When it comes to annual leave what is required is for your employer(s) to confirm that you were on paid annual leave during the specific periods you mention. You provide them a list of periods where you were on annual leave and abroad, and ask them to confirm that you were on annual during those time periods - this is something they can do. They are not required to confirm that you were abroad during those periods, just that you were on paid annual leave.
When it comes to business trips, these would all be for your employer, so they can clearly confirm that you were overseas during the periods in question.
Independent to the above employer letter(s), you would list all your absences on the SET(O) form (or spreadsheet) as stated in the guidance.
Exactly my point! you see, this new requirements by UKBA for all TEIR1 G applicants to start providing evidence of all paid leave during the 5 year period of their visa category (either business or annual leave) was caused by every single Teir1G applicant when they started providing holiday absence sheet- when this wasnt a requirement at time except for WP holders. So UKBA, who will naturally look for every means not grant visas, decided to change the rules and make everyone start providing this, knowing fully well that some applicants will find it really tough getting this information from a previous employer that would have stoped trading or doing business or even applicants who have been temping/ contracting for a very long time or applicants who have moved around the UK during their 5 year stay.
So my point ladies and gentlemen is that why start something that UKBA will now pick up on and make every future applicant start doing, thereby making life difficult for them? They havent asked for your employers to state or confirm where you are at any given time outside the UK on paid annual leave, except its business related. So if you're on Tier1G and your absence isnt business related, why ask your employer to verify that you where in India, or China or US etc on holiday when its not a trip outside the UK your employer has requested you to undertake for business activities?
The information required is clear and simple, get your employers to verify the days you been absent from
employement either on paid leave or business travell. If ist on paid annual leave, whether you're in the UK enjoying the coastlines of the Isle of Wight, the highlands of Scotland or abroad enjoying the sunshines of Florida, Dubai or South Africa. Its not your employers business![/quote]
