SALARY UK & INDIA

[goosekool]

Hi All,
I worked in UK from Jan 2005 to July 2005 and after that I have been transferred to India. Now I’m planning to apply for HSMP. Is it possible to combine both UK & INDIA region salaries? Do they accept?
Thanks in advance
--Jawahar
goosekool@yahoo.com

[John]

Yes BUT .... and it is a big but!

If you have been transferred from the UK to India and although working in India you still retain the sort of salary (in monetary terms) that you were earning in the UK .... then although the earnings are in India you would still use the UK scale to assess how many points the Indian earnings would attract.

For example, say someone was earning say £30000 pa in the UK and is then transferred to India but retains the same sort of salary, or the equivalent in Indian currency, they would not use the Indian scale for assessing the HSMP points, but instead use the UK one.

[kumi]

and I think it iwll be calculated pro rata based on the number of days you stayed in UK and India considering one year before your application. (is it changed now ??)

There is a one more simple rule which you can "sort of" use. I think Jan-July was a short term permit, and you were ctually getting paid your basic salary in India and getting taxed in india for that amount. Try claiming points for only your indian salary for the whole year (if its good enough with points).

[Dineshj]

But at the same time Donot hide UK employment details