1. Current vignette: Tier 1 (General) 2. Date of expiry of current leave: 14/05/12 3. Number of dependants applying at same time: 0 4. Date application posted: 03/04/12 (Royal Mail Special Delivery) 5. Date application received at UKBA: 04/05/12 6. Date payment debited: 03/05/12 7. Payment mode ...

Having the list is very helpful. Thanks @village !

Good advice. Thanks!

if payment is made without any invoices then how do they know what amount to pay ? Accountant will surely need invoices to give a letter The contract of services is based on a day rate and is paid at intervals of 20 days worked, therefore its a set amount each time I submit the paperwork. The ...

@Manka10 Another couple of quick questions (and I hope this isn't boring other forum readers). Were you also in a situation where you didn't have invoices to help prove your self-employed status? The standard set of docs required seems to be: - Business or company accounts (profit & loss and balance ...

Is anyone else reading this post in the same situation as me vis a vis self-managed non-company accounts? Particularly anyone who has had an application approved... that wud be me mate, UKBA didnt return my accountant's letter, dunno why Aha, then you have now become a super-powered guru in my eyes ...

Phew, that sounds better. Thanks @Manka10.

Is anyone else reading this post in the same situation as me vis a vis self-managed non-company accounts? Particularly anyone who has had an application approved...

Only net profit ie. Gross profit less (operational expenses and tax) will count as earning. Eeek! Tax too? Really? I was hoping that as I'm an individual, not a company, I could get away with claiming the gross amount the same as you do if you're an employee. If this is not the case, I may have ...

as you would know, you need to submit evidence of earnings from 2 sources, bank statements are 1 & 2nd is the accountant's letter on which the accountant confirms the gross (minus operational expenses) & net income. the accountant will normally look at invoices & bank statements to give the letter ...

Hi all. I'd be grateful for any advice on the documents needed to support my Earnings. I'm self employed and do not have a Limited Company or Umbrella Company setup. I guess that makes me a "sole trader". My consulting work in the last 12 months has been for a single organisation. Under my contract ...