Initial Approval - Can we post here please!!

[chercher]

1. Date submitted: 30 Mar 2005
2. Citizenship: Chinese
3. Points total: 80
4. Urgent case submitted: 26 Aug 2005
5. Case approved: 13 Sep 2005

Opinions:
1. end Mar is not a very good time for application, for 5 months, UK home office did nothing for my case!
2. If I don't submit urgent case request, I don't think UK home office will ever allocate a caseworker for my case!
3. It seems that the UK home office took 2 weeks to just find my application from piles of applications, and once it allocated a case worker, my case got approved within a day!
4. Out-of-country application takes really long and is really painful, so, if possible, do it in-country.

[Ali_UK]

Application Sent : Oct 2004
Approval Letter: June 14, 2005
Entry clearance applied: Aug 23, 2005(islamabad)
Interview and visa issued: Sept 9, 2005

Regards

Ali

[Markie]

This forum has been very useful for my 2nd application and learned a lot from the posts from fellow members. I've initially sent my initial application 1st qtr last year but I had a refusal.

Here's my time line:

Docs sent to HSMP team: 12-August-2005
Docs received by HSMP team: 15-August-2005
Fees Debited from my Mastercard: 16-August-2005
Approval letter/orig docs sent via Royal mail: 07-Sep-2005

Am now working on my EC (as I am from the Philippines)

[bani]

This forum has been very useful for my 2nd application and learned a lot from the posts from fellow members. I've initially sent my initial application 1st qtr last year but I had a refusal.

Here's my time line:

Docs sent to HSMP team: 12-August-2005
Docs received by HSMP team: 15-August-2005
Fees Debited from my Mastercard: 16-August-2005
Approval letter/orig docs sent via Royal mail: 07-Sep-2005

Am now working on my EC (as I am from the Philippines)

congratulations, markie! if you need any help with the EC application at British Embassy Manila, you can PM me .

[Markie]

bani,

sent you PM regarding this matter.

cheers,

markie

[paulus_1975]

Date Sent: 9 Dec 05 (by courier)
Date Received: 10 Dec 05
Approval Letter Dated: 14 Dec 05
Documents and Letter Received: 19 Dec 05

Applied with 100 points for under 28, degree, work experience, spousal achievements. Now onto the FLR.

The Home Office have said in an email to us that most cases are being decided within a week or two (which is in their mandate of having 70% of cases decided within four weeks)

Good luck to those applying

[medic]

Hi all.I recently was asked to re apply for initail approval even though i made the points total,because I did not provide enough evidence of earnings.I sent letters from employers and pay advice slips.some of the slips did not have employer details on them,so I guess I messed up there.I am getting as much as I can employers but is there any advice to what I could send them to prove earnings beyond a shadow of a doubt.I am sending bank statements with all credits to my account from all employers.

Please help.

Psychiatrist in training.

[afreaq]

I want to express my appreciation for this board and to all contributors.
I got a telephone confirmation of my approval yesterday!

Out of country application: Nigeria
Application sent: 22 Oct 2005
Payment: UK cheque on behalf-of, 1st-class post in the LDN
Receipt acknowledged: 01 Nov 2005
Decision made: 04 Nov 2005
Application refused!
Reason: Work Experience considered not to requirement.
Receive originals: 21 Nov 2005 (instruction to appeal within 28days from 4th)

Age: over 28
Reference Number: 054XXX
Points claimed = 75
Education: 15 (Awarded)
Work Experience (7+yrs graduate level): 25 (0-Awarded)
Past Earning: 25 (Awarded)
Skilled partner: 10 (0-Awarded)

Sent request for Review: 28 Nov 2005 (from Lagos, DHL sucks!)
Confirmed receipt by HO: 02 Dec 2005 (by phone, tallies with tracking)
Review Approved: 09 Jan 2006

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Once again thanks to all who have shared their time and experiences in this forum, its indeed been of immense help. I prepared my review following the Caseworker manual link in sticky, thanks to "amithanda" & the moderators

Wish all the VERY BEST!

[yodiyokun]

Afreaq

Congratulations. Its nice to hear of fellow naijas progress. I hope your EC application goes well

Cheers

[garry32]

Just got my approval yesterday!

Application received: 03/01/06
Application approved: 31/01/06
Reference Number: 058XXX
Out of country application - UK...concerted fro WHM to HSMP
Points claimed = 90
Age (under 28 ): 5
Education: 25 Masters
Work Experience (4 yrs graduate level): 50
Achievement: 10
i got the approval But they made a Typing error on the approval letter the insted of me being under 28 Put "8 and over on the letter .. so i have sent the letter to correct the mistake....anyway's
Thank you to everyone who gives their time to this forum to help others - it certainly helped me make the best application I could. I hope all those still waiting will get their positive decisions soon!

[garry32]

Application sent: 03/01/06
Application approved: 31/01/06
Reference Number: 058XXX
Out of country application - UK...concerted fro WHM to HSMP
Points claimed = 90
Age (under 28 ): 5
Education: 25 Masters
Work Experience (4 yrs graduate level): 50
Achievement: 10
i got the approval But they made a Typing error on the approval letter the insted of me being under 28 Put "8 and over on the letter .. so i have sent the letter to correct the mistake....anyway's
Thank you to everyone who gives their time to this forum to help others - it certainly helped me make the best application I could. I hope all those still waiting will get their positive decisions soon!

[luba7]

Just to give an update on current processing times:

Out of country first time applicant:

application received Jan 23, 2006
105 points claimed - over 28
approval letter dated: Feb 10, 2006

On to EC!

[afreaq]

Afreaq

Congratulations. Its nice to hear of fellow naijas progress. I hope your EC application goes well

Cheers

Yodi thks! I picked up my EC yesterday, applied on the 13/02 (with new VAF1) for all my family, invited for interview on 21st and got visa for all four of us in only 8-days even at the DBHC! God is good faithful and true! But how is with you, just read somewhere you'r appealing(?) ?

[pantaiema]

Congratulation BEnadie

Pantaiema

HI

I got word from my agent that may application has been provisonally approved! They unfortunately misplaced my original qualification certificates and only have the notarised copies that I sent with. I have sent them duplicates of the originals today and then the caseworker will sign the final approval.

Happy days. Hope to go for EC in next two weeks if I receive approval letter in time.

Good luck to all
Francois

[irjinao]

Dear pantaiema
HO contacted me via email saying that decision was made and docs sent vi air mail. amaizingly the decision was made in 9 days. as HO got ir 21/03/06 and ocs sent back 03/04/06 is it a bad sign as it was so fast? do you think is has been rejected?pls get back i am really worried
Ira

[Cool]

Dear pantaiema
HO contacted me via email saying that decision was made and docs sent vi air mail. amaizingly the decision was made in 9 days. as HO got ir 21/03/06 and ocs sent back 03/04/06 is it a bad sign as it was so fast? do you think is has been rejected?pls get back i am really worried
Ira

Relax Ira!!
It doesn't mean it's been rejected. My friend's application was received on the 7th of March, letter of acceptance was dated 9th of March! Received documents back on 3rd of April. Extremely fast acceptance at HO!!

Cool

[irjinao]

thanks cool for your respons
it seems like that they don't check docs, don't you think so?do they have time to verify docs in 2 and 9 days? how they decide the cases?

[bunytu]

In country application, work permit to HSMP - 65 points claimed
MSc from UK university - 25 points
4 yrs graduate level experience - 35 points
Under 28 - 5 point

Document sent 14 Apr
Confirmation letter dated 21 Apr
Approved 8 May
Documents returned 13 May

[sdj1404]

HI GUYS,

THIS IS ABOUT MY BROTHER

HIS AGE IS 29
HE IS BACHELOR OF COMMERCE 1997
HE IS HAVING MASTER OF COMMERCE IN 2002
WORKED AS ACCOUNTANT FROM 1997 TO 1999
PROMOTED TO ACCOUNTS MANAGER IN 2000
SALARY IN INDIAN RUPEES IS 35Kx12 =420K PER ANNUM

HIS WIFE IS HAVING BSC - BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE AND SPECIALITY COURSE IN DIPLOMA IN LAB TECHNICIAN, IN 2000 QUALIFICATION

HER MONTHLY INCOME IS 1OK I.E. 120 K INDIAN RUPEES,

SHE IS UNDER 28 OF AGE,

NOW CAN SOME ONE PLEASE GUIDE ME FOR FOLLOWING:

[1] I HAVE CALCULATED TOTAL POINTS FOR BOTH OF THEM TO QUALIFY FOR HSMP APPLICATION UNDER EACH CRITERIA. PLEASE ADD THEM FOR PARTNERS ACHIEVEMENT AS I DONT KNOW HOW MANY POINTS TO ADD?? PLEASE GUIDE WHETHER IT IS CORRECT OR NOT? AND GIVE ACTUAL OTHER RESULT IF U HAVE PLEASE REFER BELOW :

[2] I M IN UK RIGHT NOW CAN I FILE THEIR FILE FOR HSMP INITIAL APPLICATION FROM UK DOES IT MAKE ANY FASTER PROCESS?

[3] INCOME AND AGE OF SPOUCE SHALL BE CONSIDERED FOR QUALIFYING POINTS.??

[4] ANY OTHER IMPORTANT MATTER FOR FIRST TIME JOINT APPLICANT WHICH THEY NEEDS TO TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION,

[5] APPROXIMATE PROCESSING TIME UNDER NEW CHANGED SCHEME.

-GRADUATE 15 POINTS
-MASTERS 25 POINTS
-ABOVE 28
BUT
5 YEARS FULL TIME EXPERIENCE
INCLUDING TWO YEARS SENIOR 35 POINTS
- INCOME BAND 25 POINTS [ 5000GBP INDIA]

PARTNERS ACHIEVEMENT ????????

TOTAL POINTS ACTUAL 100 POINTS
REQUIRED POINT TO QUALIFY 65 POINTS

PLEASE GUIDE WHETHER ABOVE IS CORRECT AND ANY OTHER IMPORTANT MATTER FROM SENIOR MEMBERS.

THANKS IN ADVANCE
THANKS

[irjinao]

out of country
docs sent march 06
Ho got 21/03/06
ref emailed 24/03/06
called HO 3/05/06 was told it has been approved
docs got back 10/05/06

on the 23rd going fo EC at British embassy? what kind of questions they ask? is it possible to get EC rejected? if yes? why?
can anybody advise me, it it difficult? streesful
many thanks in advance
Ira

[mallikz]

Hi,

Congratulations to you for HSMP initial approval.

I have question about getting points in Exeperience category.

I got around 8 years experience in two companies, one is about 2.9 yrs exp and other is 6+ years of exp and is a Multi National well reputed Company. I got one expericne letter from my old employer but its not in the format which HSMP requires. Its in general format of typical Indian company experience letter.

fyi I got post graduation in computer science.

and My current employers is happy to give me a reference letter however I want, coz Im working in this company more than 5 years and with different roles.

My questions are

1. Is it worth using my previous employemnt and the Experience letter? or can I go ahead with current employment only?

2. what is the format and teriminalogy that my current employer should use to write a reference letter to qualify for 35 points in Experience Category as Senior or Speciliest level role?

If you could provide me a sample document it will be a very gr8 help.

Any kind of suggestions and advises are welcome.

Thanks and Regards

[schin]

hello to you all,

Got my HSMP application approved!!!!!!

Here are my timelines again

App delivered to Sheffield on 28 June 2006
Got ref number 17 July 2006 : 0780XX
Decision made 24 July 2006
Got letter and documents today 2 August 2006

Now I can start looking for EC.
I wish to thank you all on this forum for your valuable advise which helped me to compile my application.

thanks and regards
schin

[cuberoot]

I have just been approved for an HSMP VISA! I would just like to thank everybody on this forum for the advice and support! Thank you!

So my final timeline is:
18 July - Application sent by Royal Mail Special Delivery (In country).
19 July - Application delivered.
21 July - Credit Card charged.
30 July - Letter with reference number (079xxx) arrived. Letter states that application was received 21 July (Date CC was charged).
11 August - Phoned for status check, was told that application is under consideration and has been assigned to a caseworker. They were unable to provide the date when a caseworker was assigned.
12 August - Received approval letter from Home Office.

Now it's just on to EC!

[oneway]

Approved as well.

Check sig for timeline.

Out of country applicant. Applied from the US.

[v3]

Hi Garry ,
Can you shed some light for us ?
i have asked for few doubts in http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=10378

it wud help all fellow whm to hsmp convertors

Thanks in advance for your time
Cheers,
V3

Application sent: 03/01/06
Application approved: 31/01/06
Reference Number: 058XXX
Out of country application - UK...concerted fro WHM to HSMP
Points claimed = 90
Age (under 28 ): 5
Education: 25 Masters
Work Experience (4 yrs graduate level): 50
Achievement: 10
i got the approval But they made a Typing error on the approval letter the insted of me being under 28 Put "8 and over on the letter .. so i have sent the letter to correct the mistake....anyway's
Thank you to everyone who gives their time to this forum to help others - it certainly helped me make the best application I could. I hope all those still waiting will get their positive decisions soon!