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Points-based calculator - help
Enter the date you first successfully applied under Tier 1 of the points-based system.
If you are applying under Tier 1 (General) of the points-based system this must be on or after 29 February 2008. If you first successfully applied under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP), Self Employed Lawyers concession or the Writers, composers and artists category and you are applying under Tier 1 (General) enter 29 February 2008.
If you are applying under Tier 1 (Post Study Work), Tier 1 (Entrepreneur) or Tier 1 (Investors) this must be on or after 30 June 2008.
Date of application
For applications made from inside the United Kingdom this will be taken to be:
* where the application form was sent by post, the date of posting; or
* where the application form was sent by courier, the date on which it was delivered to the UK Border Agency or the Home Office; or
* where the application form was submitted in person at a Public Enquiry Office, the date on which the application and associated payment was accepted.
For applications made from outside the United Kingdom this will be taken to be:
* the date that the fee associated with the application was paid. This means the date shown on your payment receipt, which depends on how you paid for your visa application, for example, at a British Diplomatic Post, visa application centre or online.
The rules for applying under Tier 1 of the points-based system were amended on 31st March 2009 and again on 6th April 2010. The date on which you applied determines which version of the rules applied to your first successful application and which apply to your extension. For example if you applied on 30th March 2009 then the rules were different than if you applied on 31st March 2009. You must enter a date of initial application which falls within the correct period you actually applied as failure to do so may result in you assessing against a date which is not applicable to you and receiving an incorrect assessment from the calculator.
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I hope above will answer your questions.
Regards,
Tipu
jimmymcad wrote:Thanks a ton TIPU, that resolves one of my greatest fear and my worry about this issue of extending.
I was confused due to the caseworker wrong guidance on phone and also due to the point calculator:-
Here are my final list of questions:-
Q) On the PB Calculator:- Enter the date of your first successful tier 1 application. (I presume this should be that when i was awarded the date of Tier1 application which should be 9 June 2009).
Q) Are you in the United Kingdom under the Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP)? If you think you may be covered by the terms of the HSMP Forum Judicial Review Policy Document see `Help on this question' before answering this question.
Q) What do i select here, as i am no longer in HSMP but in Tier1 under old HSMP Rules, please if you can guide. If i select No here, the PBS calculator doesnt award my points for degree point, but if I select yes, bachelor degree shows points?
Q) As you suggested, i should provide my last assessment to UKBA for my bachelor degree points, so i will be fine with it as if i go with the option NO in above Question, I should only claim points for the degree rather than select the degree? Please confirm
Q) As i am short of 2 months for ILR, I need to apply for further extension, as i have almost 1.5 years left on visa and no one knows what new rules they would impose, in that case, should i apply now, atleast it will give me 4 months more and i would be qualifying for ILR easily after 5 years.
Many thanks once again for removing my confusion....Waiting to hear.
