Initial Approval - Can we post here please!!

[poornima]

Hi,

Can anybody please let me know, whether I have to have an offer with me before I apply for Entry Clearance(After HSMP is approved)?
And if I need not have the offer, then what is to be filled in the Entry Clearance application?


Thanks,
Poornima

Just got my approval yesterday!

Application received: 7/3/2005
Application approved: 11/3/05
Reference Number: 036XXX
Out of country application - Australia

Points claimed = 65
Age (under 28 ): 5
Education: 15
Work Experience (4 yrs graduate level): 35
Skilled partner: 10

Thank you to everyone who gives their time to this forum to help others - it certainly helped me make the best application I could. I hope all those still waiting will get their positive decisions soon!

[niruv]

poornima,

u don't need to have an offer before going for EC.
but you should show enough funds, accomidation letter and the advertisement posts for your job.

[victorind]

HSMP Forum a non profit making organisation formed after the Nov 2006 retrospective changes has now launched its only official website www.hsmpforumltd.com , for regular updates on its Judicial Review and various other activities register now at its forum at http://forum.hsmpforumltd.com

The retrospective changes implemented by the UK Home Office in Nov 2006 have caused lots of hardships for HSMP holders who have already been in the UK since 2002.

Due to these changes majority of the HSMP holders do not qualify for further leave to remain. The UK Government is backing off from the very promises they made to HSMP Immigrants on which they were invited to UK. After the retrospective changes implemented on 8th Nov people are being asked to re-qualify for their visa extension thru an unfair points based system (PBS) rather than initial promise of extension on economic activity alone.

The Commission for facial Equality (CRE) after a meeting with HSMP Forum recently wrote to Immigration and Nationality Directorate informing that the new rules does indirect discrimination towards non EEA nationals and penalizes ethnic minorities.

After several requests made by CRE to provide the Race Equality Impact Assessment (REIA) copy, the REIA was provided by Border and Immigration Agency (IND) to CRE next day after HSMP Forum raised the issue during the meeting with the Immigration Minister on 26th March 07. CRE criticized BIA on not publishing the REIA (or making it available), lack of consultation for the changes and basically conducting a flawed REIA.

Many HSMP immigrants don't qualify for further Extension due to these new changes and are being forced to wind up their establishments, careers, schooling of their children, and investments and are being forced to leave the Country. This is after making innumerable sacrifices like leaving their well established careers back home, selling their properties and overall uprooting their family to settle in the UK based on the undertaking given by the UK Government.

A Judicial Review has been filed against the changes by HSMP Forum Ltd and further development on the same is still awaited.

Join now at the forum, support the campaign and discuss your issues and get support at www.hsmpforumltd.org

[roy_rajat]

HSMP approved , timeline:

Application sent: June 5
Received by HO: June 7
Ref recvd: June 12
HSMP approved: June 21 (dated)
Docs with approval recvd: June 25

[mehpk]

Dear roy_rajat


Congrats man your success.

Can you share for what categories you claimed points, and what documents did you sent??

cheers

[roy_rajat]

Dear roy_rajat


Congrats man your success.

Can you share for what categories you claimed points, and what documents did you sent??

cheers

I claimed 90 points and payment was done by CC here is the break up and docs sent:

50 points: PhD : sending orignial degree certificate from Univ of Cambridge, UK

35 points: previous earning: Gross salary (before tax) 32500 GBP earned in UK: original 12 month Pay slips (April 2006 to March 2007) + P60 certificate (period covered April 06 to March 07 showing 32500 as taxable salary)

5 points: previous UK experience (claimed as earnings in UK)

English requirement: Letter (computer printed letterhead with seal and signature from Dean) from Bachelor;s imparting University stating:
My name, bachleor's degree passed with subjects and studied from 1992 to 1995, and medium of instruction as english.
Original Bachelor;s Degree certificate
Original Bachelors Transcript

[mehpk]

Dear

Thanks for your help.

cheers

[zyx2007]

Thank you very much to the forum.

I am in the country. I got the HSMP approval on my 2nd attempt.

Sent the application on 19th Jun,
Received the approval letter on 9th July.

Cheers,
Zyx.

[smkaz]

Hi guys,

I got my HSMP approved. In country applicant

send on 6th June

and got approval on 17th July, dated 12th july
will be applying for FLR ASAP

it was long time, but worth.

Regards,
Kaz

[jd007]

Hi,
Congrats on getting approval. I have applied for HSMP on 18 June and still waiting for any news. Can you please share your experience.
I am also in Country applicant and currenctly on SEGS.
Did HO call your employer to verify?
I am just curious and bit worried why it is taking too long and I checked with my employers, They havn't received any calls etc. Just called HO and I have been told that case is still with the case worker??

[tcp]

Hi,

In my current nature of work, I am required to travel a lot and my salary would be in the local currency of the country in which my projects are. I am not sure if my salary is eligible for the HSMP eligibility points.

Can anyone calculate whether my salary will be eligible for HSMP points?

Month Curr Amount
Jun-07 GBP 2765.78
May-07 GBP 2673.2
Apr-07 GBP 2690.32
Mar-07 GBP 2760.57
Feb-07 GBP 2668.7
Jan-07 GBP 2064.58
Dec-06 SGD 2421.24
Nov-06 INR 45,800.00
Oct-06 INR 39,357.00
Sep-06 INR 41,163.00
Aug-06 INR 35,063.00
Jul-06 INR 65,401.00
Jun-06 INR 23,919.00

Thank you,

Regards,
tcp

[antony]

Hi,

Its better convert all the amount of your salaries in GBP. add the total. check the guidance notes against your country band. you will come to know the outcome.

Hi,

In my current nature of work, I am required to travel a lot and my salary would be in the local currency of the country in which my projects are. I am not sure if my salary is eligible for the HSMP eligibility points.

Can anyone calculate whether my salary will be eligible for HSMP points?

Month Curr Amount
Jun-07 GBP 2765.78
May-07 GBP 2673.2
Apr-07 GBP 2690.32
Mar-07 GBP 2760.57
Feb-07 GBP 2668.7
Jan-07 GBP 2064.58
Dec-06 SGD 2421.24
Nov-06 INR 45,800.00
Oct-06 INR 39,357.00
Sep-06 INR 41,163.00
Aug-06 INR 35,063.00
Jul-06 INR 65,401.00
Jun-06 INR 23,919.00

Thank you,

Regards,
tcp

[tcp]

Hi,

Thank you for your response.
If I plainly convert into GBP, then which country should i take for the slab specifies for specific country and not across regions?

Regards,
TCP

Hi,

Its better convert all the amount of your salaries in GBP. add the total. check the guidance notes against your country band. you will come to know the outcome.

Hi,

In my current nature of work, I am required to travel a lot and my salary would be in the local currency of the country in which my projects are. I am not sure if my salary is eligible for the HSMP eligibility points.

Can anyone calculate whether my salary will be eligible for HSMP points?

Month Curr Amount
Jun-07 GBP 2765.78
May-07 GBP 2673.2
Apr-07 GBP 2690.32
Mar-07 GBP 2760.57
Feb-07 GBP 2668.7
Jan-07 GBP 2064.58
Dec-06 SGD 2421.24
Nov-06 INR 45,800.00
Oct-06 INR 39,357.00
Sep-06 INR 41,163.00
Aug-06 INR 35,063.00
Jul-06 INR 65,401.00
Jun-06 INR 23,919.00

Thank you,

Regards,
tcp

[antony]

Check for the country band against your mother country and then assess with GBP (makesure you already converted the salaries in GBP standard).

[tcp]

Hi Antony,

Thank you.
I also checked the guidelines which said "If you have lived and worked in more than one country during the past 15 months we
will normally assess your income over a 12 month period against the country where you have spent the longest period, on a pro-rata basis."

Based on that, I get around 35 points cool.

That makes my points:
Age: 20
Earnings: 35
Qualifications: 30

Total: 85

Thanks for your help.

Cheers,
TCP

[tcp]

Hi Guys,

I need some guidence on how to go about apply for HSMP in my situation where I travel a lot.

I have been gathering my documents to apply for HSMP, but have been asked to travel to another country on work.

1.Given that approval takes over 8-12 weeks, is it advisble to send all the documents from UK itself for Approval?

2.Another issue is collection of the documents, when its returned while am out of station. I can send my friend to collect on my behalf but is there such a provision? Does anyone know if there are any provision with Royal Mail to hold documents and initimate us to collect from the Post office itself; and allow authorizing someone else to collect the documents on our behalf.

Regards,
Tcp

[cdraina]

Hi Friends,

Has anyone got an initial HSMP approval using the Bank Statement as a proof of earnings?

If yes then, does the statement need to have a signature/seal from the bank. Or is it enough if the statement is printed on the official Bank stationary?

Thanks,
CD

[astrick]

Hello all

my case is approved, I claimed totally 85 points

Age: 20

masters: 35

U.K qualification: 5

Earnings: 25

Below are the time slots.

application sent on 9th July 07

Received In Sheffield on 11th July 07

Payment deducted from my account on 16th July 07

decision made to approve the application on 01 Aug 07


I would like to thank you all in this forum. without all of your support it would not have been possible to achieve what i have today. I shall apply for my EC soon and i will keep updated in this forum..

[archman]

Approvedddddd !!!!1

Approved on August 1st
documents received today(Aug 4)

P.s: Funny thing is i called HO on aug 1st and they said my case is waitin to be allocated to a case worker.... but looks like my case was approved on the same day.....


Thanks very very much to all in this forum, who helped me to get an approval....

Archman

[cdraina]

Hey archman!

Congrats. Where are you located?? I am in Mumbai. My papers were sent through Airmail on 30th July, but haven't got them yet.

Cheers!
Cd

[archman]

Thanks CD

i'm in london right now....

[!xobile]

Hello All,

Ref # 226XXX

App recieved at HO on 6th Aug 2007
App Approved on 21st Aug 2007

I had sent a letter requesting for courier pick up arrangement, They have ignored it and sent it through Airmail. Thats really the concern now.

Anyone have an idea normally how long does it take for the documents to reach us? I am located in Bangalore.

Now the battles starts... Job and EC.

People who are trying to apply for Telecom jobs around 4yrs work ex, please post a reply about how the scene is right now.

[Gov]

Hi All,

Updating the forum immediately after the decision, was inadvertently delayed. Still, I post my details, as it may be helpful to others.

My case is approved & below are the details

Points
Age : 20
Bachelor: 30
Earnings: 30
Total : 80

Time slots
Received In Sheffield on 24th September 07
Decision made to approve the application on 01 Oct 07

Documents
1) Original Bachelor Degree Certificate
2) NARIC letter of comparability
3) 12 months salary slips stamped and signed by HR manager.
4) Latest Original SARAL form (Income Tax Returns) which covers only seven months of my claim period.
5) Copy of Form – 16’s given by the employers for the tax year April-2006 to March-2007. As original Form – 16’s are retained with Income Tax Department, I have provided the copies of the Form – 16’s.
6) Bank Statements stamped and signed by respective bank managers, for the claim period showing my Net salary being credited into it.
7) Original offer letter from the company
8.) Letter for employment proof and the annual cost to company in it is matching with the one in original offer letter.
9) Authentication of my salary credit by Chartered Accountant
10) Print out of currency conversion from Oanda.com.
11) Original Birth Certificate.
12) Original full Driving License.
13) Notarised copy of personal detail pages of Passport.
14) Original letter from University stating that my Bachelor degree was taught in English
Note: Try to keep covering letter for each section


I would like to thank you all in this forum, without whom it would have been completely different. Will apply for my EC soon and will keep updated...

[hsmppune]

Hi Friends,

I received my documents and decision letter by courier today. My HSMP application has been approved!

Here are my timelines:

Application sent: 25th Oct
Application reached HO: 29th Oct
Payment through: Demand Draft
Payment Processing started: 30th Oct
Decision Taken: 7th November
Got ref. no and mail from Case Worker: 8th November

Although I went through a consultant, I would like to thank all the members of the forum for their invaluable guidance at various stages of the application.

Theres another piece of advice that I need from the forum now. In my approval letter the address mentioned has some spelling mistakes in my housing society name, and the location which I stay in. Would this create any problem in some part of the EC process? Can I request the Case Worker to reprint the letter with the correct spellings? Has someone else faced this problem, and can they share their experiences about how they went about resolving it?

I have a feedback to give about the MBE+UPS combination. MBE is the best they do things right on time, but UPS sucks. There is absolutely no tracking of the package to go by.

I would suggest using the MBE+FedEx combination, if you want to track your package home.

Regards
hsmppune

[pardass]

Hi,

My time lines below for Initial Approval,

Sent the documents through DHL from Bangalore on 3/11/2007
DHL Delivered on 6/11/2007
Credit Card charged on 7/11/2006
Recieved my Ref Number on 8/11/2007
Decision Made on 9/11/2007
Got Approval letter with all my documents through airmail on 14/11/2007

V soon flying to UK on Emplyer WP so planning go for FLR(HSMP) in UK

Pardass