Got my passport back today with approval.

Application Date: 10 Oct 08 (Royal Mail Recorded Delivery)
Received and Payment Date: 13/10/08
Approval Letter Date: 24 Oct 08
Passport Received: 28 Oct 08

I did apply with approval letter but didnt send any UT.

Good Luck to everybody waiting for theirs.

Personally i would leave it out.
Is there somewhere in the guidance form where it explicity states that if you have a credit history, mortgage, isas, or investments in the uk (or other countries) you should mention it?
It all depends on you in the end.

Its OK. They will stamp and sign it so that will make it "original". The letter will also be signed and stamped by the bank so that satisifies the requirement. Just make sure the timelines are adhered to.

Cheers.

Olya,

So you mean it was a Tier 1 (PSW) and not a Tier 1 (General)?

If its a Tier 1 (PSW) then you are only required to show a closing balance of at least £800 if the application is made before 31 October 2008, thus the evidence would have been perfectly sufficient.

GIMS.

the soonest you might get the passport could be in one week coz someone got their passport back within 3 weeks. they applied on 29 aug without submitting an urgent treatment request form. on average give it 3 weeks from now to receive the passport. they take a week to two to stamp the passport and s...

From my experience tracking the forum for almost a year, and especially now, the systems that the call centre use lags behind the actual events. i.e. the case status is not logged soon enough on the system. so for instance, the passport could be on its way back to you and you would still be told tha...

precisely.
thank you midget.

republique, i stated that income = gross + expenses + other things
meaning that gross is not made up of expenses and that there is no way u can add it up to gross.
gross is taxable pay. whilst expenses are not taxed.

and also that Giant cant/wont alter the payslips.

mzeke-mzeke, the best advice is to use a good solicitor. i have used Giant and another umbrella company before with a view of having the earnings as evidence. the problem was expenses are good for UK people and not when u want a high amount for visa apps. coz the expenses reduce taxable income (gros...

hi gautam_309 strange. people do it the other way round. student to tier 1. dont know why u had to forfeit the tier 1 but u must have had your reasons. normally the student visa would cancel the tier 1 and then i suppose it would be easier to apply for PSW which might still be 2 years when u finish ...

1971, Income = Gross + Expenses + Other Pre-Gross Deductions So income is always greater than gross by a sizable margin when considered over a year. And thats what mzeke says Giant told him would appear as gross so that he could claim as earnings. The only problem is Giant are refusing to state in w...

What do you mean you cant apply with 1500 pounds in your account?
That is more than enough.
Until end October 2008, you only need a one off amount of 800 pounds, as its a Transitional period.
Check the PSW section on the UKBA->Working in the UK.

Called HO five hours ago. CS Agent said my application hasnt been allocated to a case worker yet. And also that they are working on applications for 26 March. Fingers crossed/twidling.

Application Received: 27 March
Ref Received: 3 April

Hey hunts, am a Southern African and EC applications go through VFS RSA so I guess we are in the same boat in general.

I made my HSMP application end of March so it should be dealt with this week or the next if am lucky. I didnt use any reps. I will let you know how it goes.

Best of Luck

GIMS

I am in a similar situation with HSMP Approval Application i.e. Middle name on one category of documents and not on others.

The decision should be made this week if all goes well. If they refuse it for the reason in question then I will notify you ASAP.

Good Luck with your applications, Everyone.

2. The people to update their website would be the Web Team who handle their website (the whole UKBA website most likely). So those people wouldnt probably be within the HSMP Caseworking Team. Hopefully, they are not just cruising and marking a lot of cases as 'requiring further verification' so tha...

They r on 19 March now. We aim to decide 50% of applications within five weeks, and 90% of applications within 14 weeks. Regrettably, due to a high volume of applications received over the past few months, we are currently experiencing delays in the processing of HSMP applications and this has had a...

13th March now. 1 month spent on half a month. Better than February at least. Hopefully it doesnt slow down at the end. This has been posted this morning, Monday 30 June 2008. We aim to decide 50% of applications within five weeks, and 90% of applications within 14 weeks. Regrettably, due to a high ...

Several web pages of the BIA website have been changed. Mostly on the working section i.e. HSMP. e.g. the waiting times section has been removed. see http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/tier1/hsmp/ Also the maintenance funds requirement of Tier 1 appears to be mandatory for HSMP as well...

They r on 7 March now. http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/hsmp/waitingtimes/ Initial Highly Skilled Migrant Programme application (form HSMP1) We aim to decide 50% of applications within five weeks, and 90% of applications within 14 weeks. Regrettably, due to a high volume of applicati...

WoodieG Posted: Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:01 am Post subject: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The switching rules changed when Tier 1 (General) launched, students need not complete their course in order to switch. No need to go home to do it. Thanks a lot W...

conti... 1. When the Tier 1 is introduced to all countries (probably on 30 June 2008) will it be possible to apply for Tier 1 in UK with an HSMP Approval Letter (applied end March and probably will be received August)? 2. Also would it be possible to make a full application for Tier 1? At present am...

Looks like they have given up on posting a service rate of 9x% on their website for HSMP. From no 50% in 5 weeks, to 95% only, then 94% 2 weeks ago, then 93% last week. Now its just "Our service standard is that we will decide: * 50% of applications within five weeks * 90% of applications within 14 ...

i assume the masters is a combo (masters + bachelors) programme and obtained in the uk. attaching a transcript would help to show the duration and if its the university of manchester then the better.

to be honest with you the chances of your application going through successfully is very very small. some applications get refused even with candidate claiming more than enough points but possibly insufficient evidence. short of grand forgery->fraud and probable virtual permanent banning from any fu...

0114 207 4074

For HSMP Option 2
and then press Option 2 again to speak to an Adviser.
Mind you it will probably take more than 10 min on average to get through.