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[cdraina]

Current Application Status:

SEP 28: Application Sent
OCT 01: Application reached HO
OCT 01: Fee Debited

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Hi Friends,

Got a refusal recently. Have applied for a second time. Attached is my cover letter. Do you see any issues here??

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HSMP Team,
Border and Immigration Agency
7th Floor, Fountain Precinct
Balm Green, Sheffield
S1 2JA

28th September 2007

Dear HSMP Team,

SUBJECT: Application for Highly Skilled Migrant Programme

This letter is with reference to my enclosed application for the UK Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP). To assist my application assessment, I am explaining the evidences I am providing for the ‘points’ claimed.

Enclosures (in the following order):

1. HSMP Application Form

2. Academic Qualifications: (For 35 Points Claimed)
a. Original Degree Certificate stating that a Master of Business Administration (MBA) was awarded by "XXXXX"

3. Previous Earnings – Salaried Employment: (For 25 Points Claimed)
I have claimed 25 points for the gross income (INR 460,219 or about GBP 5,402) earned by me from 27th Sep 2006 to 31st Mar 2007. As per Annex-C of HSMP guidelines I am providing the following evidences.
a. Income Tax Return (ITR) for the financial year 2006-07. Actual employment/earning period covered under the ITR was 27th Sep 2006 to 31st Mar 2007. The total earning for the period was INR 462,418, which includes cash salary earnings of INR 460,219 and other salary perquisites of INR 2,199. I am claiming a salaried earning of INR 460,219, as further substantiated by my wage slips.
b. Wage Slips from Oct-2006 to 30-April-2007 (covering the entire amount mentioned in IT return)
c. Banks Statements for the period 01-Oct-2006 to 10-May-2007
d. Form 16 – Certificate of earning from my employer

4. Age Assessment: (For 20 Points Claimed)
a. Driving License

5. English Language:
a. Original IELTS TRF Overall Band Score 8.5

Total Points Claimed – 80 Points

In addition to the above-mentioned documents, I am enclosing a copy of your decision regarding my previous HSMP application. My previous application (Your Ref 222XXX) was awarded 80 points but was unsuccessful, as my TOEFL transcript could not satisfy the English language criteria. I am submitting this application with same set of documents to support my claim for Academic qualification, Previous earning and Age assessment. I am furnishing IELTS TRF (overall band score 8.5) with this application to satisfy the English language criteria.

Further I request you to please inform me on my email (XXX) once a decision has been made. I have arranged a courier pick-up for the same from your office. With this I present my application for your consideration. I look forward to your valuable feedback.

Yours truly,

XXXXXX

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[purplepple]

Hi cdraina, we have very similar timelines:

Application sent to HO : Sept 27
Application reached HO : Oct 1

My credit card has not been debited though. I wonder why.

[cdraina]

Hi purplepple,

My guess is that your card would be charged too. But the banks post it to your account (which is accessible online) at a later date.

I called the Bank and checked with them. So I would suggest you to call up the bank and ask for a 400 GBP transaction at the merchent: "The Home Office UK"

Wish you the best with your application!

Regards,
CD

[purplepple]

Hi CD!

Thank you so much for the advice. I called up my credit card's customer service and they told me that it was debited last Oct 1 but posted today.

Good luck to both of us!

[vidya]

Application sent - 03/10/07

This is my second application , i applied in April and got awarded 65 points , fell short of 15 points claimed but not awarded due to some month's bank statements missing and employer letter was not as per HSMP requirement

[cdraina]

All the best vidya!

My second application too.

[cdraina]

Current Application Status:

SEP 28: Application Sent
OCT 01: Application reached HO
OCT 01: Fee Debited
OCT 03: Got the Reference Number

[pinnacle]

CD,

Did you call HO or you received your reference number thru email ? What number to call ?

[cdraina]

Got an email from HO with the reference number

[majic]

Dear Friends,

I post this scenario to you guys as you have already submitted your application. My Scenario is:

Qualifications Section:

SCENARIO

Say I have my Original Degree Certificate which is enough piece of Evidence. But I also want to submit the NARIC Evaluation.

QUESTION

Can I mention this in the Space given for "Exceptional Consideration" ?

Please provide me with your valuable response.

Regards

Faisal

[cdraina]

hi majic,

You can always submit a NARIC evaluation with the application. You are right here, you can mention that in your Exceptional Consideration section.

wish you best with your app.

Cheers!
CD

[purplepple]

We have a somewhat similar situation.

In my case, I did not write anything in the Exceptional consideration box but in the checklist of evidences, I checked the tick box for academic transcript and wrote down beside it that I'm providing it for additional evidence only.

[cdraina]

Hi purplepple,

Did you get your reference number?

[purplepple]

Yes! I called the customer service yesterday and got my reference no. Today, I sent additional evidence to strengthen my case on English language requirement.

http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=19417

I also emailed them if my application has already been assigned to a caseworker. They said they haven't assigned it yet, and they'll be waiting for the additional evidence I sent before making a final decision.

Let's keep our fingers crossed....

[andy2007]

Hi,

I have sent my application today. I sent using FedEx. They gave me a tracking number and asked me to check delivery in two days.

I have given the recepient Address as follows:
__________________________________
Border and Immigration Agency
7th floor
Fountain Precinct
Balm Green
Sheffield
S1 2JA
__________________________________

This is as per guidance. Another thing that the FedEx guys have put my envolope in the standard FedEx box. (Hope this does not cause problems when it reaches HO.

For now , keeping my fingers crossed

Regards,
Andy

[cdraina]

andy

wish you the best with your app.

fedex envelope won't be an issue at all

[pinnacle]

Hi,

My status is

APPLICATION RECEIVED 02/10/2007
CARD DEBITED 2/10/2007
GOT REFERENCE NUMBER

Thanks

[rasinrdj]

Hi purplepurple thanks for sharing your case. Can you post what documents have you sent with your application and what additional documents you are planning to send.

Thanks.

[purplepple]

Hi rasinrdj,

These are the documents I sent:

Total Points claimed : 85

Age : 5 points
Birth certificate issued by the National Statistics Office

Academic Qualification: 35 points
Original diplomas (which are inside a frame) for Bachelor and Masters degrees
English translation of diplomas from University
Original Transript of grades (as additional evidence only)

Previous Earnings : 45 points
Claim Period : Jul 16, 2006 to Jul 15, 2007
Income Tax Return (I did not tick this for required evidence. Instead, I claimed for exceptional consideration and explained that it does not cover the full claim period and does not include other allowances that are declared in the pay slips)
Pay slips for claim period except for maternity leave
Bank statements for the full claim period
Letter from employer detailing salaries received one-time for the maternity leave period
Spreadsheet detailing the gross salaries & allowances, evidences provided for the period, and net salaries corroborating with bank statements

English Language Requirement
Bachelor's degree certificate (as provided under Academic Qualification)
Letter from University saying that the medium of instruction in my university is in English

Additional evidence sent:
Letter from University saying that the medium of instruction of my degrees were in English (This is to satisfy the specifations of the guidance notes on Letter from University. First letter sent did not mention my degrees and that date of the award.)

I hope these are enough to gain approval from BIA.

[purplepple]

Oops! That should be:

Additional evidence sent:
Letter from University saying that the medium of instruction of my degrees were in English (This is to satisfy the specifications of the guidance notes on Letter from University. First letter sent did not mention my degrees and the dates of the award.)

[purplepple]

I forgot to add. I also supplied the ff as additional evidences:

1. Marriage certificate : provided these becaues some of my pay slips show my married name while my other documents show my maiden name

2. Name card : to show my company's address and contact details. Also to show both my maiden and married surnames (ie (first name) (surname)-(husband's surname))

3. Photocopy of passport : just to show that my passport is still under my maiden name since the expiry is on 2011

I only mentioned these in my cover letter, not in my application form.

[arunbirajdar]

Hi,
You Applied through Consultant/Agent or yourself.

If through agent then please tell me name of the Agent and how much fee they have taken from you.

Please let me know.

Thanks....

[quote="cdraina"]Current Application Status:

SEP 28: Application Sent
OCT 01: Application reached HO
OCT 01: Fee Debited

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Hi Friends,

Got a refusal recently. Have applied for a second time. Attached is my cover letter. Do you see any issues here??

===================================

HSMP Team,
Border and Immigration Agency
7th Floor, Fountain Precinct
Balm Green, Sheffield
S1 2JA

28th September 2007

Dear HSMP Team,

SUBJECT: Application for Highly Skilled Migrant Programme

This letter is with reference to my enclosed application for the UK Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP). To assist my application assessment, I am explaining the evidences I am providing for the ‘points’ claimed.

Enclosures (in the following order):

1. HSMP Application Form

2. Academic Qualifications: (For 35 Points Claimed)
a. Original Degree Certificate stating that a Master of Business Administration (MBA) was awarded by "XXXXX"

3. Previous Earnings – Salaried Employment: (For 25 Points Claimed)
I have claimed 25 points for the gross income (INR 460,219 or about GBP 5,402) earned by me from 27th Sep 2006 to 31st Mar 2007. As per Annex-C of HSMP guidelines I am providing the following evidences.
a. Income Tax Return (ITR) for the financial year 2006-07. Actual employment/earning period covered under the ITR was 27th Sep 2006 to 31st Mar 2007. The total earning for the period was INR 462,418, which includes cash salary earnings of INR 460,219 and other salary perquisites of INR 2,199. I am claiming a salaried earning of INR 460,219, as further substantiated by my wage slips.
b. Wage Slips from Oct-2006 to 30-April-2007 (covering the entire amount mentioned in IT return)
c. Banks Statements for the period 01-Oct-2006 to 10-May-2007
d. Form 16 – Certificate of earning from my employer

4. Age Assessment: (For 20 Points Claimed)
a. Driving License

5. English Language:
a. Original IELTS TRF Overall Band Score 8.5

Total Points Claimed – 80 Points

In addition to the above-mentioned documents, I am enclosing a copy of your decision regarding my previous HSMP application. My previous application (Your Ref 222XXX) was awarded 80 points but was unsuccessful, as my TOEFL transcript could not satisfy the English language criteria. I am submitting this application with same set of documents to support my claim for Academic qualification, Previous earning and Age assessment. I am furnishing IELTS TRF (overall band score 8.5) with this application to satisfy the English language criteria.

Further I request you to please inform me on my email (XXX) once a decision has been made. I have arranged a courier pick-up for the same from your office. With this I present my application for your consideration. I look forward to your valuable feedback.

Yours truly,

XXXXXX

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[cdraina]

hi arunbirajdar,

I am from mumbai and applied through an agent who's charging INR 50,000 including the HO fee and the courier charges.

If you are from mumbai, let me know your mail id and i will send u his number.

Cheers!
CD

[lovelydj4u]

Hi cdraina,
have u applied through consultant or yourself?

Current Application Status:

SEP 28: Application Sent
OCT 01: Application reached HO
OCT 01: Fee Debited
OCT 03: Got the Reference Number

[cdraina]

Current Application Status:

SEP 28: Application Sent
OCT 01: Application reached HO
OCT 01: Fee Debited
OCT 03: Got the Reference Number
OCT 05: Assigned to the caseworker

Expecting a decision next week