FLR(m)- how recent does employer letter/bank statements need to be?

Hi all-  today is actually the first day that I can apply to extend my leave to remain. I've gone the past 2.5 years always intending to use the premium service to extend my visa. However, a couple of  weeks when I tried to book an appointment everything was taken until well after my expiration date (booking service is a complete mess but that's another topic for another thread). So, I prepared my application online (never fully completed as I couldn't apply until today) and have gathered all necessary documents. So my husband randomly tried to book an appointment yesterday and saw available appointments in Croydon and picked the first available one, on the 20th (exp date is Aug 28). He grabbed it obviously, as i have a job offer dependent on my visa being sorted. So, like i said, i have all the necessary documents prepared and copied and ready to express overnight, with bank statements showing latest pay check being deposited on the 27th of July , employer letter dated on the 19th when my payslip came in the post, etc. Pay always drops on the 27th.

Long story short- should I ask for updated statements and a confirmation letter for my premium appointment, as everything will be nearly or just over a month out of date?

EDIT:  new Council tax debited out of my account today

EDIT EDIT: To be clear, we are using both mine and his incomes to meet the financial requirement. Either of us alone could meet it, we are just using both to be extra precautious. He makes a lot more than I do, so leaving mine out is an option, and his letter and statements are dated 30 July

The most recent payslip, bank statement and the employer letter from each of you must be dated no more than 28 days before your application date... which will either be your in-person appointment date, or the date you mail the documents if applying by post.

So if your appointment is 20th August, both of your latest payslips, bank statements and your employer letters MUST be dated no earlier than 23rd July.


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However, if either of you alone can meet the financial requirement, DO NOT include both your incomes.

ONLY use one person’s income and only include their documents.

If both of you each meet the requirement separately, the immigration officer will only need to see one set of employment documents, so by including both, you:
- Make your application more complicated
- give the immigration officer more work to do, which means your application will take longer to process
- are at more risk getting some of the documents wrong and the visa being refused because of it (I.e. if one set of documents is correct and in date but the other set is not).


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The most recent payslip, bank statement and the employer letter from each of you must be dated no more than 28 days before your application date... which will either be your in-person appointment date, or the date you mail the documents if applying by post.

So if your appointment is 20th August, both of your latest payslips, bank statements and your employer letters MUST be dated no earlier than 23rd July.

I'm not clear if TominCA plans to continue with the online application but I think if they do submit online, then the date of submission is considered the application date even if they subsequently attend an in person appointment.

I'm not clear if TominCA plans to continue with the online application but I think if they do submit online, then the date of submission is considered the application date even if they subsequently attend an in person appointment.

If you have booked an appointment using the appointment booking service, that means you now CANNOT apply online and will have to switch to the paper form... because I believe it won’t let you complete and submit the online application without paying for the visa and booking an appointment at the end... but you will have already done this!


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I'm not clear if TominCA plans to continue with the online application but I think if they do submit online, then the date of submission is considered the application date even if they subsequently attend an in person appointment.

No. I got to the Declaration section online and planned to do it first thing in the morning today. Husband was able to book a Croydon appointment yesterday around 3:30 ish. Will just do the paper form.

If you have booked an appointment using the appointment booking service, that means you now CANNOT apply online and will have to switch to the paper form... because I believe it won’t let you complete and submit the online application without paying for the visa and booking an appointment at the end... but you will have already done this!

Ah, thanks for clarifying! 

No. I got to the Declaration section online and planned to do it first thing in the morning today. Husband was able to book a Croydon appointment yesterday around 3:30 ish. Will just do the paper form.

That's great!