shresta wrote:easydoesit wrote:shresta wrote:My application time line:
Application sent feb 21 2012
Acknowledgement recieved March 5th 2012
Biometrics letter March 23rd 2012
Biometrics enrollement march 23rd 2012 with 1 dependent
Documents and BRP: waiting
hi guys,
I had an problem with my application,regarding the Bank statements
Today morning i got an email from UKBA regarding the Bank statements
email follows as
I am currently considering your Tier 1 Post Study work application, however your bank statements show your funds falling below the required threshold on 08/02/12.
You require £800 for yourself plus £533 for your dependant, which equals £1333. Your closing balance on 08/02/12 is £434.66. Therefore you need to provide evidence of having £898.34 for the period 08/02/12. You must have £800 in your name. Your dependant can provide bank statements in his name to cover his maintenance.
I will keep you case on hold until 01/06/12.
But my problem is I had maintained balance more than 90 days period
which covers from November 3rd 2011 to February 7th 2012.(nearly 103 days)
On the 8th february i transfered to my friend as he need it (as i borrowed money for funds) and on the bank statement there is one transaction on 1st february and again on 8th february ...so i got the statement from bank showing balance 434 pounds.bank people said as i dnt have transactions between 1st to 8th they could nt give me statement, so as there is no time for applying another statement i applied with same statement which is stating November 2011 to feb 8th statement.
It already covered 90 days period during November 3 rd 2011 to january 31st it is exactly 90 days.
Now due to UKBA sent an email to me , i requested bank to send the statement again upto 1st of february transactions so that i could send a letter through solicitor stating that i already maintained funds for 90 days.
Please friends help me out., if u have any suggestions....iam worried about rejection of visa.
u might wanna ring 01226261226 talk to their call centre in India rather than employees at the branch (they are rubbish) and request for the letter mentioned by one of the people on this forum. Please make sure you dictate them what you want the letter to say and tell them you want it urgently. I had problems in getting the letter from the branch (they just wont write it down) and this is what I did. If you tell them you need it urgently they will put it in first class post before 3 and you should have it the next day.
I ll also suggest that you tell them that the letter should say that you "have had the funds of xxxx in your bank account CONSECUTIVELY for a period of 90 days FROM xx-xx-xxxx to xx-xx-xxxx". In this way it will say 90 days and will say the amount of money and it also say the date is less than a month from when you made your application effectively meaning that the case worker will have all his answers and you will have all the boxes ticked.
As this is what UKBA wants the letter to say
Letter from bank confirming funds and that they have been in the bank for a consecutive 90 day period, ending no more than one calendar month before the date of application.
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... dance1.pdf
thank u.I cald upon that number and said letter was urgent they told me i cannot get it next day, they take minimum 5 working days.i lost my hopes in getting my visa.
That is surprising coz that is what I did when the branch refused me the letter and I rang them to complain and told them that I want this letter and there is no way I m walking in the branch for getting myself insulted again. I received the letter within 48 hours as I requested for it after 5 pm had I done it before 3pm I could have picked it in the branch next day after 10 am
Have you tried telling them that you can pick the letter up from your local branch. I m assuming your bank is HSBC coz they are very bad in this respect. If your bank had been Lloyds or barclays it is normally very easy. I would suggest that you get a letter from your uni/college addressing your bank manager requesting the letter stating the funds have been in your account.
Also it might be a good idea to email the case worker telling him/her that you have contacted the bank and need 10 more days as the bank process takes more time than estimated just to be on safe side. you can also say that they do not do this in the branch and therefore you have requested the documents in post. If I was you I ll request BOTH the statement and letter.
Might be worth consulting a solicitor or involving your uni international student desk.
U also might want to write to the case worker explaining that the funds have been in the account for 90 days as per the requirement and were only transferred after the satisfying the requirement of maintaining the said balance for 90 days
) asking as why she is asking for 9 months of statements which is not at all a requirement.
