Hi all,
Hope everyone is doing well.
We are in the process of preparing for my wife's ILR application. Planning to apply on 1st of October, however I thought it was best to get few things checked now to give ourselves some extra time (this year is moving too fast anyway
).
First, I've got few assumptions I wish to verify please:
- Based on reading some posts, it is no longer required to have signed passport photos for applicant and sponsor. Is this correct?
- The date of the application is the one we submit online application and upload documents on, so the 28 day rule is based on that day?
- We only need to upload scanned copies of the supporting documents (including passports), no need to provide original ones (still take them to appointment just in case)?
And finally, here is our proposed supporting documents checklist. Would very much appreciate it if I can get a second opinion on them please. Like I said we'll be applying in October, so some dates will be in the future.
Personal documents:- Applicant's passport
- Applicant's previous expired passport
- Sponsor passport
- IELTS Life Skills B1 test certificate (to be taken & completed)
- Life in the UK test (to be taken & completed)
Relationship documents:- Marriage certificate in original non-English language
- Marriage certificate translation
- Full birth certificate of child
- Child's passport
- Letter within last 3 months from GP addressed to our child, confirming his registration
- Letter within last 3 months from nursery addressed to our child, confirming his registration
Accommodation documents:- Land registry
- Latest mortgage statement
Financial requirements (applying under Category A):- Bank statements showing last 6 months salary payments (September, August, July, June, May, April)
- 6 latest payslips, stamped by HR department (September, August, July, June, May, April)
- Letter from HR department giving details as requested by form (e.g. length of employment, type of employment, salary, etc)
Cohabitation documents:Given that we are applying in October this year, I assume the cohabitation letters need to start from October 2018?
Old address:- October-2018: Bank statement (joint)
- February-2019: Water bill (joint)
Temporary address while we were selling old house and buying new one:- July-2019: Bank statement (joint)
Current address:- November-2019: Water bill (joint)
- March-2019 : Council tax bill (joint)
- June-2019: Bank statement (joint - to be received)
- September-2019: Bank statement (joint - to be received)
Thanks in advance
