I think it is option 2.
If you apply for Ec in the new rules, you will get the visa for 3 years. Anyway we will hear from others too.

Hello cdraina and lion686, You have to submit seperate application forms for each of your dependants. It is good if you can see the detiled list of required documents at http://ec-hsmp.blogspot.com/2007/11/ec-application-under-hsmp.html I already have given you this link as a reply to another post b...

Hello Cdraina,
You have to submit seperate application forms for your spouse and kids. What all documents required are clearly explained in the link given by Anthopogon above. Visit that link to see the details.

Best Regards
Reshma

You can have discontinuity in the 12 months. But the 12 months has to be consecutive. So you can show from Dec06 to Nov07 without including January07 or... Dec06 to Nov07 without includeing January07. Regarding the evidences, you have to submit 2 primary evidences. You read more details at ec-hsmp.b...

See the post http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=14466

If both of you are applying for EC together (in 2 application forms), you should say YES to this question. This is your case.

If your spouse is applying for EC after getting your EC approved, you may say NO here.

Today I submitted EC form. My findings: For integra 1. first and 8th page of VAF1 form photocopy 2. integra form and its copy 3. salary slips 2 months photocopy 4. degree photocopy 5. photocopy of all pages of my passport Hello Aprilhsmp, Thanks for sharing experience... I am going to apply my EC i...

List of documents that may be required for EC. Do you have anything more to add? 1 ) All supporting documents that you submitted for initial approval. 2 ) Previous 3 years tax return forms in original. 3 ) Salary slips of past 6 months. 4 ) Asset declaration from a CA. 5 ) Latest Bank statements, wh...

Did you give any HR contact details like...
Address, phone, fax, email.
It is required.

If you can get the letter as per the spec (see the first post), there is no need of going for IELTS.
Get the letter only for your graduation course (not for your post graduation.)

I didn't appear for IELTS.
MY HSMP application is approved.
Same is the case with majority of the people.

@ikon1400

I would suggest you to try for another letter as per the spec or...
Try IELTS.

Hear from others too.

You can see this post...
http://www.immigrationboards.com/viewtopic.php?t=14466

Hello Mohan, I think you can leave it to royal mail or airmail. Yes. There is a slight risk involved. Airmail may take 3 - 4 weeks for some cases. But I think 99 out of 100 people are getting the docs back safely through airmail and most of them got in 5 to 10 days. But you can arrange pickup for yo...

NARIC Letter is not mandatory if you have done a proper graduation course. I didn't attach NARIC letter while applying. Mine was approved.

You don't need a NARIC letter. Don't select 'Professional qualification' in hsmp form. Select only the acadamic qualification then NARIC is not required. Naric may take more than a month time. Copy of passport not required. Only DL is enough. Instead of IELTS, if you can get a medium of instruction ...

NARIC NOT Required for you.
Hear from others too.

Hello Friends, I am joining your club. My documents are posted on 11th of April and still not reached me. Applied from Bangalore. HSMP application approved. Post sent by Airmail from HO. Weighs around 500gms. 17 days till now. Not sure whether is it time to start worrying about this !! Anyway good t...

Hello, Thanks for the replies. I called up HO yesterday. They confirmed that my application is approved on 11th of April and documents are sent to me immediately after that. Also they added that they can send the approval letter again only after 12 weeks of decision. Need to wait for another 10 week...

@MSI GEEK Yes. There are many HSMP rejection. But there are lot many approvals too. I believe that if your documents are 100% perfect without any confusions, they will approve it without any further verification. Most of the cases, they go for verification if there is some confusion in the document....

@leoguy Did you attach a letter detailing the contact information of your employers. You should do that ( if not done, do it while review.) Give the HR contact/ you colleques contact details who can explain your employment and salary. Include, postal address, phone (office & mobile), email and fax (...

Can anyone tell me what can I do now? Are there anyone else waiting in the similar manner.

Hello, I need some comments from you. I sent my hsmp application through fedex on 24th of March. It reached there on 28th of March. I got the ref. number on 30th of March. I have emailed and faxed the HO requesting them to intimate me when the documents are verified and ready to send back so that I ...

Is it a good decision to give notice in the current company after getting the hsmp approval (and before the EC)? Can I make sure the EC will be cleared if I have an offer letter from Uk as well as I can show good savings. Should the savings should on the candidate's name itself or can it be in the n...

@CKB

Conrats for getting approval.
Can you please mention these details...
when your application reached HO?
When you got the ref. number?
When the decision was taken?
Any verification call to employer?
When you got the documents back? Royal mail/any other courier?

Thanks in advance

@HSMP_ACCOUNT

Conrats for getting approval.
Can you please mention these details...
when your application reached HO?
When you got the ref. number?
When the decision was taken?
Any verification call to employer?
When you got the documents back? Royal mail/any other courier?

Thanks in advance