Can all June applicants from India post here pls

[ikon1400]

Hi fly2uk

I am sure the statements on normal A4 with sign/stamp wil work well.

But oneting is in Citibank, i was able to get the statements on the banks letter head & from icici i got it on a normal paper but ICIC logo at the right side.

thus need not wrry much abt the statements as far as the sign/stamp is proper & ur payslips reflect ur bank statement.

all de best

Cheers
ikon

[fly2uk]

Thnx ikon !!

[fly2uk]

Hi Ikon et all,

Another query which I posted on one of the other threads as well.

I have lost my Original Indian Driving License and will be getting a duplicate one issued. Will this qualify as proof of age since the form clearly mentions "original" driving license? I would be attaching the birth certificate as well along with this.

Pls advise.

Thanks

[fly2uk]

Also,

for IT returns, is the ITR acknowledgement form enough or we need to submit the form 16 as well. I belive from the current fin year onwards, the original form 16 issued by employer will be given to the employees after filing returns along with the acknowledgement. So ( Original Form 16 + ITR acknowledgement ) will suffice for the IT returns evidence or just the acknowledgement is enough.

Anyone submitting similar documents , pls share your details / thoughts.

Thanks

[hsmp0804]

application approved.

Sent by FedEx: 19th June
Reached HO office: 21st June
Payment cleared: 28th June (as it was DD)
Decision made: 6th July
Called HO and came to know bout decision: 10th July
Arranged & picked Courier through MBE Sheffield: 11 July

Now documents on the way...trackable on FedEx.

Thanks every body.

I am planning to apply for EC in another 10-12 days. Ppl in the same category plz pm me.

[fly2uk]

Hi Guys,

I need a bit of help in filling up the application form.
Under the qualifications section, it is mentioned that
both the degree award certificate and a letter from
a UK professional body stating the equivalent degree
in UK need to be furnished.

I have read on this forum that the latter is not really
required and very few have furnished such a letter.
So how do I need to explain in the letter for not having
letter from UK professional body?

Is it enough if I dont tick the check box meant for that
and say in the exceptional evidence box that the
Bachelor of Engineering Degree from the university
( VTU, Karnataka, India in my case ) is equivalent to
UK Bachelor's degree and give the link to NARIC site
/ contact information of NARIC.

I possess a copy of a letter issued by my university
stating that the University is affiliated to the Association
of Commonwealth Universities. This information is also
available on the ACU website. Will this letter and web link
hold good as alternative evidence.

It might sound a very basic query, but I thought its best to
take the opinion of successful applicants to be doubly sure
of what I am filling up in the form.

People who have already applied, please advise as to
how you filled up this section.

Thanks !!

[HSMP25]

Hi guys,

Please can anybody clarify my doubts :

1) Should we provide a fax number for the employer reference that we are providing ? has anybody submitted their application form without fax number.

2) what is the country code that we are suppose to put for India. The band is "D" for India but I am not sure about the country code. Not finding it in the guidance form.

3) For new IT-Returns we need to submit the acknowledgement form, right ?

Hi Ikon,

Please can you share the letter that you got from the bank.

Thanks

[ikon1400]

Hi Guys,

HMSP0804 - Congrats for your approval. Cheers.

HSMP25 , please find the answers here

1) FAX numbers are not needed , infact i submitted my docs without it.worked well.

2) Not sure - sorry

3) ITR is not mandatory, if u want to go with one u can use the acklegmt form.

See the bank letter here.

On the Bank’s Letter Head)

Date: XXXXX


To Whom It May Concern:


This is to certify that XXXXXXXXXXXX was holding a Salary Account with us and his Account Number is XXXXXXXXXXXXX. This is to confirm that the below mentioned amounts credited into his account on the corresponding dates are deposited by XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX company as his Net Salary for the respective months.



Month Amount Credited Credited Date Transaction description



Name
Designation


Hope this wil help you.

Cheers
ikon

[rrst_101]

Hi ikon1400,
The saral/ITR which is submitted to HO or during the visa process , do they cross check? Coz I dont think the Tax department will respond very well in case they get a call from HO. Are there cases where approval/visa wud get rejected coz they are unable to verify ?

Thanks

[ikon1400]

Hi rrst_101,

They dont verify the tax returns and for sure not all applications are verified except some doubtful ones.

By this time UK HO will have a fair idea of how indian tax system works and they can easily figure out if there is any defect.

Donot worry about the verification & giving this ur payslips should corroborate the tax return well.

Cheers
ikon

[rrst_101]

Hi rrst_101,

They dont verify the tax returns and for sure not all applications are verified except some doubtful ones.

By this time UK HO will have a fair idea of how indian tax system works and they can easily figure out if there is any defect.

Donot worry about the verification & giving this ur payslips should corroborate the tax return well.

Cheers
ikon

Thanks ikin1400...i was quite worried about the bunch of jokers in the tax dept.

[malar1973]

Hi HSMP25,
For Q28 (country code): BAND 'D'
For Q29 (country): INDIA
For Q31 (income band): £ 3,000+ or ... or £ 6,600+ or £ 7,500+ depending on ur income bracket.

This was the answer I got from the HO on querying!

All the best!

[fly2uk]

Guys,

Help !!

Ok my post was exceptionally long for a simple question.

Here is the summary :

Basically the form says that for academic qualification both
original award certificate and certificate from a UK professional
body need to be provided as mandatory evidences.

I do not possess such a certificate and have seen that many ppl
on this forum have got thru without one as well. So just wanted to
know what you guys mentioned in the form to explain the absence
of such certificate which is made mandatory [ in the latest Apr 2007 form ].

Ikon and others,
Please share as to how you filled up the form.

Thanks & Regards

[fly2uk]

Anyone pls reply to my earlier query. I am not sure if its sounding too trivial but am in a bit of dilemma here, since both the guidance document and application form state that NARIC certification letter is mandatory.

Pls help me out guys !!

[suresh-hsmp]

Hi,
Dont get panic. You need not send a NARIC letter, it is not a mandatory one.

Those univ which are registered with indian univ association are pretty much equivalent to UK bachelor programmes. since you got a B.E degree, you even need not bother about compatability.

i know a guy from VTU, who got approval for his B.E degree.

Go ahead with your application if you are only concern about NARIC requirements. If you cant trust me, no problem spend 40pounds and send your docs to uk naric and get a letter.

If you need much more information about NARIC, i can explain you how it works.
UK NARIC holds a database of recognised univ and qualifications.If you have 850pounds you too can buy such a database and can verify ur degree details by placing ur univ name and degree name. the home office had the sma database, it verify your details and confirms ur qualifications and award respective points.

why people go to NARIC?--IF they dont know thier degree is equivalent to uk degrees, they will go to NARIC and get a letter to confirm whether its useful to spend 400pound application fee,In otherwards they are taking insurance policy for thier money and also for piece of mind.

If you look at the NARIC databse collected by users in this forum, you see engg degrees awarded by indian univs are indeed equivalent to UK degrees. I should say sorry to other members of forum, because i am talking only about engg degrees, its bcoz i also hold engg degree and i always look at engg databse but other bachelor programmes awarded by most indian univs are also compatbile with Uk DEGREES.

sorry for taking too much time, i hope its useful.

[fly2uk]

Thanks Suresh !!

I understand that the NARIC letter is not mandatory. But what then did you fillup in the section for academic qualification, I mean how does one
justify that NARIC letter is not required in our case? Do we need to provide some web link where the case worker can check that
the mentioned degree is equivalent to a UK Bachelor's degree?

Thanx

[suresh-hsmp]

Hi,
please tick the box under bachelor and supply your B.E degree certificate and need not have to do anything. You dont need to give any information about NARIC. They will check with thier database and will award you points.

I think your concern is about the below statement:

You can claim points for one educational qualification that you hold. This qualification must be equivalent to the recognised standard of British Bachelors, Masters or PhD.

please intrepet like this--they cant award points if your degree is not compatabile with NARIC database. It means a bachelor degree in your country may or may not equal to UK bachelor. With my experience your bachelor is equivalent to that, iam suggesting you go ahead.

my last advise-- call HSMP helpline and they will tell you the same.

hope it helps

[HSMP25]

Hi guys,

Thank u so much for replying for my queries. Ikon thanks for sharing the bank letter.

cheers

[Daslimy1]

I was going through this blog and i found this..

"Reason for refusal says:
The Income Tax Department Acknowledgment you supplied is not acceptable because, the acceptable tax return from India is the Saral."


Refused for ITR....now iam confused...I was planning to submit my orignal Form16 and Bank Statements....should that do the work!

Da

[cdraina]

Hi Friends,

Please confirm if the Home Office calls applicant's employer in all cases. I haven't informed my employer about it, I would be in trouble.

Thanks,
CD

[fly2uk]

Hi All,

When we provide the contact details of the employer, will it be a problem if the person who has attested the salary slips and all documents recieved from the employer, and the person whose contact details we provide, are different?

I guess the person who attests is usually a senior official who may not be able to answer the queries of HO in case they want to verify earnings etc. So I was thinking of giving the contact of the person who handles all the finances.

Please share your thoughts.

Thanks

[ikon1400]

Hi fly2uk,

Need not worry abt this .this is the case with all the employers and HO dont see any problem in this matter. Also not every application will go for employer verification. If its ur day it will .

CD, Its better to initmate the employer as the docs that you have submitted is belonging to them. Coz dont take any risk on ur side, later this might prove heavy. Inform them & rest lies with HO.

Cheers
Ikon

[fly2uk]

Thanks ikon !!

I agree with ikon1400. Its better to play safe on either sides.

[rrst_101]

Hi ikon400,

I got my reference no. on July 10th. I called the HO today and I was told that my application is "Under consideration". When I told what does that mean,she said that the caseworker is yet to be assigned.But what I thought was that the caseworker was assigned the day I got the reference number. Isnt the caseworker responsible for sending the ref. no?
Should the status "Under Consideration" make me worry?

Thanks.

[hsmp_hyd]

Recieved my docs back today by Airmail...I was a lil worried abt the airmail ..thank God it took only 12 days to reach hyderabad from UK..