yippee!! got the passport back with the visa stamped! Can't thank this wonderful forum and all it's extremely helpful members for all their guidance & help! Kala My timelines - Application submitted at VFS, Bangalore - 05 July '10 Application dispatch to DBHC, Chennai - 05 July '10 Processed applica...

Yeah I applied alone. Keeping my fingers crossed, will update once I get my passport back.

adityak77 wrote:WOW! That was super fast, did you apply alone? Good luck! I am sure you'd get a UK Entry clearance stamp!

Hi, I applied for T1 from Bangalore last week. My timelines are as below - Application submitted at VFS, Bangalore - 05 July '10 Application forwarded to BHC - 05 July '10 Application under process - NEVER HAPPENED Processed application dispatched via Blue Dart - 13 July '10 The status directly chan...

Hi Jai, Here's the payslip section from the guidance 1. Payslips These should be either formal payslips or on company-headed paper. If payslips are on un-headed paper or the applicant only receives online pay slips, they will be required to obtain their employer’s signature and stamp on a print-ou...

if you're talking about the ref number for tracking the application on the VFS website, that's there on the receipt given to you by VFS when you submit the application.

premnath wrote:When do they give the reference number: as soon as they recieve the appliction or after debiting my card?

Please advise asap?

As per the guidance, the total earnings accepted by the case-worker will be calculated in one of the following ways- 1. Total of all the monthly gross earnings as per payslips. 2. Total of all the monthly gross earnings as per employer letter (which needs to show the following on a month-by-month ba...

The guidance says the following "Bank statements provided must be on official bank stationery, and must show each of the payments that the applicant is claiming. If the applicant wishes to submit electronic bank statements from an online account they should also provide a supporting letter from thei...

wow! That was lightning quick! Congrats! I've applied exactly a week after you, on 5th Jul at Bangalore. Hope mine gets processed this quick as well. Kala My Timelines... Application submitted at VFS, Bangalore - 28 June '10 Application dispatch to DBHC, Chennai - 28 June '10 Application under proce...

Does including/excluding the 6 days pay change your earnings band? If not, why not consider ignoring it? Kala Hi All, I am in UK since Nov'2009 and wish to claim previous earning points from my India and Uk Sal as: 01Jun2009 - 06Nov2009 - earning location India with an uplift factor of 5.3 07Nov2009...

I guess the choice of country you'd want to migrate to is very subjective & personal. For me, I couldn't dream of being more than a 8-9 hr flight away from India, so countries like the US/Canada are a strict no-no and UK is ideal! :) Kala I came from the US. However, hopefully I'll be able to get IL...

This is the format I used. I, the undersigned, XXXXX, born on XXth May 19XX, daughter of XXXXX & XXXX, presently residing at Flat No.X, XXXX, Chennai, India, do hereby solemnly affirm and declare on oath that: 1 . In my passport (EXXXXX) & marriage certificate my name is mentioned as ‘XXXXX’. 2 ...

I didn't get your question. The fees is Rs.48,300 per applicant regardless of whether main applicant or dependent or whether you apply separately or together.. Hey there, since you've applied alone, will you have to pay for a fresh application for the dependent all over again or is there a way aroun...

As per the guidance - The earnings that can be considered are - · Salaries (includes full-time, part-time, bonuses); · Earnings derived through self-employment; · Earnings derived through business activities; · Statutory maternity pay and contractual maternity pay; · Allowances (such as accommo...

letter from employer listing your month-by-month earnings fro the period claimed. As per the guidance, it has to show the following for each months earnings - gross, net, date;

ahmadali wrote: Thanks for your quick reply, I will explain this in the cover letter but what's the salary certificate ?

no, it cannot.

venkarun wrote:anyone who can confirm employer's contribution to my encashed PF can be shown as part pf my previous earnings?

Moderators?

from what I heard at VFS, if you come stand in the queue at 6-6.30, you could get done by 10-11 or so. This info is just what I gathered from general conversation with fellow applicants, so I don't really know how accurate it is... muhandis.ak, Do you know how is the rush in Bangalore VFS?. I do'nt ...

Alone for now. ASA I get my visa stamped (hopefully this time itself), will be applying for a dependent visa for my husband. Kala Just got back home after submitting my visa app at VFS B'lore. I didn't have an appointment, but thanks to the bandh could finish everything off in exactly an hour. Keepi...

afaik, the cap will apply only to T1 & T2 main applicants applying on & after 19th July Kala hello All, I had been away from the forums for a long time now. I am on Tier -1 . Planning to apply for my wife not before the 19th July. Will her application be impacted as there is a cap on the no.of appli...

Just got back home after submitting my visa app at VFS B'lore. I didn't have an appointment, but thanks to the bandh could finish everything off in exactly an hour.

Keeping my fingers crossed...

Kala

you could go without an appointment and take a token early in the morning. Hi All, My application is ready under the current rules (meet the 75 points), the nearest appointment at the visa application centre is on the 19th July which will put me under the new rules. Is there a way (even with extra f...

You don't have to worry about converting the money at the 'right exchange rate'. VFS uses the consular rate of exchange, which is currently at INR70/1GBP. The fees for a T1 Dependent would be Rs.48,300 http://www.vfs-uk-in.com/visafees.aspx Kala Hi, I am lodging my wife's Tier1 dependent application...

Thanks for the quick revert.

Kala

pakhal123 wrote:All re returned

Hi All,

Just wanted to know if we get ALL our supporting documents back along with the passport OR just the ones which are original documents.

Thanks,

Kala

Hi Anil, Yes, it has been announced that T1(G) applicants will need 80 points to qualify from 19th July onwards. Please see below an excerpt from the ministerial statement announcing this change. Firstly, I am introducing an interim limit on the number of out of country main applicants to Tier 1 (Ge...

As seen in May's statement below, the '5400' cap for Tier 1 applicants has been set flat from the number of T1(G) visas issued in the corresponding period (Jul-Apr) for 2009. So, IMHO, this cap *should* remain unfilled for 3-4 months at least..again, just my 2c Kala Firstly, I am introducing an inte...