Hi All : I will be applying for EC next month and started job search can anyone please share their experience on following points 1.Give top 10 job sites,in particular order. 2.Is there any way,one can get top job agents/consultants working in specific sector,like I work in Telecom domain, can I get...

hi pcsumanth,

im in the same situation as yours,can you please drop mail on chetanamale@gmail.com we can discuss further....

Hello all , My HSMP is approved from india ( feb 2008).I'm planning to apply for EC from US(i'm on BL1-Blanket L1 ) in july 2008.Please let me know following 1) Do i need to come back to india for EC or i can apply from US itself ? 2) Can I apply for EC if i'm on BL1 ( long term VISA) ? 3)Anyone els...

i have one dependent(i.e. my wife).Anyone has experience of taking personal loan for EC , please share their experiences.

thanks,
Chetan.

have my HSMP approved in feb and will apply for EC in june08.Anyone has taken personal loan to fulfil requirement of proof of funds ( 4400GBP incase of dependents) ? Please share your experiences about this( which bank is good,can we immidiately write off this loan after EC is done etc..). thanks, C...

Got some useful info from other forum, posting it here.Hope it helps. VFS response to questions : ============================================== Dear Mr. , Thank you for contacting VFS UK Visa Helpdesk. With regard to your query, With regard to your query, 1. If any one who has already received the ...

you can not be in UK until you have your EC done ( via HSMP route)!

so this expiry date ( which is six month from the date HSMP is granted),

is for filing for EC.

i don't think so maintenance section is applicable for us ( HSMP before
1st April and EC in tier-1 system). For us still old EC rules apply.
And even we do not need to upgrade our HSMP to tier 1 equivalent.
Experts please comment.

P.S.:Source immigration consultant.

guys, good discussion...can you list out mail ids of good agents here ?

With tier1 system come in to effect, i have following doubts regarding the same : I have my HSMP approved in feb 2008 and will apply for EC after 1st April 2008. 1) What are the implications for me ,of this new system ( my case is, i have HSMP in old system and will go for EC in tier1) ? 2) What is ...

any updates on this issue ? people please share your experiences ..will help to understand the US recession impact in UK.

any new updates in this category ?

yes true ...but are we talking about any concrete figures or indices

to look for , which will indicate the impact of US recession in UK ?

as far as i know, in india, we need to do biometric test at the VFS office..

Hi All : I got my HSMP approved on 07th Feb and I am planning for my next course of actions. The next step of course is job hunting. I am quite confused about how should I try next to get a job? I have heard many people saying and in fact some consultants as well that unless I go to UK, it would not...

Hi ajay,

You must be busy in your IELTS, can you please upload the list and share

the link ? many of us are waiting for that ..

thanks,
Chetan.

i got HSMP approved , got the docs yesterday ! my timelines are :

Application sent : 08th Jan
Application reached : 12th Jan
Fee dudcted : Not known as it was a D.D.
Referernce number : 18th Jan
Decision:07th Feb
Documents recieved:16th Feb

Can anyone please clear following doubts ?

Anybody knows if airmail doc is delivered by registered post or they just "drop" at the place? Basically i want to know if the postman delivers at home (after getting signature) or drop the packet at common letter box?


thanks,
chetan

ajay ,

Any updates on this list ? it will be really helpful for all of us for job search...

chetan.

reachstars, Atleast good to know that there are cases of this type( getting jobs from India)."I have applied for a few jobs on jobserve.com." do you mean,you have subscribed for the jobserve agent -which sends tones of job everyday, you have selected some of them and applied for those ? Or there is ...

anyone who applied from India for HSMP,got reference no on 18th and in the range of 2455** - any update from Home Office ? please reply...

anyone who got reference no on 18th and in the range of 2455** got update from Home Office ? please reply...

Hi All : The US economy is already in to the recession.Analysts are saying it may last for 2-3 quarters if its a moderate recession.It may go worse than that. Source:http://money.cnn.com/2008/01/23/news/economy/how_bad/index.htm European economy is closely linked with US ,as any other economy in the...

yvkarthik,

How do you come to know about your interview ? also when it is scheduled ?

is this happening with all the applicants applied through VFS-PUNE ?

Morjekar,yvkarthik please update the forum of your interview findings.

chetan.

Hi Guys ,

Application Sent : 08th Jan 08
Application Received : 10th Jan 08
Amount Debited : Don't know as it was a D.D.
Reference Number Received : 18th Jan 08

If Ref Number is alloted ,does that mean that Caseworker is also allocated??