Skilled Worker Visa -- certificate of residence foreign countries

hi again!

one more question for a UK skilled worker visa application.  there is a small sub-section on the UK govt site about 'documents you'll need' that says you need a 'certificate of residence' for any country you've lived in for more than 12 months in the past 10 years:

"If you’re 28 or over, you’ll need a certificate from any country you’ve stayed in over the last 10 years."
https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/documents-you-must-provide [nofollow]

But i have no idea what that "certificate" is or how one would get it. Does anyone have any experience with that?  I tried to get a 'certificate of residency' via a government site, but that seems only for tax purposes and one requirement is having income in another country to get it (at least where i live). I think I'd need a more general certificate of residence, but no idea how. I wonder if my visa, or current employer statement, would suffice?  I am an American abroad.
 
thank you in advance for any info!

hi again!

one more question for a UK skilled worker visa application.  there is a small sub-section on the UK govt site about 'documents you'll need' that says you need a 'certificate of residence' for any country you've lived in for more than 12 months in the past 10 years:

"If you’re 28 or over, you’ll need a certificate from any country you’ve stayed in over the last 10 years."
https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/documents-you-must-provide

But i have no idea what that "certificate" is or how one would get it. Does anyone have any experience with that?  I tried to get a 'certificate of residency' via a government site, but that seems only for tax purposes and one requirement is having income in another country to get it (at least where i live). I think I'd need a more general certificate of residence, but no idea how. I wonder if my visa, or current employer statement, would suffice?  I am an American abroad.
 
thank you in advance for any info!

Welcome! 

That's part of the criminal record certificate requirements.

From your link. .

.Criminal record certificate
You’ll need to provide a criminal record certificate if you’re applying from outside the UK and you work in:

education, for example teachers, education advisers and school inspectors, childminders, teaching assistants
healthcare, for example nurses, doctors, paramedics, managers, pharmacists, dentists and dental nurses, ophthalmic opticians
therapy, for example psychologists, speech and language therapists, counsellors
social services, for example social workers, managers, probation officers, welfare and housing officers
Check how to apply for criminal records checks.

If you work in healthcare, you might be able to apply for the Health and Care Worker visa instead.
If you’ve lived in more than one country
You might need to provide a certificate from each country you’ve lived in, depending on your age and how long you stayed in each country.

If you’re under 28, you’ll need a certificate from any country you’ve stayed in for a total of 12 months or more since you turned 18.

If you’re 28 or over, you’ll need a certificate from any country you’ve stayed in over the last 10 years.

oh my gosh that is SUCH A RELIEF to hear....     

I could not figure it out! 

thank you !!

oh my gosh that is SUCH A RELIEF to hear....     

I could not figure it out! 

thank you !!

They could make their pages a lot easier to understand  but they seem to like to keep the instructions cryptic! 

i know, haha!  the bolding threw me...

thanks again!