organising the application form and various documents?

[mutu]

Hi everybody,

I am self employed and currently doing my Tier 1 HSMP initial application.I find the forum to be V.useful.Just wondering if any one of you can offer me tips as to organising the various documents.

1.I am thinking of highlighting the credit transactions in my bank statement with a marker,using different colour markers for different sales receipts.Would that be okay?

2.I have told my accountant to prepare a BS,P&L and sales summary for the last 12 months.Do i need any other documents from the accountant?

3.Finally,a silly question really.Should i arrange all the documents in a plastic folder or just staple the different documents as one?

Many thanks.
Mutu

[marupa]

I would suggest not to mark it in the original document but rather send a covering letter explaining every sales trasansaction .

Actually you can arrange your documents together in chronological order and then place them, make sure you mention the same order in your covering letter

[tvn_ramesh]

Please be careful using markers better go with PENCIL or Post-it;

Stapling Original documents is not good for you, instead arrange them n put them in plastic folder as suggested above;

[ChetanOjha]

Arrange document in a plastic folder. Get some transparents sleves and arrange your documents in these sleves. Keep order of document same as it is asked in the application form. Put table of content in the file so that CW know where to find the document(also helpfull for you to do the final checks).

Hi everybody,

I am self employed and currently doing my Tier 1 HSMP initial application.I find the forum to be V.useful.Just wondering if any one of you can offer me tips as to organising the various documents.

1.I am thinking of highlighting the credit transactions in my bank statement with a marker,using different colour markers for different sales receipts.Would that be okay?

2.I have told my accountant to prepare a BS,P&L and sales summary for the last 12 months.Do i need any other documents from the accountant?

3.Finally,a silly question really.Should i arrange all the documents in a plastic folder or just staple the different documents as one?

Many thanks.
Mutu

[mvent00]

You should not treat the originals in such a way that they appear to be forged. Good luck with your application.

[amitc]

In my view there is nothing wrong to highlight your payments in the bank statements. I had 2 jobs during my initial application and I used 2 different colour marker to highlight the payments. I also mentioned that in the cover page that which colour I have used for which company payments. But dont mark anything in your invoices/pay slips or qualification documents.

[vks]

1.I am thinking of highlighting the credit transactions in my bank statement with a marker,using different colour markers for different sales receipts.Would that be okay?

There is no guidance from HO for this one.

Form Tier 1 (General) main applicant guidance form:

140. An applicant should also provide any information or explanation of the documents submitted that may help us to consider the earnings claimed

I assume from the above point that while you write a covering letter, you can explain things in such a way, it is easy for CW to understand.