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Need HSMP wrote:Good news from my side.

Received a call from the case worker saying that my application is approved. My details are:

Applied for WP to Tier1 on : 16-June-2008 from UK
Appl received and payment deducted : 17-June-2008
Reference letter dated 17th June received on : 23-June-2008

I have not applied for urgent treatment. But I had sent an email to inform me once application is processed so that I can arrange courier.

So I received a call from the case worker today. When asked, he said that the application is approved.

Now I am working on arranging a courier. Earlier I did not realise that the pickup services are so costly (more than £150). Trying to find a cheaper option. MBE.CO.UK is one option, but no idea how much they charge.

Thanks everybody for help. I will wish to continue as a member of this site and help others.

Best of luck.

Question, I have sent the Special Delivery stamped cover, can any one tell is this sufficient or do I need to arrange for courier?.

I have applied on 31st May and still waiting....

[quote="jkotha2000
Question, I have sent the Special Delivery stamped cover, can any one tell is this sufficient or do I need to arrange for courier?.

I have applied on 31st May and still waiting....[/quote]

If you do not send any stamped envelope, HO deliver using Royal Mail recorded delivery. If you have attached stamped envelope, I think HO will use that.

I am arranging for courier because I won't have anyone to receive the packet. If it is a private courier, I can opt for date and time of delivery.

Need HSMP wrote:[quote="jkotha2000
Question, I have sent the Special Delivery stamped cover, can any one tell is this sufficient or do I need to arrange for courier?.

I have applied on 31st May and still waiting....

If you do not send any stamped envelope, HO deliver using Royal Mail recorded delivery. If you have attached stamped envelope, I think HO will use that.

I am arranging for courier because I won't have anyone to receive the packet. If it is a private courier, I can opt for date and time of delivery.[/quote]

Thanks & Congrats....

Dear All,

Happy to communicate that I have received approval letter today and got visa till Jul 2011.

Thanks all for your help.

Applied: 31st May 08
Ref Letter : 3rd June
Approval Date : 14 Jul 2008
Papers received: 05 Aug 08.

Rgds

Congrats man !!

jkotha2000 wrote:Dear All,

Happy to communicate that I have received approval letter today and got visa till Jul 2011.

Thanks all for your help.

Applied: 31st May 08
Ref Letter : 3rd June
Approval Date : 14 Jul 2008
Papers received: 05 Aug 08.

Rgds

Congrats,

jkotha2000 wrote:Dear All,

Happy to communicate that I have received approval letter today and got visa till Jul 2011.

Thanks all for your help.

Applied: 31st May 08
Ref Letter : 3rd June
Approval Date : 14 Jul 2008
Papers received: 05 Aug 08.

Rgds

Congrats Jkotha,

I guess backlog applications have started moving now. I had applied on 4th June and I am still waiting...

jkotha2000 wrote:Dear All,

Happy to communicate that I have received approval letter today and got visa till Jul 2011.

Thanks all for your help.

Applied: 31st May 08
Ref Letter : 3rd June
Approval Date : 14 Jul 2008
Papers received: 05 Aug 08.

Rgds

Congrats! Do you know why it took so long to receive your papers? Did they notify you of your approval on July 14?

[quote="jkotha2000"]Dear All,

Happy to communicate that I have received approval letter today and got visa till Jul 2011.

Thanks all for your help.

Applied: 31st May 08
Ref Letter : 3rd June
Approval Date : 14 Jul 2008
Papers received: 05 Aug 08.

Rgds[/quote]

I am glad to let you all know that I have received my papers today with stamping done.

I have applied on 3rd June'08.

I wish you all the best.

Hi guys
Today i got my documents back with 3 yrs visa stamped

i applied on 10th of june for my Extension visa
Fax urgent Treatment form on 31st july
got my documents back on 5th of August
Thank you everyone here, this forum really helps a lot
and i wish you best of luck to all of you

has anyone called HO today? What date are they up to?

Cheers

Applied for Flr on 06/06/08
Received on 07/06/08
Payment deducted on the same day
Received letter from HO on 09/06/08
Decision reached on 01/08/08
I hope this will help friends

BJ :lol:

Applied on 6th june 08
Received by HO on 7th june
Payment deducted on the same day
Received a letter from the HO on 9th june
Decision reached on 01/08/08

Vanbu

aPPLIED - 9TH juLY
REFERENCE LETTER 10 TH JULY

APPRVOED - 31JULY
UNDER OLD HSMP RULES

PAPERS GOT BACK ON - 5TH AUG
under 4 weeks.

Where did you apply from Sree?

From UK ...Though they have stamped visa as tier1 migrant the letter attached with it says that

the extension is under old rules and also that presently you can apply for ILR with the existing rules but the ilr rules may change in the future

Congrats!! Could you please tell me how HO returned your documents? Is it by Royal mail's - Special delivery Next day service? HO told me that they have posted back my documents yesterday, but I have not received my documents today. So wondering how much time it will take to get my docs...

jkotha2000 wrote:Dear All,

Happy to communicate that I have received approval letter today and got visa till Jul 2011.

Thanks all for your help.

Applied: 31st May 08
Ref Letter : 3rd June
Approval Date : 14 Jul 2008
Papers received: 05 Aug 08.

Rgds

[quote=
I am arranging for courier because I won't have anyone to receive the packet. If it is a private courier, I can opt for date and time of delivery.[/quote] [/quote]


Hi, If no one is at your home to collect the package, then the postman will leave a "Sorry you were out card", then you can either collect it from post office or arrange a redelivery
http://www.royalmail.com/portal/rm/cont ... d=37000673

Hi guys,

I have got a query regarding maintenance funds.

I had submitted my internet saver account statement as a maintenance proof for the period of 01 Dec 2008 to 28 May 2008.

My tier 1 appication was posted on 03 June 2008, so there is a gap of 5 days between bank statement and application submission.
So would it create any problem as according to their guidance notes prior to 29th June 2008 it says:
"Personal bank or building society statements covering the 3 month period immediately preceding the application".

Decission on my application is made by the case worker but the decission is still pending to be made by the case worker's manager.
Can I still send my bank statement covering the period 28 May 2008 to 27 July 2008 which I have just received by post from the bank?

I have not been told about the decission yet.

Please advice.

pcmalik wrote:Hi guys,

I have got a query regarding maintenance funds.

I had submitted my internet saver account statement as a maintenance proof for the period of 01 Dec 2008 to 28 May 2008.

My tier 1 appication was posted on 03 June 2008, so there is a gap of 5 days between bank statement and application submission.
So would it create any problem as according to their guidance notes prior to 29th June 2008 it says:
"Personal bank or building society statements covering the 3 month period immediately preceding the application".

Decission on my application is made by the case worker but the decission is still pending to be made by the case worker's manager.
Can I still send my bank statement covering the period 28 May 2008 to 27 July 2008 which I have just received by post from the bank?

I have not been told about the decission yet.

Please advice.

Malik,

There might be a little risk here, but depends on Case worker... lets here what other people says...

In my case I have submitted the internet stmts stamped by Teller... Have submitted stmt till the date of my postage i.e. attached till 31st May and posted on 31st may...

hi mailk,

I do not think it is a problem. You applied on 3 June 2008 and for applications made before 28 June 2008, there was a special arrangement, that is, you only need to submit a bank statement dated with a month immediately prior to your application. In your case, a bank statement dated anytime between 3rd June and 2nd May should be fine.

pcmalik wrote:Hi guys,

I have got a query regarding maintenance funds.

I had submitted my internet saver account statement as a maintenance proof for the period of 01 Dec 2008 to 28 May 2008.

My tier 1 appication was posted on 03 June 2008, so there is a gap of 5 days between bank statement and application submission.
So would it create any problem as according to their guidance notes prior to 29th June 2008 it says:
"Personal bank or building society statements covering the 3 month period immediately preceding the application".

Decission on my application is made by the case worker but the decission is still pending to be made by the case worker's manager.
Can I still send my bank statement covering the period 28 May 2008 to 27 July 2008 which I have just received by post from the bank?

I have not been told about the decission yet.

Please advice.

summerleaf,

It makes sense to me what you are saying which is according to the guidance notes that was there before 29 June 2008.

Is there anyone who got their application approved with a scenario matching my case for maintenance fund?

summerleaf wrote:hi mailk,

I do not think it is a problem. You applied on 3 June 2008 and for applications made before 28 June 2008, there was a special arrangement, that is, you only need to submit a bank statement dated with a month immediately prior to your application. In your case, a bank statement dated anytime between 3rd June and 2nd May should be fine.

pcmalik wrote:Hi guys,

I have got a query regarding maintenance funds.

I had submitted my internet saver account statement as a maintenance proof for the period of 01 Dec 2008 to 28 May 2008.

My tier 1 appication was posted on 03 June 2008, so there is a gap of 5 days between bank statement and application submission.
So would it create any problem as according to their guidance notes prior to 29th June 2008 it says:
"Personal bank or building society statements covering the 3 month period immediately preceding the application".

Decission on my application is made by the case worker but the decission is still pending to be made by the case worker's manager.
Can I still send my bank statement covering the period 28 May 2008 to 27 July 2008 which I have just received by post from the bank?

I have not been told about the decission yet.

Please advice.

Hi Friends,
Now it is me to give good news.
my time line:
Tier 1 General
Date of sent 9 June 2008
HO reached 10 June 2008
Payment Taken 10 June 2008
HO ref sent No acknowledgement received. got reference number on phone,
HO Ref: PB3083******
Decision: 23-July-2008
Document received- 05- August - 2008

I would like to thanks every one on this forum who keep posting to help others. This forum help me to be in touch with my application while waiting as i was checking this forum for update at least 10 time a day. Very Happy . At last it is end of my long wait. Very Happy

BEST OF LUCK to every one who is waiting.

Friends,

Good news from my side too.

Tier 1 Transition using HSMP approval letter
Date of sent 13 June 2008
HO reached 16 June 2008
Payment Taken & Ref Letter received: 16 June 2008
Decision: 24-July-2008
Document received- 05- August - 2008

We got our passport (myself, spouse and two kids) Passport back today from HO with Tier 1 approved (06/08/2008).

I have the limited leave in UK up until 31 Jul 2011.

Points claimed/awarded:120/120
Age- 0/0
Earnings - 50/50
Degree - 50/50
Maintainence - 10/10
English - 10/10

Documents provided (All originals)
Ph.D Certificate (IIT)
Payslips and bank statements (stamped and signed)
Letter from Institute for English
One month bank statements for Maintainence ( applied before 29 June)

Here are my timelines: WP -> Tier 1 ; within UK
Applied: June 20, 2008
Payment taken on June 23,2008
Acknowledgment received on June 24, 2008 ( dated June 23, 2008)
Urgent Treatment Request on June 28, 2008 (Travel for business)
Visa Approved on 31 Jul 2008
Documents received on 06 Aug, 2008
Total day taken : 48

PS: I am due to apply for Canadian WP in next week for arranged job in Canada.


All the best to all of you who are still waiting and are intending to apply.

Really thankful to this platform for so supportive.


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