ILR success 5th July 2011 with 270 days absences

[abc_1979]

Thanks a lot for all senior members and moderators who has given their extensive knowledge in this forum.
Yesterday i went for my ILR and it was successful. I was really worried because i had about 270 days of absences in 5 years, but half of them were business trips. All 5 years with 1 Employer.

Category : WP + HSMP + Tier 1 (general)

I was well prepared and organised so my case worker was very happy and granted me ILR in 20 Minutes and then 1 hour wait to collect passports. 2 things she really liked, one was a colour coded excel sheet with all business and annual trips with passport page numbers of stamps. And other was highlighted salary transaction in all bank statements.

No questions asked about Absences.

I have only been asked for the following documents:

Employer letter
salary slips
bank statements.

No cohabitation documents have been asked.

Please let me know if anyone has any questions?

[sarath1212]

Thanks a lot for all senior members and moderators who has given their extensive knowledge in this forum.
Yesterday i went for my ILR and it was successful. I was really worried because i had about 270 days of absences in 5 years, but half of them were business trips. All 5 years with 1 Employer.

Category : WP + HSMP + Tier 1 (general)

I was well prepared and organised so my case worker was very happy and granted me ILR in 20 Minutes and then 1 hour wait to collect passports. 2 things she really liked, one was a colour coded excel sheet with all business and annual trips with passport page numbers of stamps. And other was highlighted salary transaction in all bank statements.

No questions asked about Absences.

I have only been asked for the following documents:

Employer letter
salary slips
bank statements.

No cohabitation documents have been asked.

Please let me know if anyone has any questions?

Congrats! Which PEO have you submitted your application?

[abc_1979]

@sarath1212: Thanks. Croydon.

[khalidmirza]

@sarath1212: Thanks. Croydon.

what was your time line and were you covered under hsmp jr. when was your hsmp approved.info will be much appreciated. it has become a norm to ask employer letter which basically is for tier 2 applicants

[ramek27]

Hi @abc_1979

Did you submit letter from current employer (Tier 1) ?
Please could you share employment letter format. what details were in that letter?

Many thanks

[mk357]

Congratulations abc_1979. I think much of the issues depend on the caseworker itself. Did you have any single absence over 90 days?

[c0c0nut]

Hello Sarah,

Just a quick one, but were any of your absences more than 90 days at a stretch? Your feedback will be much helpful. Thanks!

[Son_of_Soil]

HI
Can you share the spreadsheet you created for your absent days?

much apprecaited

Thanks

Thanks a lot for all senior members and moderators who has given their extensive knowledge in this forum.
Yesterday i went for my ILR and it was successful. I was really worried because i had about 270 days of absences in 5 years, but half of them were business trips. All 5 years with 1 Employer.

Category : WP + HSMP + Tier 1 (general)

I was well prepared and organised so my case worker was very happy and granted me ILR in 20 Minutes and then 1 hour wait to collect passports. 2 things she really liked, one was a colour coded excel sheet with all business and annual trips with passport page numbers of stamps. And other was highlighted salary transaction in all bank statements.

No questions asked about Absences.

I have only been asked for the following documents:

Employer letter
salary slips
bank statements.

No cohabitation documents have been asked.

Please let me know if anyone has any questions?

[abc_1979]

@sarath1212: Thanks. Croydon.

what was your time line and were you covered under hsmp jr. when was your hsmp approved.info will be much appreciated. it has become a norm to ask employer letter which basically is for tier 2 applicants

@khalidmirza: i was not covered with HSMP Jr. it was aproved in May 2007. i think employer letter has been asked because i have had business trips.

[abc_1979]

Hi @abc_1979

Did you submit letter from current employer (Tier 1) ?
Please could you share employment letter format. what details were in that letter?

Many thanks

i am with only 1 employer for last 5 years.

Letter Format:

Home Office (UKBA)
Lunar House
40 Wellesley Road
Croydon
CR9 2BY

Date: 27th June 2011


Dear Sir/Madam

SUBJECT: Employment Confirmation for your name

This is to confirm that (your name) has been permanently employed by company name since date

He currently has a leave entitlement of 24 days per annum.

His current basic salary per annum is . Last 12 month’s summary of salary is attached.

his role requires him to travel on business on behalf of the company, and this travel is vital to the performance of his duties. We have offices in Melbourne (Australia), Chicago (USA) and Gurgaon (India). He has had no single absence of three months or more whilst in our employment. The table below shows the dates when he has travelled on business trips. During these trips he has been getting paid in his bank account (Sort Code: , A/C No: ) and he was on UK payroll and has been paying NI and Income Tax in the UK.

Table of all holidays

In accordance with our normal practice, the above information is given in the strictest of confidence and without any liability, financial or otherwise.

Should you require any further information please feel free to contact company name

[abc_1979]

Congratulations abc_1979. I think much of the issues depend on the caseworker itself. Did you have any single absence over 90 days?

No

[abc_1979]

Hello Sarah,

Just a quick one, but were any of your absences more than 90 days at a stretch? Your feedback will be much helpful. Thanks!

No

[abc_1979]

HI
Can you share the spreadsheet you created for your absent days?

much apprecaited

Thanks

Spreadsheet column names:

Date Left the UK
Returned to the UK
Reason (Holidays to..)
Leave type (Annual/Business)
Paid By Company (Y/N)
Business days
Annual Days
Total days Away
Passport page Number
Country Stamp.

Also hightlight your business trips with different color.

[Son_of_Soil]

Hi
I have so many stamps on 1 page, did you write the same page number for teh stamps on the same page? i have arrival stamp on a diff page to departing stamp, so while writting the passport page number , which one to consider?
hope i am making sense.

Thanks

HI
Can you share the spreadsheet you created for your absent days?

much apprecaited

Thanks

Spreadsheet column names:

Date Left the UK
Returned to the UK
Reason (Holidays to..)
Leave type (Annual/Business)
Paid By Company (Y/N)
Business days
Annual Days
Total days Away
Passport page Number
Country Stamp.

Also hightlight your business trips with different color.

[abc_1979]

@Son_of_Soil: you just put the Departure, arrival stamp page number. to be honest doesn't matter how you put on. it just need to be clear to the case worker.
for e.g. if departure stamp is on page number 4 and arrival on page 5 then you put like this (4, 5)
and if both stamp are on same page then just write like this (4)

[sandeepmdi]

[quote="abc_1979"][quote="Son_of_Soil"]HI
Can you share the spreadsheet you created for your absent days?

much apprecaited

Thanks
[/quote]

Spreadsheet column names:

Date Left the UK
Returned to the UK
Reason (Holidays to..)
Leave type (Annual/Business)
Paid By Company (Y/N)
Business days
Annual Days
Total days Away
Passport page Number
Country Stamp.

Also hightlight your business trips with different color.[/quote]

Hi abc,

In your absences schedule did you also include day trips and two day trips (as these would be 0 absences if arrival departure dates are excluded)? Was 270 days after excluding departure and arrival dates?

Thanks

[preddy]

Could you please tell us what documents did you submitted. Did you submitted your 4 P60 and salary slips for the rest.
Thanks

[abc_1979]

I did not have any 1 or 2 days trips. 270 days was included arrival and departure days. i think they do not realy count the days as long as you can prove that you were based in UK and have been paid for the holidays then it should be fine..

HI
Can you share the spreadsheet you created for your absent days?

much apprecaited

Thanks

Spreadsheet column names:

Date Left the UK
Returned to the UK
Reason (Holidays to..)
Leave type (Annual/Business)
Paid By Company (Y/N)
Business days
Annual Days
Total days Away
Passport page Number
Country Stamp.

Also hightlight your business trips with different color.

Hi abc,

In your absences schedule did you also include day trips and two day trips (as these would be 0 absences if arrival departure dates are excluded)? Was 270 days after excluding departure and arrival dates?

Thanks

[abc_1979]

orifgnally she has asked me only salary slips and bank statements. while typing my salary in computer she has done some mistake so she couldn't match the gross salary then she has asked me P60s to confirm it. but then she applogised and said sorry i have typed in wrong.. so P60 was not needed initially..

Could you please tell us what documents did you submitted. Did you submitted your 4 P60 and salary slips for the rest.
Thanks

[sandeepmdi]

Thanks.

[quote="abc_1979"]I did not have any 1 or 2 days trips. 270 days was included arrival and departure days. i think they do not realy count the days as long as you can prove that you were based in UK and have been paid for the holidays then it should be fine..

[quote="sandeepmdi"][quote="abc_1979"][quote="Son_of_Soil"]HI
Can you share the spreadsheet you created for your absent days?

much apprecaited

Thanks
[/quote]

Spreadsheet column names:

Date Left the UK
Returned to the UK
Reason (Holidays to..)
Leave type (Annual/Business)
Paid By Company (Y/N)
Business days
Annual Days
Total days Away
Passport page Number
Country Stamp.

Also hightlight your business trips with different color.[/quote]

Hi abc,

In your absences schedule did you also include day trips and two day trips (as these would be 0 absences if arrival departure dates are excluded)? Was 270 days after excluding departure and arrival dates?

Thanks[/quote][/quote]

[tier1extension]

Thanks a lot for all senior members and moderators who has given their extensive knowledge in this forum.
Yesterday i went for my ILR and it was successful. I was really worried because i had about 270 days of absences in 5 years, but half of them were business trips. All 5 years with 1 Employer.

Category : WP + HSMP + Tier 1 (general)

I was well prepared and organised so my case worker was very happy and granted me ILR in 20 Minutes and then 1 hour wait to collect passports. 2 things she really liked, one was a colour coded excel sheet with all business and annual trips with passport page numbers of stamps. And other was highlighted salary transaction in all bank statements.

No questions asked about Absences.

I have only been asked for the following documents:

Employer letter
salary slips
bank statements.

No cohabitation documents have been asked.

Please let me know if anyone has any questions?

why is it some people get asked P60s and some people don't? why were you not asked for p60 at all and was just asked for your current employer letter, 12 months salary slips and 12 months bank statements?