I have read in one of the threads here that they never mention the word "forgery", but by giving 0 points in some sections they actually mean it.
Completly false.
Say someone has claimed 110 points, got approved, but didnt get points in one of the sections he claimed, does that mean he has forged documents to get points in that area and yet got approved? Trust me, there will be large number of applications (rejected and approved) who have not got all the points they have claimed. The basic premise of getting HSMP approval is to
CLAIM points and back it up with evidence. It is then upto the caseworker to determine if your claim can withstand the scrutiny they will subject based on their guidelines.
You may have worked in a job for a few years and been hired by your company because you were a graduate. If the case worker feels that your job can be done by a non-graduate, they are not saying you comitted forgery, they simply disagree with your claim for graduate level work experience. As simple as that.
My logic is that one does not believe a signed, stamped tax return, what can be the reason?
Without knowing the details of your friend's application, it would be down to pure guess work. But if she has submitted tax documents and still not recieved any points for salary, then again there could be a number of reasons. Did she send in
at least two forms of evidence for salary. If she is working in this country., then she should have 3 types of evidence to present - bank statements, salary slips and year end tax documents. Has she checked to confirm that her salary falls within the slab for UK earnings to claim points? It could also be that there has been some oversight on the part of the caseworker and your friend actually is entitled to the points after all.
Finally, if you disagree with the case workers's assessment, you can still ask for a couple of reviews where you can detail why you think your application deserved more points and an approval
