CO further info required????////

[Guest on my way!!!!]

:notworthy:hi this is my first post so pleease be gentle lol been lurking for a while but I'm hoping some of you very wise people can help me out

me & oh are2007 applicant & have just been given a CO (great) but...................

they want evidence of employment for the last 4 yrs now I've been self employed for the last 4 yrs (must admit never made a fortune but believe me worked a damn site more than the average 40 hrs & does anyone in first few yrs????)

anyway just after a bit of good news from someone who has been asked 4 further info & then recieved the visa???

i only sent 1 tax form in, along with customer invoices & letters

so now i'm sending

4 yrs tax form (self assesement)

workshop rental

4 yrs profit & loss (self done no accoutant)

pictures of work carried out

business advert flyer

pleeeease anyone who has been asked for extra info does this now seem ok?????? would appreciate any advice from any one but particulary those self employed who have been through the process & come out the other side

going it alone so no agent to ask & hence the worry is this normal/routine??:unsure:

thanks in advance

[Guest sheena]

hiya, cant really help with your questions im afraid!

just wanted to say welcome to pio and hope all goes well for you!!!

 

 

sheena :wubclub:

[Guest The Pom Queen]

Hi

Just wanted to say welcome to PIO and good luck with the visa. It sounds like you have got quite a bit to submit which is good, how about asking some of your clients for references or stat decs?

Kate

[Guest on my way!!!!]

thanks for the replies i have already sent a couple of customer refs i think they now want things to back it up

thanks again keep em comming pleeeease just want to no how often does this happen??????? do others get asked for further info???????????????

[Guest sheena]

hi again, think it happens a lot to be honest with you!! it happened with us, and we got our visa's about 2/3 days after they got the further stuff they wanted! so dont worry you will be fine!!

 

 

sheena :wubclub:

[Guest madplumber1]

:notworthy:hi this is my first post so pleease be gentle lol been lurking for a while but I'm hoping some of you very wise people can help me out

me & oh are2007 applicant & have just been given a CO (great) but...................

they want evidence of employment for the last 4 yrs now I've been self employed for the last 4 yrs (must admit never made a fortune but believe me worked a damn site more than the average 40 hrs & does anyone in first few yrs????)

anyway just after a bit of good news from someone who has been asked 4 further info & then recieved the visa???

i only sent 1 tax form in, along with customer invoices & letters

so now i'm sending

4 yrs tax form (self assesement)

workshop rental

4 yrs profit & loss (self done no accoutant)

pictures of work carried out

business advert flyer

pleeeease anyone who has been asked for extra info does this now seem ok?????? would appreciate any advice from any one but particulary those self employed who have been through the process & come out the other side

going it alone so no agent to ask & hence the worry is this normal/routine??:unsure:

thanks in advance

 

Hi

I was self employed for a period of time and had to include eveidence within my visa application. The facrt that you've got the last 4 years tax returns is brill, go to a solicitor and do a statutory declaration stating that you have been self employed for the amount of years that you are covering. It will cost you around £10 - £15 and will be a legal document. Think that shpuld go a long way to satifying your case.

 

madplumber

[Guest on my way!!!!]

thanks mad plumber did send a stat dec the 1st time with 1 yrs tax form hoping that adding the other 3 plus photos, refs, profit & loss sheets will be enough like i say think it may be coz the tax form i sent in was first yr & didnt make much profit (but who does?) deffo worked over the 40 hour mark!

thank you guys have put my mind at rest (almost)lol

dont let that stop u replying u guys are great

[Guest sjs]

good luck with that - hope your visa comes soon

 

all the best

 

sjs

[Guest on my way!!!!]

thanks sjs just been looking at the info on beupdate & its looks like its quite common to ask for further info some have even been asked twice! i hope thats not me fingers crossed just about to press send on email (all attached & saved in drafts) but was waiting to see what you guys on here thought a lot of knowledgable peeps i cant think of anything else to send so heres hoping we hear soon pleeeeeease

[Guest madplumber1]

Hi

Doesn't matter how much you've earnt in whatever particular year, dependant on what type of visa your going for they are looking for work experience within you particular trade. All the evidence you have is brill and the stat dec will reinforce that. I'm going on a 176 state sponsored, so they require me to have worked within my trade for the last 4 out of 5 years. Good luck

 

madplumber

[Guest on my way!!!!]

thanks again mad plumber big help think i'll press that send button then & hope for the best

good luck with your visa i'll let you know how i get on

[Guest migration_agent]

Hi , perhaps I can help.

 

The evidence you have provided simply demonstrates that you have been working over the last four years and sheds no light on the nature and content of the work you have done - this is usually evidenced by employment letters that corroborate what is stated on your CV.

 

Being self employed, I'd say you are going to need letters from those you carried out works for over the last 4 years. These letters need to state where you worked, how many hours a week, whether it was full/part time & the nature of the duties that you performed. This is important as you have nominated a particular occupation & the CO needs to ascertain whether or not the duties you performed over the relevant period are that of your nominated occupation. In this instance the CO will look to the ASCO (australian standard classification of occupations) definition of your nominated occupation to determine the aforementioned.

 

I hope that this post has helped !

[Guest on my way!!!!]

Hi , perhaps I can help.

 

The evidence you have provided simply demonstrates that you have been working over the last four years and sheds no light on the nature and content of the work you have done - this is usually evidenced by employment letters that corroborate what is stated on your CV.

 

Being self employed, I'd say you are going to need letters from those you carried out works for over the last 4 years. These letters need to state where you worked, how many hours a week, whether it was full/part time & the nature of the duties that you performed. This is important as you have nominated a particular occupation & the CO needs to ascertain whether or not the duties you performed over the relevant period are that of your nominated occupation. In this instance the CO will look to the ASCO (australian standard classification of occupations) definition of your nominated occupation to determine the aforementioned.

 

I hope that this post has helped !

hi thanks for that i did send a couple of customer letters, stat dec, invoices & the last tax form with app the request asked for proof of employment but specifially mentioned was payslips, (obviously dont have) tax forms, profit & loss statements, adverts, photos of work done. I have just sent 19 attachments including all of the above & more but do you think it may be a good idea to get more customer letters & send them ASAP?

[Guest jewels1356]

i think if you get in touch with your tax office they might help you prove it as even if you havent ernt a lot you must have still filled tax returnes

god luck

julie

xx

[Guest on my way!!!!]

thanks jewels its the payslips i dont have i have now sent 4 yrs tax calculation forms along with EVERYTHING (except payslips) that was requested & more besides so heres hoping i hear something soon

[Guest heieup]

They asked us for 4 years worth of proof and OH is employed by a large company. We sent a reference from the company stating what he did and how long he had been employed for, 4 years worth of wage slips, 4 years of P60s and 4 years worth of evidence of beign paid into our bank account.

 

I think what you have listed sounds good (but I'm no agent) and roughly equivalent to what we had to send through as well. However as migration agent says it doesn't stipulate what you did for your work unless your tax returns and accounts detail the labour elements of course ? If you could get a few references or customer letters from 2 3 and 4 years ago I think that would strengthen your case.