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katd6 Junior Member Member # 4921	Posted January 16, 2003 05:05 PM I just received news that I have been granted a work permit through the HSMP programme. I applied in Canada, and the process took 1 month. My passport will be stamped for entry for 1 year from the date I plan to arrive in the UK (I've been advised that I should chose a date within the next 3 months). The next challenge, of course, will be getting a job!
Thorsten von Thyssen Member Member # 4397	Posted January 16, 2003 05:25 PM Congratulations! -------------------- ----------------------------------- ...cut the bullshit please...
TheOtherAlex Junior Member Member # 6151	Posted January 16, 2003 10:30 PM congrats! how many points in total did you get and what was the breakdown?
BA777 Member Member # 922	Posted January 17, 2003 01:15 AM Congratulations! Good to hear a fellow non-EU resident succeding in getting a UK clearance .
Elisa Member Member # 2487	Posted January 17, 2003 01:22 AM A big congratulations from a fellow Canadian! Best of luck in your job search!
katd6 Junior Member Member # 4921	Posted January 17, 2003 03:09 PM My point breakdown is: 1. Educational Background - 25 points for graduate degree 2. Work experience - 15 points for 5 yrs work experience and 10 points for specialist position (I work in corporate finance) 3. Income - 25 points I definitely felt as though my case was borderline when I submitted, but apparently not!
mike2 Junior Member Member # 6444	Posted January 20, 2003 10:19 AM Hi, Congratulations! When you provided the supporting documents (academic certificates, bank statements, employer referals etc) , do you need to give the originals or did you send certified copies of them? If you sent the originals, did they send them back safely? Many thanks, Mike
katd6 Junior Member Member # 4921	Posted January 20, 2003 03:15 PM Everything including degrees were original. These have not been returned because the High Commission is waiting for me to give them an entry date so that they can stamp my passport and then return my documents. I assume that everything will be in tact - I haven't heard of anyone having problems in this regard.
TheOtherAlex Junior Member Member # 6151	Posted January 20, 2003 03:50 PM Did you provide employer references from all your jobs (assuming you had more than one)?
katd6 Junior Member Member # 4921	Posted January 20, 2003 03:59 PM I think that the number of employer letters you require depends on your situation. I needed letters from all of my employers (including current), in order to prove 5 years graduate level work experience and 2 years specialist experience (simply because I couldn't cover the necessary time lines without them). I would think that with the new requirements, I wouldn't have required letters from all employers.
mike2 Junior Member Member # 6444	Posted January 20, 2003 04:41 PM Hi, What sort of evidence do you have to provide to prove that you have got 'specialist level' experience? Did your employer give a detailed description of your job? Cheers, Mike
TheOtherAlex Junior Member Member # 6151	Posted January 20, 2003 05:01 PM kat, you saying you NEEDED, is that what HSMP people told you or you just felt it was absolutely necessary to provide those? Why do you think new requirements do not require you to do that???
katd6 Junior Member Member # 4921	Posted January 20, 2003 06:50 PM I'm saying "needed", because my first job (after completed my MBA) was just 1 year and a few months - so while a letter from this employer might indicate that I had a specialised position, it did not prove 2 years specialised position. The letter from my current employer did that. I suppose that I could have used a job description from my current employer, but based on what I've read on this message board, and the opinions of others, a letter is best, and the higher up the individual is in the Company, the better. In terms of the content of the letters I received to prove specialist position, they indicated that I work within a specialised area of finance, the specific requirements or skillset required to work in this area, and that I indeed successfully fulfilled the requirements and have carried out the work described.
TheOtherAlex Junior Member Member # 6151	Posted January 20, 2003 09:58 PM Kat, sorry to bother with my questions, but still: did you ask every employer to list all the stuff that you did there, with the dates or just dates, job title, etc?
AntonyK Junior Member Member # 6150	Posted January 20, 2003 11:26 PM Hi Kat, I am an IT professional with 9 years of graduate level work experience related to IT. My educational qualifications are Bsc.Physics, Post Graduate diploma in Software Engineering and quite recently a Masters in IT. I have past work experiences with Space Research Organization, Banking, Software Consulatancy etc., all related to IT and software. The question is do I qualify for the HSMP. I am, presently in London on a student visa and working part-time earning very little. So that I can't expect any ponts under income category. Can I solely rely on my qualifications and work eperience for a succesfull HSMP route. regards ..
katd6 Junior Member Member # 4921	Posted January 20, 2003 11:29 PM Getting letters from every employer wasn't that difficult as I've only worked for 3 companies. But generally, from what I understand, the more documentation the better. The letters that I submitted described generally the type of projects I've worked on - there wasn't alot of detail. One of the letters that I got was quite short - 3 paragraphs - the author identified himself, explained our working relationship, and indicated the type of projects I worked on with him and skills required. I don't know what you do, but I assume that if you have a degree or graduate degree your job might require knowledge of and application of certain theories for example. It's really just a high level view of what you do that they're looking for, but I would say that a job description is quite a good place to start if you're trying to give some guidance to a writer.