound Sterling - what should i put,
(let's say my earnings since feb 2009 to jan 2010 before tax 7,00,000 and the Exchange rate as on 31/Jan/2010 was 73.3076) should i put (7,00,000 / 73.3076) = 9548.805 or (7,00,000 / 73.706) * 5.3 = 50608.67 (this 5.3 is for my country band falls in D and the multiplier is 5.3), Please advice me what should i put 9548.805 or 50608.67

- I "think" you have to use uplift ratio in this case.. pls wait for any others to confirm this..

Thanks & Regards
Balaji R

[concept]

Hi everyone,
I need a confirmation on what Ramesh's reply here. I am planning to apply for tier1 and my earning period ends on may 31st. To find the excahnge rates in oanda, when I enter may 31 the converter shows rates for "period ending may 30" and only when i enter june 1 it shows rates for "period ending may 31". Kindly advise me on what I should use.

This is very critical for me since I will be eligible only if I use "period ending may 31".

thanks,
Concept

[concept]

Everyone who ahd applied should ideally know the answer, but I don't seem to get an answer anywhere in places I searched. Someone plz help.

[balaji_sqa]

Hi,

if your earning period ends on 31/May then take the conversion date as 31/May, even though it shows "period ending may 30".... i did the same... and got my visa...

Better you start a new thread... you will get noticed and get replies soon... rather than following already existing threads...

Rgds
Balaji R

[concept]

I wont get VISA if thats the case. the rate was lower on 30th may so I will be screwed thanks anyway

[kutlee]

Put NO, because they are not accompnying u now... but fill in all the details.. of ur dependents..

Is it ok if my kids don't have passport ? Can put other details in?