Tier 1 (General) extension - Director of limited company

[sssabc]

HI All,

Can any one let me know do I am in safe end ?

I have my own limited company as a Director of the company and I take minimum salary and dividents i.e., 30,000 and 7200 (salary).. And I am paying around 10,000 corporate tax.. I am not paying any Tax/NI as a employee of my own company as I am taking minimum wages...

I am wondering am I eligbile to claim points on salary if so how much I can claim? Please suggest.

Thanks
sssabc

[AccountantMatthew]

You can claim points on previous earnings for both your dividend and your salary. The amounts that can be claimed are found here:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/polic ... appendixa/

or check your own status here

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/pointscalculator

[geriatrix]

HI All,

3 years back I applied for HSMP and got HSMP approval letter.. Based on that I got Tier1 Visa for three years.. Wondering how much i need to pay fee to extend my visa?

Is it 1300 or 750? Please let meknow.

Thanks
sssabc

[geriatrix]

The fee that a Tier 1 (General) migrant applying for extension is required to pay. You HSMP approval letter ha no relevance.

[kmunir]

Hi,

I am kind of in the same situation as far as the fee is concerned. I applied for HSMP approval letter in May 2008 and got my Approval Letter in September 2008. I applied for Tier 1 Visa under transitional arrangements in February and I was granted the Visa from 1st April 2009 till 1st April 2012. After reading the website, I also feel that I am eligible for the reduced rate as it says in that section that "Applicants and their dependants can pay the following reduced fees if they submit a valid Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) letter with their application". the link to this page is below:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/visas ... eral/cost/


Now I clearly have a valid HSMP approval letter based on which I was granted an initial Tier 1 visa.

@sushdmehta why do you differ on this and based on what rule? Just asking to clarify things for myself as well as this makes a huge difference in fee. If I am right, I would pay £1250 (postal application with 3 dependants) but if you are right, the fee doubles exactly to £2500 so it is quite important for me to understand this correctly. Is it a good idea to ask this question to Home Office?