Worked in UK but only Indian sal slip available

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Guys,

Need help with this one. I was in UK from Jan till July 08 on WP through my company and in India since August. While I was in UK I used to receive the monthly allowance but no payment slip confirming the same.Instead my company used to show this foreign allowance paid in terms of Indian rupees and show on the 'gross salary'section of Indian payslip. This was then deducted as tax so that what I finally received in India is just what I am entitled to in the Indian company.

While showing the previous earnings, how do I present this thing ? When I went to VFS few days back even the guy there was saying that normally people do show the foreign salary slips. Unfortunately I only have it for a few months ( not the full period) and that too just showing the net amount (which would not suffice anyway because the gross amount needs to be shown). My company isnt going to generate one as well..

What I plan to do (based on earlier response I got to this question) is sum up the Indian gross for Jan-July08 without uplift (Since I was in UK )and the rest with uplift.. My question is how do I present this to the VFS though ? The points calculator asks for earnings in GBP when I mention the 'country worked' as UK. Should I use the exchange rate on the date of application and convert to the equivalent GBP to show the period I was in UK. If I include a note explaining this, will it be OK ?

2) Does one need to fill in the online points calculator on the day he/she files the application? I ask this because the VFS Delhi guy told me that the exchange rate taken should be the date the application is filed (contrary to what the guidelines say)!!..

rgds...

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I checked the points calculator again and there is an option to enter earnings in INR even if one worked in UK. In fact, earning currency is not tied to the country one is working in. So this option is of much help...

Any comments as to what exchange rate should one choose - closing spot exchange rate on last day of earnings(per the guidelines) or date of application(per VFS centre) ?