Documents for SET(M) - still 30 day rule?

Hi all,
It's time finally to apply for ILR and so I am back on the forum. I've tried to search, but everything I can find seems to be from 2011 or earlier...

Quick question on SET(M)...on previous applications (paper form) the documents had to be less than 30 days old. Is this no longer a requirement? My letter from HR (and other docs) will be more than 30 days old by the time I have my appointment. Or is 30 days from "date of application" sufficient (applied 4 Feb)?

I've decided to start scanning today in anticipation of my 9 March appointment, and of course have already hit a snag.

Thanks in advance!

It’s actually 28 days, not 30 days, and it’s calculated based on the date you submit your online application.

If you applied online on Feb 4th, then your latest bank statement, payslip and employer letter must be dated no later than Jan 7th.




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thankyouthankyouthankyou, Ksand. You are the best as always!

My HR letter is dated 14 January, so that is within 28 days of 4 Feb (because HR is impossible to get stuff from!).

Also, pay slips can be printed offline now, right, and not stamped, since they are scanned/uploaded? I have originals of everything else - bank statements, p60s, mail, passports...

Also, pay slips can be printed offline now, right, and not stamped, since they are scanned/uploaded? I have originals of everything else - bank statements, p60s, mail, passports...

No, the requirements have not changed.

Payslips must either be:
1. Official payslips printed by the company
Or
2. Online payslips that are accompanied by a letter from a senior official on company letterhead, confirming the authenticity of every payslip.


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Ugh I thought I saw somewhere that copies were OK now. Glad I checked. Guess I'm back to HR next week.

Ugh I thought I saw somewhere that copies were OK now. Glad I checked. Guess I'm back to HR next week.

Really, the letter should also be dated between Jan 7 and Feb 4 (usually it is combined with the employer letter so you only need one), but since the payslips you are using to meet the requirements were all issued before you submitted the application, it should be okay that the letter of authenticity is dated afterwards.


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Really, the letter should also be dated between Jan 7 and Feb 4 (usually it is combined with the employer letter so you only need one), but since the payslips you are using to meet the requirements were all issued before you submitted the application, it should be okay that the letter of authenticity is dated afterwards.

The letter from HR is dated Jan 14.

The letter from HR is dated Jan 14.

Yes, that one is, but the one verifying your payslips won’t be - it will be dated late February or early March... and really, it ought to have been written and signed before you applied online, since all evidence related to finances should be dated before your online application date.

However, as the payslips that the letter will be verifying ARE dated before your application date and this letter will simply be verifying evidence that was dated before you applied, you should be okay to submit that letter even though it will be dated after Feb 4th.


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Oh I see what you're saying. I was going to use my Feb 29 payslip as I get that before my appointment on March 9, but are you saying I should use the 6 months' payslips & bank statements prior to submitting my application instead (Aug 19 - Jan 20)?

Oh I see what you're saying. I was going to use my Feb 29 payslip as I get that before my appointment on March 9, but are you saying I should use the 6 months' payslips & bank statements prior to submitting my application instead (Aug 19 - Jan 20)?

No, you cannot use the Feb 29 payslip towards the 6 months of payslips and bank statements.... because the date you submit your online application is your official application date, and you must meet all the requirements and have all the documents ready BEFORE that date.

So, assuming your latest payslip before submitting the application was dated Jan 31st (and your latest bank statement shows the payslip deposit), then your 6 months will be:
July 31st to Jan 31st
And your payslips and bank statements must explicitly cover every single day between July 31st and Jan 31st.

So, you will need the following payslips and bank statements:
July 2019
August 2019
September 2019
October 2019
November 2019
December 2019
January 2019


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Got it, thanks for the confirmation! Of course my December 2019 bank statement has gone walkies, so I need to go into Barclays and have them print/stamp it for me. Luckily my latest bank statement is from 18 Jan - 17 Feb 2020 so it has my January pay on it.

As far as providing passport/birth certificates/Dr letter for my kids as part of the "other" reasons I have to stay in the UK. Do I need to copy their entire passports, or just the info pages? I think I had to mail them in last time, so I didn't make copies. Also, very frustrating that no guidance is given about sending these in...I just remember doing it from FLR(M). And I saw in another thread that you had advised someone to do this.

Question about p60 - the list of documents states that I need a "A P60 for the relevant period(s) of employment relied upon" - but my last p60 was issued in April 2019, and I won't have another one until April 2020, so my p60 doesn't cover the "relevant period of employment" for my application (July 2019 - January 2020).

Do I just upload my April 2019 one? With my payslips & bank statements for the past 6 months, will that suffice for the income requirement portion?

The P60 is a suggested document, not a required one.  Since your most recent one has no connection to the period of income you're using in your application, and since it's not required, you could just leave it out.

The P60 is a suggested document, not a required one.  Since your most recent one has no connection to the period of income you're using in your application, and since it's not required, you could just leave it out.

My documents checklist says P60 on it though?

My documents checklist says P60 on it though?

That does make it more questionable.  Historically, the application was on paper and it came with a one-size-doesn't-quite-fit-all checklist, but we just knew which documents were required.  Now, I think the checklists might be generated based on how the questions are answered...? Maybe? Still, the checklists leave some things off that we "know" are required, and they could possibly include things that aren't required but can be requested....

So in your case, I don't know if the ECO will be expecting to see a P60.  But all you can do is give them what you have, and that's the 2019 P60, so just throw it in there.  The Home Office know when P60s are issued... they know a February/March application won't have a P60 from this year.

Edited to add:  If you use the 2019 P60, you might include a note that your checklist said to include one, and that's the most recent one you have because the 2020 one hasn't been issued yet.  I would hope they know that the income won't match up to your payslips because the document is from a different year to the payslips, but maybe spell it out for them.