ILR 2018/2019 Docs

As per my other post, I'm prepping my docs now so that I can submit my application for when I get back from Christmas in the US (January 2019) and thought I'd start a new thread to get a fresh pair of eyes and ask any questions that might pop up the more I have time I have to review. Did a search for ILR and didn't see anybody else recently posting threads for their prep and I'm very overly cautious about these things so want to make sure I'm getting the right end of the stick (thanks in advance for your patience and feedback :p )

Did a quick first pass over lunch and here's what I'm looking at getting together for submission (applying for ILR as a spouse of a settled person - no dependent):


• 2 x Passport photos of myself
• 1 x signed passport photo of husband


• My current passport (I will have last entered the UK using this newer passport that I was issued earlier this year. Will I still need to submit my old passport? Or should I just to be safe? Sounded like it was only required if I my last entry into the UK was using the old passport)
• My BRP card


• My husband's passport (or a FULL copy of it)


• 6 months of recent bank statements (I can qualify using my own income. Assuming 6 months, as that's typically what I'd be providing, is fine.)


• Life in the UK pass certificate letter


• Marriage Certificate


• Joint mail spread out from the time I had my FLR(M) last approved until now (now being the time of submission). 6 pieces in total for joint addressed stuff (or 6 per individual - need to review if we have enough joint addressed mail spread out enough or if we will need to dip into personal addressed mail).

Anything glaringly obvious I'm missing here? I'm at a point where it just seems like a breeze now lol It feels like standard procedure the same way you'd go through airport security...

Thanks in advance.

*ETA : Search function clearly didn't work well for me as I scrolled down further on this first page to see there is another ILR post for a document check I can use for reference Sorry!

As per my other post, I'm prepping my docs now so that I can submit my application for when I get back from Christmas in the US (January 2019) and thought I'd start a new thread to get a fresh pair of eyes and ask any questions that might pop up the more I have time I have to review. Did a search for ILR and didn't see anybody else recently posting threads for their prep and I'm very overly cautious about these things so want to make sure I'm getting the right end of the stick (thanks in advance for your patience and feedback :p )

Did a quick first pass over lunch and here's what I'm looking at getting together for submission (applying for ILR as a spouse of a settled person - no dependent):


• 2 x Passport photos of myself
• 1 x signed passport photo of husband


• My current passport (I will have last entered the UK using this newer passport that I was issued earlier this year. Will I still need to submit my old passport? Or should I just to be safe? Sounded like it was only required if I my last entry into the UK was using the old passport)
• My BRP card


• My husband's passport (or a FULL copy of it)


• 6 months of recent bank statements (I can qualify using my own income. Assuming 6 months, as that's typically what I'd be providing, is fine.)


• Life in the UK pass certificate letter


• Marriage Certificate


• Joint mail spread out from the time I had my FLR(M) last approved until now (now being the time of submission). 6 pieces in total for joint addressed stuff (or 6 per individual - need to review if we have enough joint addressed mail spread out enough or if we will need to dip into personal addressed mail).

Anything glaringly obvious I'm missing here? I'm at a point where it just seems like a breeze now lol It feels like standard procedure the same way you'd go through airport security...

Thanks in advance.

*ETA : Search function clearly didn't work well for me as I scrolled down further on this first page to see there is another ILR post for a document check I can use for reference Sorry!

You are missing your pay slips and employers letter and your accommodation evidence.

You will need all the passports you have had since living in the UK including the one you first entered on 5 years ago.

You are missing your pay slips and employers letter and your accommodation evidence.

You will need all the passports you have had since living in the UK including the one you first entered on 5 years ago.

Went back once I realised there was another ILR thread and reviewed and have since added those (don't know how I managed to miss those!)

Cool - easy, peasy. Will send both passports.

Thanks!

Refreshing this as I'm getting everything more formerly in order and ticked off the list. This is what I have so far...

1. 2 Passport photos of me - Need to get these done (can probably do them Wednesday morning before we head to the airport).
2. 1 Passport photo of Rik - done. He has some left over from when he renewed his passport and looks the same.
3. My current passport - Have this (obv). Will place when I return back here in Jan.
4. My previous passport - Done. filed with my ILR docs.
5. My BRP card - will place with my current passport when I return in Jan.
6. Rik's passport - will place once we return in Jan.
7. 6 months worth of bank statement - Will order these at the very beginning of Jan/end of December so they are ready when I return back.
8. LitUK pass certificate - Done
9. Marriage certificate - Done
10. 6 full month's worth of payslips - Going to save them now and print them out tomorrow (we only get digital copies...Will I need my line manager to sign them? I don't think anybody had to sign them previously but unsure if that changed or I got lucky).
11. Employee Letter - Done (though I filed it somewhere and need to find it!)
12. Most recent mortgage statement - will have to use December's as Jan's won't come before I send off the application.
13. Land registry doc - Dug it out from when we bought the house so that's good news! *think* it's the right doc as says "official copy of register of title", has our names on it, and says Land registry at the top.
14. 6 pieces of mail - Mostly done. I have set aside the following (for reference, had my BRP sent back o me last mid July 2016):
      - For the first piece of mail, I was trying to find something from July 2016 (and was working on 6 month intervals), Haven't found anything joint (or solo) for July 2016 yet. I've got Council tax from June of 2016 in both of our names but then the next mail I have planned for is Jan of 2017 so would mean a gap bigger than 6 months. I have a piece of mail to myself on my driving theory passing for August of 2016 and could get something from Rik for august which would mean a smaller gap...my only concern is the DVLA logo looks so low res that it doesn't look like mail, it looks like a printout (but it's not). Which is better? Or should I keep searching for better mail?
       - For Jan 2017, I have a letter to myself from Capita RE my pension from my previous job. Will need something from Rik for Jan as well.
       - July 2017, I have a Sainsbury's Energy bill addressed to my husband and a car insurance cancellation confirmation addressed to me. Unsure if the cancellation confirmation counts...Is this okay? Both are at same address (I've been checking because we moved in 2016 so some mail went to old address that we still own in error so have been making sure any months with 2 pieces have same address).
      - Jan 2018 , I have joint mail from South East Water
      - For July 2018, I have joint addressed mail from Sainsbury's Energy of our annual gas summary.
      - December 2018/January 2019 - Don't have this yet but will aim to have something jointly mailed when we return home in january, and - if not - we will use mail from December (TBC).


Has a mix of using my full first + maiden name, full first + married name, and nickname + married name. I know the surname isn't an issue as I will have the marriage certificate, but I'm thinking as long as I declare my nickname as another name I'm known as, this should be okay? because both places I have worked have put my employee information as my nickname instead of my actual full name for some reason and there isn't much I can do now to fix that. Should I change what evidence I provide even though my current employment and employee letter will show nickname?

Any other concerns you can think of or missing docs?

Thanks in advance! I normally feel confident with this kind of stuff but with all the Brexit stuff happening and hearing about other rejections, I'm not paranoid that I might screw something up and be in big trouble..

A few thoughts:

1. 2 Passport photos of me - Need to get these done (can probably do them Wednesday morning before we head to the airport).
2. 1 Passport photo of Rik - done. He has some left over from when he renewed his passport and looks the same.

I think someone said that passport photos were not required with the new online system - apparently they aren't on the online application document list.

See: https://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=95297.msg1261482#msg1261482

10. 6 full month's worth of payslips - Going to save them now and print them out tomorrow (we only get digital copies...Will I need my line manager to sign them? I don't think anybody had to sign them previously but unsure if that changed or I got lucky).

They must be accompanied by a letter from a senior official stating that they are genuine. Most people just have their employer include the payslip verifications as part of the mandatory employer letter.

They should list the pre-tax amount on every payslip, the payslip period, the payslip date, and the date the money entered your bank account.

11. Employee Letter - Done (though I filed it somewhere and need to find it!)

When was it written? It must be dated no more than 28 days before your online application date.

12. Most recent mortgage statement - will have to use December's as Jan's won't come before I send off the application.

Mortgage statements are usually only issued once a year. Mine comes in March each year, which is the month I took out my mortgage.

For your 6 items of mail, they should all be 5 months apart, as you need to cover 2.5 years and not 2 years this time, so you want them from the following months:

August 2016
1. You: DVLA letter
1. Him: ?

Jan 2017
2. You: Capita RE letter
2. Him: ?

June 2017
3. You: ?
3. Him: ?

Nov 2017
4. You: ?
4. Him: ?

April 2018
5. You: ?
5. Him: ?

Sept 2018
6. You: ?
6. Him: ?

Optional:
Dec/Jan 2018
7. You: ?
7. Him: ?

It's fine for them to be in a mixture of first/nickname/married/maiden names.

A few thoughts:

I think someone said that passport photos were not required with the new online system - apparently they aren't on the online application document list.

See: https://talk.uk-yankee.com/index.php?topic=95297.msg1261482#msg1261482
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Ahhh cool! Good to know! I had been going off when i originally made this post and hadn't checked about the new online app.

They must be accompanied by a letter from a senior official stating that they are genuine. Most people just have their employer include the payslip verifications as part of the mandatory employer letter.

Ah right okay. I will go back to them to amend the date anyways to ensure it's dated within 28 days and can ask them to include a line stating about the payslips. Does it just need to say along the lines that "I can confirm the payslips are genuine"? If I can't get them to add it in, would my line manager count or does it need to be someone higher up/in HR?

Mortgage statements are usually only issued once a year. Mine comes in March each year, which is the month I took out my mortgage.

We get a big one yearly (and I have that) but I thought we got more than 1 a year, but I could be wrong so will need to double check with my husband.

For your 6 items of mail, they should all be 5 months apart, as you need to cover 2.5 years and not 2 years this time, so you want them from the following months:

August 2016
1. You: DVLA letter
1. Him: ?

Jan 2017
2. You: Capita RE letter
2. Him: ?

June 2017
3. You: ?
3. Him: ?

Nov 2017
4. You: ?
4. Him: ?

April 2018
5. You: ?
5. Him: ?

Sept 2018
6. You: ?
6. Him: ?

Optional:
Dec/Jan 2018
7. You: ?
7. Him: ?

It's fine for them to be in a mixture of first/nickname/married/maiden names.

Cool was just doing space of 6 months as I thought that made it easier but will look for mail in the space you've given me. Think it might be a bit harder as I'll have to really dig (as was trying to find things jointly but don't think I have them jointly for all those months so it is what it is. Will go back and re-reivew. Thanks!!

They should list the pre-tax amount on every payslip, the payslip period, the payslip date, and the date the money entered your bank account.

Hey! Just re-visiting this now as I've requested a new employee letter with an amended date (and I've asked if they could either provide me verified payslips OR add something in their letter that verified the printouts which I will also have my line manager verify as well or somebody else if necessary). I've requested my bank statements from June 1st until today (to be safe) just now as well so should get those probably mid-week based on past experiences and Rik is going to request a the mortgage statement as well just in case I can't find the last one we received (would rather request it and not need it than be unable to find the last one and cut it too close).

Only question I have is off what you mentioned about the payslips needing to show. I'm unsure if they actually show the date they entered my account on the payslip itself (will check tomorrow when I'm back in the office) but surely this would be fulfilled by my bank statements showing my monthly pay in from my company right? Or do they need to see it on both? As I'm not sure what I can do if my company physically doesn't show this on our payslips.

Thanks again ksand! We are very lucky yo have you and your knowledge!

I think I've got a handle on all of the required documents, except, what is required in the employee letter?

I think I've got a handle on all of the required documents, except, what is required in the employee letter?

Needs to have your name, role, whether it's perm or part-time, when you started, and what your annual salary is. Mine also says where I'm based but can't remember if that is completely necessary or not.

I've also gone back to ask if they can verify my payslips in the letter when they amend the date.

The letter should also state whether the pay is salaried or non-salaried (i.e., hourly), as this determines how they calculate your pay when checking to see if you meet the income requirement.

The letter should also state whether the pay is salaried or non-salaried (i.e., hourly), as this determines how they calculate your pay when checking to see if you meet the income requirement.

Ah sorry, yes forgot to mention that (as mine is salaried so I just put that they need to confirm salary and I didn't think about specifying if you aren't salaried hah good catch).

Ah sorry, yes forgot to mention that (as mine is salaried so I just put that they need to confirm salary and I didn't think about specifying if you aren't salaried hah good catch).

Yeah, it's mostly important for non-salaried, so all of their pay gets counted, rather than just multiplying the smallest payment.

OK, thanks. We're using my husband's income to meet the threshold this time, so, I'm guessing they wouldn't need one from my employer?

I took maternity leave for a big chunk of the year preceding my application, so I don't actually have six consecutive months that meet the income threshold!