Tier1 extension - the level of earnings

[CG360]

I have heard following information regarding Tire1 extension (not IRL) from a specialist (not UKBA)

"Your visa extension will be based on the same level of earnings as the ones that you submitted for your initial application. Another words, although you have enough point in total for your extension, if you are not earning the same or more as you earned when you applied for the initial visa, your extenuation will be rejected"

Could anyone clarify whether this is true? Do you know anyone who had a enough point but was rejected because earnings were less than the initial application?

Thanks in advance.

[Sushil-ACCA]

I have heard following information regarding Tire1 extension (not IRL) from a specialist (not UKBA)

"Your visa extension will be based on the same level of earnings as the ones that you submitted for your initial application. Another words, although you have enough point in total for your extension, if you are not earning the same or more as you earned when you applied for the initial visa, your extenuation will be rejected"

Could anyone clarify whether this is true? Do you know anyone who had a enough point but was rejected because earnings were less than the initial application?

Thanks in advance.

Applicant need to meet points threshold not only earnng threshold

[CG360]

Thanks for your comment.
Could you please clarify that this means following applicant will be rejected ?

for example…

Applicant who requires 100point in total for the extension...

- Initial application: Total point 120 (includes age, qualifications, earnings, Ukexperience, language and maintenance) / earnings 50,000

- Extension: Total point 100 (includes age, qualification, earnings, experiences, language and maintenance) / earnings 49,000
(An applicant has a enough point for extension, however earnings and total point are less than initial application)

[nks]

Thanks for your comment.
Could you please clarify that this means following applicant will be rejected ?

for example…

Applicant who requires 100point in total for the extension...

- Initial application: Total point 120 (includes age, qualifications, earnings, Ukexperience, language and maintenance) / earnings 50,000

- Extension: Total point 100 (includes age, qualification, earnings, experiences, language and maintenance) / earnings 49,000
(An applicant has a enough point for extension, however earnings and total point are less than initial application)

Policy guidance says "An applicant can claim points for the earnings he/she has previously made for his/her work." Your source may be confusing it with 'previous' claimed points though what it means is that you can claim for 'previously' earned amount and not any earnings in 'anticipation'. If what you state is true many Indian IT Tier-1 holders will be packing their bags at the time of first extension itself

[thebionicredneck2003]

OP,

The answer you seek is clearly stated in the policy guidance. The simple answer is this, if the points threshold was 100 points when you applied for your initial visa, but from your earnings, qualifications and so on you got 120 points, when you do your extension you only need to meet the same points threshold which is 100 points and not 120 points.

I hope this clears it up

Kind Regards

[CG360]

Thanks nks and thebionicredneck2003!
I see.
Before, I have thought that even if the applicant had enough point in total, if the earnings were lower than the earnings on initial application, extension would be refused anyway…

But It is clear now.
So, the info I heard was not really true for T1 extension…