r/UKHighPotentialVisa

I have a job offer lined up and I'm worried the employer will pull it if I tell them I need to wait at least a month before I can even submit my HPI application.

The problem is the maintenance requirement. I don't have £1,270 sitting in my own account, and I definitely don't have 28 consecutive days of statements showing it.

My parents have the money and are happy to help. The idea I've been looking at is having them add me to a joint account so I can show their balance instead of building up 28 days from scratch. My understanding is that Appendix Finance does allow joint accounts as long as I'm a named account holder.

What I can't figure out is whether the 28 days counts from when the account has held the money, or only from the date I was actually added as a holder. If it's the latter, the joint account doesn't save me any time and I'm waiting the month regardless.

So:

1. Has anyone used a parent joint account for HPI? Did the 28 days get counted from the account's history or from when you joined?
2. Is there anything else that legitimately shortens this, or is a month just the floor?
3. For anyone who's been in this spot with an employer waiting, how did you handle telling them about the timeline?

Thanks in advance.

hello, i’m getting quite concerned here. i submitted my english degree transcripts to ecctis with a letter specifying that the core lessons were taught in english, but since a lot of them were taught in another language, my case cannot be processed:

“In order to provide your service, your qualification needs to have been taught in English. Upon review of your transcripts, we can see you completed a significant number of modules in another language, which means we have insufficient evidence to confirm the minimum English requirements for your award.”

i’m really frustrated as again, it was an english studies degree. the degree is from an EU country but i also have canadian citizenship. i’ve started the HPI application and it seems i absolutely need a case number from ecctis though the message from ecctis specified i could take a SELTS test.

has anyone been in this situation? what could be done? i’m thinking of calling them tomorrow.

A while ago, I came across someone's post about whether it's okay to use a bank account from a different country than the one they're applying for a visa to, to guarantee how much savings they have. How did you get through this?

Need answers asap 🥲 thanks!

hi everyone! i'm currently applying for the HPI visa and have just a couple questions i haven't been able to find answers to by searching.

i applied for ECCTIS verification for my undergrad degree (i'm a US citizen, native english speaker, and my degree was completed at a US university) the same day i started my HPI application. should i wait until the ECCTIS results are approved before moving forward with completing my application?

also, i'm not sure what i should put as my start date. i'd like to move before the winter because i don't want to be traveling by plane during flu season, but with the timing of this application i'm not sure if i'll be able to have a job and accomodation lined up in time. the alternative would be to wait until like april i guess, which i really don't want to wait that long either. how are other people securing their accomodation and work situations? i have a decent amount in savings, but would rather not blow it all on an air bnb

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I got HPI approval last week and visa start date is September 28. I plan to head over in October.

After linking evisa to account, my name was doubled on evisa. I submitted report-error form.

What should I do? Will they rectify fast?

I’d really appreciate advice from people who have actually used the HPI route.

I’m a Pakistani currently based in the UAE and recently completed a Master of Finance at UNSW, making me eligible for the HPI visa. My goal is to relocate to the UK and build my career there, ideally in finance.

I haven’t applied for HPI yet because my original plan was:

Secure UK job → apply for HPI (if necessary) → relocate.

I thought this made financial sense because I wouldn’t need to move to the UK unemployed or start using up my two-year HPI period before having a job.

However, I’m encountering a problem.

UK applications ask whether I currently have Right to Work. I have to answer “No” because I’m only HPI-eligible and don’t actually hold the visa yet.

I recently applied for a graduate investment role that was a strong match for my background and was rejected specifically because I don’t currently have UK Right to Work / may require sponsorship in the future.

So now I’m wondering whether my strategy is backwards.

For those who have gone through HPI:

Did you notice a meaningful improvement in recruiter responses after actually obtaining the visa?

Would you recommend getting HPI while still overseas, continuing the job search and then relocating once an offer is secured?

Or is it better to keep applying from abroad and only apply for HPI after receiving an offer?

The cost is significant for me, so I don’t want to activate a two-year visa unnecessarily. At the same time, I don’t want to keep getting automatically rejected from jobs I might otherwise be competitive for simply because I don’t yet have Right to Work.

Any first-hand experiences would be really helpful.

I got my HPI visa a couple weeks back but I’m genuinely struggling to find housing in London (budgeting about £1400 per month). I intend to fly in about a week and housing search has been a stage I’m stuck on. So far I’ve come across cohabs which seems to be nice, but it’s slightly above my budget. I don’t have any family or friends in the UK that I can get help from, hence reaching out to this subreddit for some advice.

Hi all,

I had some queries regarding the VFS global documents. I have chosen the self-upload option and would appreciate if I can get some guidance with the sections.

1. Medical Information: Is this where I upload the TB clearance certificate or does it go under 'Other' section?

2. Proof of Business: Planning to leave it blank

3. Proof of Application: Do I need to upload the Application & Checklist document here or leave it blank?

4. Financial Evidence: Planning to upload the Bank statement of past 5 weeks to be safe

5. Life Events: Planning to leave it blank.

6. Other: Does the TB clearance certificate go here or in 1st section?

7. Accommodation - Permanent/Temporary: This is a confusing one, online search says UK arrival address and sometimes says current address proof like utility bills etc. I have a UK address I supplied for TB clearance & visa application from booking.com, but I haven't actually booked it as arrival date can fluctuate. Is it okay to leave it blank or do they need the address proof? High chance my actual accommodation address will change anyway. Please let me know what would work best here.

8. Passport/Travel Document: Uploading coloured scanned copy of all 60 passport pages

9. Sponsors/Employment: Planning to leave it blank
   10: Education Evidence: Planning to upload Ecctis outcome + Australian Degree Certificate + Academic Transcript + Award Statement (this one just because it states the medium of instruction was English)

For context, I'm applying from India. I plan to take coloured photocopies of Appointment letter, passport biometric pages (2x copies), current address proof, Degree Certificate & other documents from section 10. Maybe bank statement too.

Thanks!