magneta wrote:Hi Dima
Thanks a lot for the response. Yes I am eligible based on the earnings from april 2009 to march 2010. so should i be calculating my previous earning points based on the currency conversion rate at OANDA website on 5th april 2010 or march 31st?
Currency conversion for previous earnings is that on the last date of your earnings which is 31st March in your case and conversion for maintenance fund is that on the date of application.
133. If, during the period for which we are considering the applicant’s previous earnings, he/she has earned money from outside the United Kingdom, he/she can include these in the calculation to score points for earnings. The applicant should provide details of the overseas earnings, in the original currency in which they were paid. The applicant should convert these earnings into pounds sterling by using the closing exchange rate on the OANDA website for
the last day of the period for which he/she has claimed earnings in that currency.
195. In order to qualify for entry clearance,or leave to remain under Tier 1 an applicant must show that he/she has enough money to support himself/herself. The maintenance requirements are detailed below:
Applicants outside the United Kingdom
• seeking entry clearance must have at least £2,800 of personal savings which must have been held for at least three months prior to the date of application.
Applicants in the United Kingdom seeking
• further leave to remain must have at least £800 of personal savings which must have been held for at least three months prior to the date of application
The exchange rate of overseas currency will be made using the OANDA rate conversion on the date of application. www.oanda.com
