ILR - okay where do we start?

A P60 is not a required document for anyone, however, the financial requirements state that they may ask to see both the original job contract and latest P60 so we suggest sending them just in case.

Mandatory financial documents:
- 6 or 12 months of payslips
- 6 or 12 months of bank statements
- employer letter

Optional but recommended financial documents:
- original job contract
- latest P60


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God, I hope not. My husband and I have had so many issues with meeting the MIR. In Feb, his duties were expanded and his pay increased well above it, but from April 2018 till Jan 2019, he made below it. We apply in Jan 2020, so the P60 would reflect that lower amount even though he would have made the higher amount for 11 months up to it. We never went below the requirement as a couple, though, as I have always had one or two jobs (1 casual job I have had since getting here and temp contracts with companies in my field) so together we have been well over. (I cant find a permanent job to save my life  sadly.)
We breathed a sigh of relief at the increase because it made that part easier but I am concerned sending the p60. Fingers crossed, I wont have to. Thanks guys. And thanks, Ben for asking sll these questions. Starting my homework early. Fingers are crossed for you.

And your bank statements will need to cover every day from Dec 21st to June 21st (so, for example, you might submit full months of bank statements from December 1st to June 30th.

So my bank statements run from the 10th of the month to the 9th. With that said, I presume statements running from 10th December to 9th June, with a bank printed statement up to the 28th June to cover the 21st June payment are sufficient?

Holy freaking crap, Are they really getting down to the week? What happened to things being within the same month? Needing something to be dated mid-month because the last one was dated mid-month? SERIOUSLY? What is wrong with them?

No, nothing has changed, and nothing specifies now close together they should be dated... it’s just that ideally you want them to be dated as close to each other as possible, to show you were both receiving mail at that address at the same time as each other.

If you don’t have something within a week of each other, then mid-month is fine. You just don’t want something from a different month.


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So my bank statements run from the 10th of the month to the 9th. With that said, I presume statements running from 10th December to 9th June, with a bank printed statement up to the 28th June to cover the 21st June payment are sufficient?

Yeah, should be fine.


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Yeah, should be fine.

I have also added to the employer letter 'Ben Hayward is paid by XXXXX Ltd which for which XXXX is a subsidiary company to'

Have you managed to have chance yet to cast your knowledgeable eyes on Option 2 of my correspondence ksand24? (in between your three hour nightly sleep)

God, I hope not. My husband and I have had so many issues with meeting the MIR. In Feb, his duties were expanded and his pay increased well above it, but from April 2018 till Jan 2019, he made below it. We apply in Jan 2020, so the P60 would reflect that lower amount even though he would have made the higher amount for 11 months up to it. We never went below the requirement as a couple, though, as I have always had one or two jobs (1 casual job I have had since getting here and temp contracts with companies in my field) so together we have been well over. (I cant find a permanent job to save my life  sadly.)
We breathed a sigh of relief at the increase because it made that part easier but I am concerned sending the p60. Fingers crossed, I wont have to. Thanks guys. And thanks, Ben for asking sll these questions. Starting my homework early. Fingers are crossed for you.

The amount shown on the P60 is irrelevant, because it’s only the most recent 6 or 12 months of income on the actual payslips that count towards the income requirement - and the P60 is only issued once a year, in April.

If you’re not applying until Jan 2020, and you’re applying Category A, then the earnings on the April 2019 P60 will be irrelevant to your application anyway.

And even if you’re applying Category B, the only income that will count will be Jan 2019 to Jan 2020, so the P60 amount won’t be relevant then either as it covers a different 12-month period to the period you are relying on.

The only reason to provide the P60 is because it says they might want to see it. It won’t have any bearing on the income calculation for the visa.


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Have you managed to have chance yet to cast your knowledgeable eyes on Option 2 of my correspondence ksand24? (in between your three hour nightly sleep)

Not yet, sorry - will look a bit later when I’ve actually got up for the day and am properly awake.



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Not yet, sorry - will look a bit later when I’ve actually got up for the day and am properly awake.

I like a properly awoken and settled ksand24 so take as long as you need 

Okay, I'm up and showered, though not quite awake (I managed about 5 hours of sleep last night but my body is still on Central US time).

For your option 2, those dates all work, though for October 2017, I would go with the second bank statement (10th Oct to 9th Nov), as it covers the 26th October.

Also, since you have to cover 2.5 years, and May 2017 to June 2019 is only 2 years, I would also include documents from January 2019 as well, to make sure you have the whole period accounted for, even though that means sending 7 documents in each name.

So, I would go with:

January 2017
1. Joint - Council tax bill (3rd January 2017) - Source 1

(4 months)

May 2017
2. Applicant - Bank Credit Interest Letter (May 2017) - Source 2
2. Sponsor - EON Gas Bill (9th May 2017) - Source 3

(5 months)

October 2017
3. Applicant - NHS Breast Screening (26th October 2017) - Source 4
3. Sponsor -  Bank Statement (no date but states ‘10 October to 9 November’) - since this covers 26th October

(5 months)

March 2018
4. Joint - Council Tax Bill (8th March 208)

(5 months)

August 2018
5. Applicant - Bank Statement (13th August 2018)
5. Sponsor - CBT Therapy Appointment Letter (6th August 2018) - Source 5

(5 months)

January 2019
6. Joint - United Utilities Water Bill (30th January 2019) - Source 6

(5 months)

June 2019
7. Joint - Life Insurance Statement (20th June 2019) - Source 7

So, you have plenty of sources (you only need 3, but you have 7), you're covering all 2.5 years (Jan 2017 to June 2019), and your documents are evenly spaced (every 5 months, but 4 months for the first one) .

Great!

Finally starting to see the finishing line now.

So here is my up-to-date list

Applicant
- BRP Card
- Passport
- Expired Passport

Sponsor
- Passport
- Declaration

Child
- Birth certificate
- British Passport
- Letter to home address dated June 2019

Accommodation 
- Expired tenancy agreement
- Letter from landlord stating we are on a rolling private rent agreement and happy for us to live here
- Latest Council Tax Bill

Employment 
- 7x payslips from 14th December 2018 to 21st June 2019 (get paid a week earlier than normal in December)
- 7x Bank Statement showing funds earnings entering my account covering 10th December 2018 to 28th June 2019
- Letter from employer stating; role, permanent employee, how long I have worked there, how long I have held the certain salaries and explaining I am paid from our parent company and not the subsidiary company that I work for.
- 2019 P60

Correspondence
January 2017
1. Joint - Council tax bill (3rd January 2017) - Source 1

(4 months)

May 2017
2. Applicant - Bank Credit Interest Letter (May 2017) - Source 2
2. Sponsor - EON Gas Bill (9th May 2017) - Source 3

(5 months)

October 2017
3. Applicant - NHS Breast Screening (26th October 2017) - Source 4
3. Sponsor -  Bank Statement (no date but states ‘10 October to 9 November’) - since this covers 26th October

(5 months)

March 2018
4. Joint - Council Tax Bill (8th March 208)

(5 months)

August 2018
5. Applicant - Bank Statement (13th August 2018)
5. Sponsor - CBT Therapy Appointment Letter (6th August 2018) - Source 5

(5 months)

January 2019
6. Joint - United Utilities Water Bill (30th January 2019) - Source 6

(5 months)

June 2019
7. Joint - Life Insurance Statement (20th June 2019) - Source 7

Other
- Life in the UK Pass Certificate
- Marriage Certificate

Think I'm in a position to apply?

Just before that declaration is made, I recall the lady at the bank saying 'you can just print these statements out at home if you want, they're the exact same'.

That's not an issue is it?

About to submit and I am VERY tempted to select this as 'the same amount continuously, above the financial requirement'.

It says 'what do they earn?' Technically I do earn the same amount continuously. It doesn't say 'what have they been earning in the past 6 months?'

Then it only asks for 6 months bank statements etc.

WHAT DO YOU THINK??

If it were me, and my paycheck was the same month-to-month, I would personally select "the same amount continuously, above the financial requirement."  I interpret the question as asking if you are salaried, versus paid hourly which would result in variable pay.  But it's a new online application, and I'm not sure what the question is really meant to be asking... that's just my interpretation.  You're going to have to decide how you want to answer it.