Five year qualification rule?

[mei00]

Hi,

I am currently on an hsmp visa, applying for tier 1 extension and my lawyer just informed me that she doesn't think that I will get points for the qualification section of my application because my degree was awarded more than 5 years ago.

I've never seen anything about this on the rules, can someone please point it out as I'm very worried about this!!

[mianrm]

Hi,

My Degree was like 10 years old and i came here in UK on HSMP , got my tier 1 extesion last month and got Qualification Points.

Infact in Qualification section there is a option which says
Already Proved my Qualification with Initial HSMP Application, i have ticked that and also provided my Orignal Degree.

I Think your lawyer playing the tricks to get more money out of you.

Best Regards
mianrm

[aruni4470]

she doesn't think that I will get points for the qualification section of my application because my degree was awarded more than 5 years ago.

Never heard of this before...

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IMHO you should change your solicitor mate
if the guy doesn't know this he doesn't know anything

if you have already claimed points on that degree in your previous tier 1/hsmp application you don't even have to send the degree and claim points

[tvn_ramesh]

Hi,

I am currently on an hsmp visa, applying for tier 1 extension and my lawyer just informed me that she doesn't think that I will get points for the qualification section of my application because my degree was awarded more than 5 years ago.

I've never seen anything about this on the rules, can someone please point it out as I'm very worried about this!!

I doubt know if your solicitor is confused about the Previous UK Experience (Study) Initial applications only.. on page 29 of 45 Paragraph 153 - 163

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... idance.pdf

which says...

163. To assess whether the qualification was awarded within the last five years, the date of award will be taken as the date upon which the applicant was first notified in writing, by the awarding institution, that it had been awarded. This date must be no more than five years prior to the date of application.

Did you complete your DEGREE in UK? If not you dont need to worry about the 5years thing;

Goodluck mate..

[Saga]

I think the 5 year rule for degree is to claim the UK experience points (if you are claiming them from education) and not for qualification points.

[mei00]

Thanks all. I thought my lawyer got that bit confused too and I mentioned it to her but she still insists it's for qualification section (not the uk experience section).

I asked her to show me where it says it in the guidance and she couldn't point me anywhere, so I think (hoping!) she must have got that wrong...