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A letter from company letter head, from the HRGeneNZ wrote:Hi there,
Starting to gather evidence for my Tier 1 General application and just want to clarify a couple things based on other people's experience.
The Tier 1 General Guidance notes dictates that one form of previous earnings evidence must be supplied by your employer. So this can either be a letter or payslips. Both of these need to be signed and stamped and preferably printed on the company official stationary. The guidance notes state that it is the 'employer' that must sign and stamp it.
My question refers to the term 'employer'. Does my direct manager/boss (company IT director/manager) qualify as my employer? Or do I need to get it signed off by the accounts department and financial controller? My manager has direct access to my salary information. Or is it simply safer to get it signed off by the financial controller/group accountant?
I also have a question with regard to the term 'stamped'. When the form must be stamped, I assume that they mean date stamped and then physically signed? As far as I know, we don't have a official company stamp seal. We have official company stationary and date stamps, but no company stamp.
The reason I ask is because I wish to limit the number of people at work who know I am applying for a visa, until I actually receive it.
Thanks in advance.
Thanks for your response. If I were to throw another question in the same direction.vks wrote:
A letter from company letter head, from the HR
or
Salary slips stamped and signed (Stamped = Official stamp of the company and not the date, signed = HR or the accountant or the financial controller)
it is ok but someone like your manager or HR needs to sign the letter I guessGeneNZ wrote:Thanks for your response. If I were to throw another question in the same direction.vks wrote:
A letter from company letter head, from the HR
or
Salary slips stamped and signed (Stamped = Official stamp of the company and not the date, signed = HR or the accountant or the financial controller)
The Tier 1 Guidance notes clearly state that a formal payslip can be used as evidence, provided that it is printed on company headed paper. If the formal payslip is on plain paper or distributed electronically, then it must be stamped and signed by the employer. My company distributes my payslips electronically, however, I can quite easily get company headed paper (e.g. walk into the stationary cupboard, get company headed paper and put paper into laser printer). Would that still be admissible as evidence? Naturally I assume that having these payslips stamped and signed is even better, but just trying to work out my options.
To be that answer would be a: "yes it is admissible", but when you have to pay 690 pounds for a tier 1 visa, then no question is a silly question .
Thanks! Good idea, I'll use that!akshay.kumar1729 wrote:
To point to the relevant sections of my documents I used 3M Post-It arrow flags. I also used normal post-its to scribble notes on documents wherever required. I was not comfortable with directly highlighting or writing on the documents.
3M Post-It arrow flags - http://www.3m.com/us/office/postit/prod ... t_arr.html
anything on a letterhead dont need a stampGeneNZ wrote:As an extension to the original question. I just found out that my company doesn't have a official stamp/seal. What can I use as an alternative to a stamp for each of my payslips? I shouldn't have any issue with the financial controller signing and proving the payslip is genuine, but with regard to the stamp, its drawing a blank with me. I know the company has an address stamp, that they use to stamp mail, and an additional date stamp, but that's all they have unfortunately.
Anyone have any futher ideas?
ukdiscuss wrote:Hi Can anyone answer my question regarding the income tax documents please.
i am applying for tier 1 general visa from singapore.
In singapore we have the tax period from jan-dec. And we file the for the income tax in the month of april and pay the income tax in july.
I have recently filed for the income tax to be paid for the year 2009. i only have the form called IR8A(Return of Employee's Remuneration for the year ended 31 Dec 2009).
I have a doubt here.
Should i submit this IR8A form as proof of income tax, or should i submit the income tax documents of the previous year, ie from jan2008 to dec2008.
Please advice.
for you the easiest two documents to support you earnings claimed would beukdiscuss wrote:Hi [ID],
I am a salaried employee in singapore, working here for the past 3 years from 2006.
You have to provide two types of evidence from different sources to prove your previous earnings.ukdiscuss wrote:ok..
But i can see in the tier 1 guidelines that they have mentioned to submit the tax documents.
You can get a letter from your employer with local currency.kju wrote:Hello, I have another question: I work in a company in Croatia, when I use the Employer Letter Template that you mention above, should the earnings be printed in GBP or local currency..?
If in GBP, conversion rate changes from day to day.. I should use the current day conversion, even though I will apply in 2 weeks from today when conversion rate might be different???
oh, thanks a lot!! that's great news.. now i don't have to worry if the exchange rate changes!!aruni4470 wrote:You can get a letter from your employer with local currency.
Remember you have to use the exchange rate on the last date of your claim period for previous earnings and not the rate on the day of application. For the maintenance fund you need to use the rate on the day of your application.
Just to make few more things clear..aruni4470 wrote:Shouldn't be a problem even if you cross the line by just 1 GBP as long as you meet the requirement. All the best.because i cross the line of 35k (that's how much i need with new april2010 rules) in earnings by only 100 GBP... i hope that's not a problem???
kju wrote:Just to make few more things clear..aruni4470 wrote:Shouldn't be a problem even if you cross the line by just 1 GBP as long as you meet the requirement. All the best.because i cross the line of 35k (that's how much i need with new april2010 rules) in earnings by only 100 GBP... i hope that's not a problem???
They use this converter, right? Right
http://www.oanda.com/currency/converter/
I select:
DATE = last date of claim period for previous earnings
RATE = Interbank rate
I look at the AVG (average) exchange rate???
Is this correct? Correct
Also, my salary gets into my bank account every 8th working day of the month.. so its different every month. For example salary for 12-2008 I got paid on 15.01.2009.
And for 12-2009 is on 14.01.2009.
So what period should I claim:
From 15.01.2008 - 14.01.2009 (that's when I got paid)???
Or do I have to claim on basis of months from 01.12.2008. till 30.11.2009 (that's the 12month-period FOR WHICH I got paid)
I would suggest you use the dates which you actually worked to get that salary. Regarding the pay date, you could explain about it in your cover letter or salary explanation statement.
Please advise
I guess answer to my question number 1) is 15 months preceding Apr 2010 is: Jan 2009 to Mar 2010... So whatever the actual dates are, it doesn't matter, right? As long as I apply in Apr 2010...kju wrote:1)
If my date of application is, lets say *3.4.2010.*
I can claim previous earnings for 12 out of 15 preceding months...
Can I claim from 1.1.2009 - 31.12.2009.???
Jan 2009 is 15 months preceding Apr 2010...
but the actual date 1.1.2009 exceeds the 15 months limit...
because 3.1.2010 is exactly 15 months before 3.4.2010.