Cotton You already have HSMP EC stamped so you dont have to worry.[/quote] Yes, but it will be expired in April 2010 and I am in India now and wont be able to travel till April. So, this visa wont be of any use for me. That is why I am planning for back-up strategy. If I am not eligible for UK Visa...

I am BE qualified and I would like to know if I can claim points based on this Bachelor Degree for Tier 1. Sometimes back I had read in a news paper that minimum of Masters Degree is required for Tier 1 from April and when I checked in the points calculator, I was not able to procede further from qu...

I had got HSMP visa in April 2008 which is for 2 years valid between 9-apr-08 to 9-apr-10. But, I could not travel because of some personal reasons and I wont be able to travel till feb 2010. In this case I will not be able to make use of my existing visa and I will have to apply for Tier 1 Visa by ...

I have some clarifications which I directly want to check with BHC itself.
Could anyone please share the email id of BHC ?

Thanks,
CG

Thanks nksg.

In terms of clarification, I dont have a good experience with VFS. So, I am thinking of contacting the BHC itself.
Do you have BHC their email id ?

Thanks,
CG

I had got HSMP visa in April 2008 which is for 2 years valid between 9-apr-08 to 9-apr-10. But, I could not travel because of some personal reasons and I wont be able to travel till feb 2010. In this case I will not be able to make use of my existing visa and I will have to apply for Tier 1 Visa by ...

I had got HSMP visa in April 2008 which is for 2 years valid between 9-apr-08 to 9-apr-10. But, I could not travel because of some personal reasons and I wont be able to travel till feb 2010. In this case I will not be able to make use of my existing visa and I will have to apply for Tier 1 Visa by ...

I am planning to arrive in London in Jan. I want to know what are the Java, JEE related skills that are in demand in UK. Some of the skills I am considering are: Spring, Hibernate, Ajax, JSF, Facelets, Adobe Flex, WebServices(Axis 2). It will be difficult to master all these technologies by Jan but ...

One of my friend also came like this. He was told that there is a contract job for him here. Once he came here , what they have is a company for namesake , no clients, and they just give u office to sit, net for search, 1 room to stay and u have to get a job is on ur own. And u can only search cont...

Is it possible for you to share how did u approach to this contract company ? Can u share the company name ? Thanks I wish to do that, but I have been asked not to do so. Also, many of my friends have HSMP Visa and similar skill-sets and they have approached only me. I am really surprised about it....

I got HSMP in March 2008 and for various reasons (marriage plans, trying to search job from India etc. ) could not fly to UK yet. Meanwhile, some of the organizations from UK, but run by Indians have approached me for a 'Contract Model' of opportunity. Some details of the opportunity are: 1. I will ...

I got the UK entry clearence VISA under old HSMP rules in April 08. I have still NOT been able to move to UK. Is there any restrictions like we have to move to UK within 3 mothns/6 months to UK after getting the VISA ? I searched in google and could not find answers to this question. Could any one p...

I have got my EC and trying to find job offers from here, but not lucky yet. After going through so many postings in variou forums, it seams it is almost impossible to find job offers sitting here in India, especially for common skills like java/j2ee/.net etc. So, i am planning to find one accomodat...

Good news from me, I have got the EC stamped and just recieved the passport !! Deepak - VFS hyd - 03 march - approved Crusador - VFS hyd - 05 march - approved HSMP addict - VFS hyd - 07 march - waiting with High BP Vish_shan - VFS chennai - 07 march - Approved Anan_78 - no idea - 07 march - Approved...

Just came to know that one person who had applied on the same day as mine on 13th March from Bangalore VFS has got the EC.

Wondering why I have not got it yet
He had prior UK travel experience, so that might be the reason for relatively faster processing ? (!!)

I had applied for EC on 13th March from Bangalore and had shown hotel booking of 7th Aprpril to 21st april from Booking.com. Since my visa has not yet come, and bookin cancellation date was lapsing, I cancelled the booking. Now, I am planning to book again for May 2nd week to 3rd week and fax the ne...

ash123 wrote: Enter your application number followed by dob..

How do we get the EC application number ?

Thanks,
CG

How do I check the status of my EC application ? Are there any online link available ?
I applied on 13th from Bangalore VFS.

Thanks and Regards,
CG

A friend of mine has these queries on EC: 1. He has enough liquid assets but he has a property loan whose EMI is paid from his salary account. CA is insisting him to show the loan liabilities. Do we have to show the loan details in the CA letter ? What if we dont show it ? 2. Also, the property is i...

I am planning to apply for EC tomorrow in VFS Bangalore. When I asked for earlist available appointment preferably 8 am, they gave me on 19 March 08, which is quite late. So, I am planning to go without any appointment (preferaly tomorrow or the day after). What are the consequences ? What will be t...

Hi Phani,

I took an online statement from the Hewitt website (who is managing our organisation's employees pf) and got it attested from HR.

bphanirajkumar wrote:,
Can you tell me what document you submitted for Provident fund?

Phani.

Regards,
CottonGear

Hi Sunny, Its not that I dont have enough money. But, I have loan commitments of about 95% of my present salary whose EMI shows up in my bank statements. So, I want to give them the proof of funds much more than necessary. Here is my break up: --------------------------------------------------------...

Dear Harman, Thanks for the info. I am planning to apply by this weekend. I have two clarifications : 1. Don't we have to show any hotel booking done in advance as suggested in few threads ? 2. Do we have to give orginal NSCs ? Actually, I have pledged NSCs and have opened an Overdraft account with ...

Dear Raju, Actually I dont have a stamping in my case I dont have a stamping in my passport saying something "H1B VISA Rejected". And, since there is no Rejection stamp mentioned in my Passport it is not a rejection. Please clarify if I am wrong (i.e., if you have applied for H1B but you are still w...

What should be the minimum gap between the date of applying for EC and the hotel booking start date ? I am planning to give one month (i.e., applying for EC on March 3rd and show hotel booking for 2-3 weeks starting from April First week). But, if my company notice period is max of 1 month then I sh...