HSW - Tier 1 (HSMP)
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Eligibility
This page explains the requirements you must meet to be accepted into the highly skilled worker category (Tier 1 General) of our points-based system to work in the United Kingdom. On this page:
- What points you have to score to apply as a highly skilled worker
- How the points differ for first-time applications and extension applications
Points calculation for hsmp / tier1
To apply under Tier1 points-based system and be accepted into the highly skilled worker category, you must pass a points-based assessment. You must score:
75 points for your attributes (age, qualifications, previous earnings, and experience in the United Kingdom); and
Age : ( Maximum 20 Points )
Under 29 years old 20 Points 20 or 34 years old 10 Points 35 or 39 years old 5 Points
Example:
If your birth date is 09-aug-1982 and you are applying on 01-Aug-2011 than you should mention 28 years as age in application form not 29 years.
Qualification: ( Maximum 50 Points )
PHD 45 Points Master's 35 Points Bachelor's 30 Points
Previous Earning: ( Maximum 45 Points ) ( CTC - Cost To Company - Income before TAX )
If Applying from UK
£16,000 - £17,000
(Extension applications only)5 Points £18,000 - £19,999
(Extension applications only)10 Points £20,000 - £22,999 15 Points £23,000 - £25,999 20 Points £26,000 - £28,999 25 Points £29,000 - £31,999 30 Points £32,000 - £34,999 35 Points £35,000 - £39,999 40 Points £40,000 + 45 Points If Applying from India
6604-7546 Pounds or Rs. 4.29 - Rs 4.90 lacs 20 Points 7547-9433 Pounds or Rs. 4.90 - Rs 6.13 lacs 25 Points 9434-10376 Pounds or Rs. 6.13 - Rs 6.74 lacs 30 Points 10377-12263 Pounds or Rs. 6.74 - Rs 7.97 lacs 35 Points 12264-14150 Pounds or Rs. 7.97 - Rs 9.19 lacs 40 Points 14151 Pounds or Rs.9.19 lacs 45 Points
This earning is CTC.
Earning Point Assessment :
Earnings must be made up of 12 consecutive months and must fall within the 15 months before your application.
You can claim points for a 12-month period outside of the 15-month period only in very limited circumstances. These are if you have been away from the workplace for a time during the last 12 months because of:
- full-time study; or
- a period of maternity or adoption-related absence.
You do not have to be in continuous employment during the 12-month period being assessed, so:
- you can claim for a period of earnings less than 12 months; and
- earnings do not have to be from a single employer and can be from full-time, part-time, temporary or short-term work.
If you claim for a period that is more than the 12 months, UK Home office will assess the most recent period of 12 months for which you have sent evidence.
UK Experience : ( Maximum 5 Points )
you have successfully scored points under previous earnings and those earnings were made in the United Kingdom.
Maintenance (funds) can include:
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cash savings in your account that have been in your account for at least three months before your application;
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cash savings in a joint account that have been in your joint account for at least three months before your application;
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cash savings in a account overseas (They convert the amount to pounds sterling using the rate which appears on the OANDA website, and the date on your bank statement), that have been in your account for at least three months before your application.
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Fixed Deposite are valid for Maintenance fund.
If you do not score a minimum of 75 points for your attributes and 10 points for English language and 10 points for available maintenance (funds), your application will be refused.
Important!
To qualify for Tier 1 (General) of the Points Based System you must be able to demonstrate that you have funds to support yourself and any dependants. For the main applicant this is £2,800 with a further £1,600 needed for each dependant accompanying you or planning to join you within 12 months of your arrival in the UK. These amounts must be held in your personal bank account for a minimum period of 3 months for which you must show bank statements/other evidence immediately preceding and dated no more than 7 days prior to the date you submit your application. The balance should not fall below the required minimum at any time during the 3 month period.
Use the points based calculator to calculate how many points you have and whether you are eligible to work in the United Kingdom as a highly skilled worker under the points-based system.
Preparation
Documents required :
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675 £ Application Fee ( Credit Card or Demand Draft - Credit card is the fastest way )
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VAF9 Application form with UK's approved size photo graph
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Covering Letter
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HSW Performa
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Passport , Birth Certificate or Driving License ( AGE Proof )
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Letter from college or university stating that your graduation was in English medium. ( English language ability ) NOT REQUIRED IF YOU CAN FIND AND SELECT YOUR DEGREE IN UNNARIC ON THE POINTS CALCULATOR, NO FURTHER EVIDENCE IS REQUIRED I.E LETTER FROM UNIVERSITY.
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Last 12 months payslip duly signed by company authority. ( Previous Income - You need to earn at least 2,80,000 INR or 3300 £ to be able to eligible for applying )
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Last 12 months salary account's statement ( Previous income - Don't worry about balance as they want this to check whether salary was getting credited to this account or not ).Past earning letter is available here.
- Marriage Certificate if you are married.
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2800 £ for main application and 1600 £ for subsequent dependent.You need to have this fund available in your account from last 3 months and please make sure that balance does not fall under 2800 £ at any time in last 3 months.
Points in RED are mandatory and BLUE are optional but submit it if you have it.Please make a note that you may not find optional docs in guidance but its always an advantageous to have all docs submitted.
All docs are not required but these are the docs which i produce when i applied for myself.VFS had asked for Covering Letter n etc. even though not mentioned in Guidance note.
If you have all genuine docs then there is no chance of getting rejection.
For Muslim applicants :
1) Muslims can get their marriage certificate from the Waqf
board, not necessarily from the Registrar.
2) Muslims need not to have Surname compulsorily.
Applying
Download the application form VAF9 from here for PBS migrant.Guidance note is available here.
Download the application form VAF10 form here for PBS dependent.Guidance note is available here.
If you are in India you must apply at the nearest visa application centre, run by commercial partner, VFS Global. These centres are located in Ahmadabad, Bangalore, Chandigarh, Chennai, Cochin, Hyderabad, Jalandhar, Kolkata, New Delhi, North Mumbai, Pune and South Mumbai.
Please make sure you take the appointment prior to visit VFS.
You can call VFS call centre from +91 080 4008 4008.
VFS only collects visa application forms and supporting documents, biometric fingerscans and the visa application fee. VFS is not involved in the decision making process.
Disclaimer:
This document is made to help the ppl who want to come UK under HSW scheme only.The author does not provide any guarantee that you will get visa if you follow this.
The author is no way involved with British high commission or in decision making process.The intention is purely educational.
Changes to Tier1 rules ( From 19th jul 2010 - initial applications only )
http://sysdbaonline.com/?page_id=526
Benefits of HSMP / Tier1:
- UK Workpermit
- You can work for any employer without any restriction.
- Your dependents gets same status ,so they can work legally.
- Medical is free under NHS ( Need to pay for prescription )
- Your child gets totally free medical till the age of 16 years.
- Education for your child is also free.
Hi DEV
I have 2 questions
1. My salary use to be credited in my account and my bank statement doesnot shows company name will it be a problem? it shows funds transfer from account number?
2. I was in full time study in UK 2008-2009 tilljuly. can i apply for hsmp in next one year time from july and can i claim points for my 2007 earnings.
pls advice?
regards
kumar
Hi Dev
1. Can you please explain what is HSW Performa ??
2. Will I also have to submit my B.Sc degree, 12th certificae, 10th certificate along with MCA Degree ??
3. My B.Sc degree is in Hindi so will I have to provide the Translated one ? In this case, who can be said a professional translator in Pune, India ?
Thanks in advance !!
A Mishra
HI Dev,
Nice blog I have visited..Can I do a part time course either form a university in the uk while am working there or do MBA from ICFAI distance learning and become eligible for HSMP
Regards,
Sowmy
Hi Dev,
I got a small problem. I am applying Tier 1 dependant for my wife.I am in UK from last 5 months.
I am currently staying in a house share. So for accomodation, I took a letter from the house share owner saying that he is allright to accommodate me and my dependant. Along with that I took his electricity bill. But when my wife went to apply, the VFS people told her that we need Tenancy agreement. My house share owner is NOT ready to share the tenancy agreement. In this situation what options do I have?
Can I book a hotel for 10 days and show that as a accommodation proof. Meaning that I would look out for a suitable accommodation once the dependant is here. What’s you suggestion.
Thank you very much for all the guidance you have been offering everyone.
Thanks,
Sridhar
Hi Sridhar,
Owner will not share tenancy agreement.Welcome letter or accommodation letter should be fine.Ask owner to give you copy of tenancy agreement and attach it will your welcome/accommodation letter.
I did so for my wife and i had no problem.Sometimes you may face issue with VFS because they are foolish and they themselves doesn’t know the rules and how things works.
Force VFS to accept the letter with copy of tenancy agreement and force owner to provide copy of tenancy agreement.
I don’t know what will happen if you provide hotel accommodation.
Regards,
Dev
Hi Dev,
I tried getting a copy of Tenancy Agreement from my house owner. He is not ready to give. So we are proceeding with the following documents for accommodation proof.
1.Invitation letter from my house owner
2.Utility bill
Do you think this will be sufficient or will it cause any problems with the VISA.
Thanks,
Sridhar
Hi Dev
1. Can you please explain what is HSW Performa ??
2. Will I also have to submit my B.Sc degree, 12th certificae, 10th certificate along with MCA Degree ??
3. My B.Sc degree is in Hindi so will I have to provide the Translated one ? In this case, who can be said a professional translator in Pune, India ?
Thanks in advance !!
A Mishra
Hi Dev,
Nice blog I have visited..I have couple of queries. These are to do post graduation
* Can I do a part time course either form a university in the uk while am working there
* Do MBA from ICFAI distance learning and become eligible for HSMP
Regards,
Sowmy
HI,
I saw all the comments in the forum and i would like to seek some advice from you all.
I’m planning to go UK in HSMP tier 1 visa and currently i’m working as system analyst for IT MNC in India and my wife is working as Sr.R&D Executive in Medical Microbilogy. I decide to go UK since my wife is not getting any carrier growth as well as earings in India b’cse microbiology is not have any oppurchunities here comparing with UK. I’m getting good salary (600000/anum) and other monetory benifits. I also like Europe and want to work there. Since in this resession period
my decision can be wrong. As UK guys you people can guide me in this regard. Also want to know the chances to get jobs for us in UK. Can anyone advice..
Thanks
HI DEV,
I GOT MY HSMP AROUND JAN 2008,
I AM UP FOR AN EXTENSION IN HAN 2010.
MY QUESTION IS THAT IS IT BETTER TO APPLY BY POST OR IN PERSON.
PLEASE CAN YOU SUGGEST ME ON THIS ONE AND PROVIDE SOME DETAILS ON BOTH THE METHODS ASWELL.
THANKS,
BHUMIKA
Hi i am having one query my age is 31—> where i can score 5 points
and i am having masters degree for that ——————>35 points
and rest i need from my earnings andy any current CTC is 4.71.000—-> so how much i can claim for that someone is saying 30 points ad some i s saying 35 points please advice me what to do
hi dev/all i am maintaining 3.5 lakhs from last 6 month but i am having one dought regarding earnings as i said that my current CTC is 4.71.000 so how much i can score on 4.71.000 CTC
hi dev i want to know about the salary my CTC is 4.71.000 some consultants says that you can calim 35 points some says only 30 points and my consultant i sayiing that he will make some modification in the payslips and add some bonus money to egt 35 points suggest me what to do
hi dev,
it’s mandatory of accommodation proof from some one of UK? I am going to apply as single…
Hi Dev
1. Can you please explain what is HSW Performa ??
2. Will I also have to submit my B.Sc degree, 12th certificae, 10th certificate along with MCA Degree ??
3. My B.Sc degree is in Hindi so will I have to provide the Translated one ?
Thanks in advance !!
A Mishra
Hi Dev,
I was maintaining INR 250,000 on my savings bank A/C but last week due to emergency I have withdrawn some amount.Now the balance is INR 226,000.I have checked on the Immigration website,the conversion will be based on OANDA.I could see that the average is GBP 79 for the past 3 months and the high is GBP 81.113.Can you please advise which one conversion rate (average or the highest)will be applicable for the conversion.
Hi Dev,
The info on your site is very useful. I have two questions:
1. I worked in UK for some time on Work Permit for few months. The salary was credited to my UK account. The money is more than 2800 pounds and is kept there for more than 3 months now. I am back in India now. What should I do to produce the bank statements. will the online bank statements work?
2. I have changed my company 2 months back. I have all the pay slips for previous months but they are electronic statements not signed by anyone. Is it mandatory to get the statements signed by the company authority?
Thanks,
BD
hi i would like to ask query regarding salary my CTC is 4.71.000 so ho much i can claim point for this CTC and if i increase the gross salary in the payslips then how they will verify the payslips will they call to my company or how they will do please let me know
Hi Dev,
I’ve done PGDBA from Symbiosis (Distance). Please let me know if I can apply for HSW or not?
Many thanks,
KB
Hi..this is Nibedita. I am planning to apply for HSMP Visa tier 1.My query is my CTC is 3.92Lakhs and i have income from other sources,ie Interest received on savings.I have even paid tax on that and have only one proof ie.my IT returns acknowledgement.everything that i have received was in cash.Will this work as a proof for previous earnings along with my current salaried earnings?will a letter from the accountant work as a second proof ? Please suggest.
hi dev…
i am planning to apply for hsw visa for uk . i have a fixed deposit of 6 lakhs for last 6 months . will that be enough for shaowing the funds and my masters degree is from kanpur university . do i need to produce any letter for english.
thanks
gijo
Hi Dev,
Now i have both US (H1B employer )visa & UK visa (Tier1 ).can i enter into UK from there (after sometime say 2 months) to US with these visas pl let me know.
Regards
Shibu.
Hi Dev,
My Visa got Stamped..Tons of thanks to you for giving guidance and confidence to file visa apps on my own…
Have some query regarding entry to UK..In one of comment you have told like after stamping we have to enter into UK within 3 months otherwise we may face issues during extension..Please confirm whether this 3 month period is starts from “visa start date” or “visa received date”..In my case visa validity is starts from 01/12/2009,but i have received visa on 24th of September 09..Need clarification on this..according to that i have to plan my travel…Thanks..
Regards
Ramesh
@Admin
Dear Sir,
I shall be thanks full if i could get your sincere advise .I have all the documents and points to apply for HSW visa .AT the moment I am on Post study work visa in UK. The problem is that i cant show my bank statement to prove my salary coming in my account.However I can show for the maintenance of fund . Do I have chance if I apply with some other combination like payslips and tax documents(P45,P60) or latter from the accountant.But no bank stament showing my salary coming in the account.
Polite regards,
Sarah earn
Hi Ramesh.
Congrajulations on getting VISA stamped.
You received your Passport with VISA on 24/09/2009, but your VISA starts from 01/12/2009. So even if you want to enter into UK before 01/12/2009 – I think Immigration people will not allow you to enter into UK. Hence I feel that the 3months period that you asked would start from 01/12/2009 only.
I think your VISA start date has been given so long from your application date becasue you might have filled in your application “Tenative date of travel” as on or after Jan-2010 – Is it so?
Any comments Dev.
Regards
Anil
Hi All,
I am planning to apply for my wife dependent visa now. I have 12 months bank statement, payslips, enough maintenance funds.
Can you please let me know whether tenancy agreement and utility bills are mandatory for apply or not?
Thanks,
Sai
Hi Dev,
This is excellent blog I have ever found on HSMP till now. I am planning to apply for my tier 1 Visa. After reading this blog I got confidence to apply for HSMP without onsulting any consultant.
Hi All,
As I read in previous comments, could anyone please share me covering letter content? It will be very great help.
My mail id: syamala_muralikrishnareddy@yahoo.co.in.
Location Hyderabad
Thanks in advance…
Hi Dev,
Thanks for the reply on 8th september abt Visa extension. Just want to mention that i dont have ne master’s degree. When i applied for Visa it was an HSMP visa, but when i Got the HSMP visa letter from the Uk office, rules changed and HSMP was converted to Tier-1.
One of my friend said that when i’ll be applying for the Visa extension criteria for HSMP will be applied for me…
Just want to confirm that….
Hi Dev,
I have a question about the eligibility of my case. I was working with a MNC from Apr 2008 to Apr 2009 until I was laid off. Now I have been working with another MNC since Aug 2009. So If I am plan to apply this month(OCT) for HSW 1 – general then my salary qualifying period (12 consecutive months in the last 15 months ) will be July 2009 – Apr 2009 , a total of 10 months.
Mu points earned will be Age – 20 , Qual – 35 , sal – 35 ( for 10 month sal )
1. Now I am aware that we can claim points for salary earned in less than 12 months as well, BUT — I was wondering if my case will be looked upon in DOUBT by the visa officer…??
2. Also my Masters is a correpondence course in IT, please let me know if that is eligible
Thanks
Rick
Hi
As per the Border & Immigration Agency points calculator I qualify for the following points:-
1) Attributes – 90 points
2) English Language – 10 points
However I have a query regarding Maintenance funds. I plan to add my name as the second name in my wife’s Fixed Deposit account which have the requisite funds (more than £ 4,400 required for a joint application with 1 dependent). If the Bank issues a letter / certificate giving both names and the funds for the last 3 months, would there be any problems for qualifying. I would be putting a joint application wherein I would be the main applicant and my wife would be the dependent.
Please advise.
Thanks
hi Dev,
Good morning i have applied for the visa on 24 th sep, and got the same on 3 th oct. Thanks for information.
regards
raj
Hi Raj,
Congrats on getting VISA. Can you share your email-id.
Regards
Anil
Hi Raj
many congratulations !! pls give me your email Id….
Dear Dev,
I am plaining to apply for HSW Tier 1 general. I have two questions:
1) For my 12 months salary slip i am showing 2 employers, but as a second evidence(which is bank statement) i want to show only 10 months bank statement in which i am scoring 45. will be there any problem.
2) In qualification I will be providing Original MBA degree, Mark sheets. Well here is my second question do i need to provide transcript (consolidated marks)!if yes where will i get that.
3) Do i need to book hotel in UK.
Kindly Reply.
With Regards,
Avins
Hi Ramesh/Raj,
Congratulations for getting visa for both of you. Could you please send me your mail id to me?
My email id: syamala_muralikrishnareddy@yahoo.co.in
I am planning to apply this month.
Thanks in advance…
Regards,
Murali
Hi Dev,
Very good info thanx for that.
I have qu as
if my visa get rejected my visa fees will be gone or i can apply with the same fees again
Thanks in adavance
Regards
Uday
Hi,
Anybody applying from Hyderabad?
Lets be in contact.
My mail id: syamala_muralikrishnareddy@yahoo.co.in
Mobile: 9160492439
Hi Dev,
Iam eligable to apply under tier-1 (HSW)with 80 points. I have a wife and kid. However i dont want to apply for them now, but they will be joining me within one year.
my question is
Can i apply alone now and apply for my wife and kid after 5/6 months.
or
i need to apply for all three of us now.
Thanks a lot in advance.
regards
giri
Hi Dev,
Could you please advise me on the following.
I came to UK on Tier 1 Visa. working with an IT Company from past 3 months. Recently myself and my freind took a 2 double bedroom flat. In the tenenacy agreement both our names are there. Now I am planning to apply Tier1 Dependant Visa for my Wife and daughter (11 Months Old). Can i show this Tenancy agreement as a proof of accomodation? Or will VFS or British Hish Comission say that only my name should appear in Rental Agreement.
Please advice me.
Best Regards,
Sreekanth
Hi Sreekanth,
As long as you have your name in tenancy agreement than its fine.
Regards,
Dev
Hi Misra,
Yes.All the docs which you submit must be in English.Get it translated by authorized translator.
Regards,
Dev
Hi Guru,
1.Can I show SBI passbook instead of bank statements for 2800 maintainance?
No.You need to have bank statement.Get it from bank.
2.Can one claim for “previous earnings” for 9 consecutive months in last 15 months if they fulfill minimum salary criteria?
No.You must show earning for last 12 month from last 15 months unless you were studying or you have some specific reason.
2.I couldn’t find the copy of Covering Letter? Is it still needed?
Its not mandatory.
Regards,
Dev
Hi Preeti,
If your course is listed in PBS than its approved by UK NARIC.
You need to select the minimum number of years for your course.
Regards,
Dev
Hi Kumar,
1. My salary use to be credited in my account and my bank statement does not shows company name will it be a problem? it shows funds transfer from account number?
Why it doesn’t show the name.Get the letter from Finance dept stating the same from your company.
2. I was in full time study in UK 2008-2009 tilljuly. can i apply for hsmp in next one year time from july and can i claim points for my 2007 earnings.
Yes.You can claim point for 2007’s earning as you were here for study.
Regards,
Dev
Hi Giri,
You can apply for your own and they can join you later on.
Regards,
Dev
Hi Uday,
You can appeal against the decision for free one time but you may need to pay to lawyer who is going to file your appeal.
Regards,
Dev
Hi Sowmy,
Can I do a part time course either form a university in the uk while am working there or do MBA from ICFAI distance learning and become eligible for HSMP
You can not study in UK if you are on HSMP or work permit.You can do DL MBA from ICFAI and become eligible for HSMP.
Regards,
Dev
Hai Dev,
I have a query!
My name was printed wrong on my certificate like:
Right name : CHEKURI SREEKANTH (XII , Bachelors, Masters)
Wrong name : CHEEKURI SREEKANTH (X, PASSPORT, PANCARD)
Can I continue likewise or do I need to change all ?
How can I handle this ?
Hi Dev,
Can you please advise me.
I came to UK on tier 1 General Visa and now I am applying Dependant visa for my wife and daughter.
I am maintaining funds for me, my wife and Child (800+1600+1600) in my Indian Bank A/c. Will it be fine maintening funds in Indian Bank a/c, because I am staying in UK?
Regards,
Sreekanth
Hi Dev,
I am planning to apply Tier 1 dependant visa for my wife and daughter . So I am maintaining funds in my Indian A/c (1600+1600+800).
Can you please advise on whether I can maintain in Indian A/c or in the UK Bank A/c. Please help me.
Regards,
Sreekanth