Just to note, so there is no confusion: the visa you are applying for is ILR, not IDLR.
* 6 forms of correspondence: I obtained my last spouse visa on 31 August 2018, and my current visa expires in mid-March 2021 (first spouse visa issued in December 2015). I plan to apply for the IDLR this month in January 2021. With that, my plan is to provide the correspondences in the following intervals. Does this work or do I work backwards from more recent time like December 2020 and work backwards every 5 months?....
o September 2018
o February 2019
o July 2019
o December 2019
o May 2020
o October 2020
You have to cover the last 2.5 years, ending with when you apply for ILR.
So for you, those 2.5 years will be June 2018 to December 2020, and so you’ll need mail from the following months:
June 2018
November 2018
April 2019
September 2019
February 2020
July 2020
December 2020
* Proof of my children’s address – GP said they’ll charge £25 for each letter to be addressed to my children which sounds absurd…is this common?....!!!
o In any case, can I obtain letters from my children’s schools addressed to me and my husband at our address to confirm they’re registered with their schools instead of the GP letters?
o Do the letters need to be addressed to my children instead?
Yes, it is normal for GPs to charge £25 for a letter. If you can get letters for free from their schools, that’s good, otherwise you’ll need to pay for the GP letters.
The letters do not need to be addressed to the children, they just need to confirm their address.
* University transcript
o Can this be an e-transcript obtained from the university’s official link or does it absolutely have to be a paper transcript? I already have the original diploma with the Apostille stamp which I had provided in the first spouse visa application….
The requirements are the same for each visa, so if this is for the English Language Requirement, you will need the original paper transcript, which you will scan and upload along with the rest of your documents.
* Employment letter
o While I’m fully employed, my husband’s income is sufficient to support me. If so, do I provide the employment letter just for my husband or also for myself? The last time I applied for the spouse visa renewal, I only provided my husband’s employment letter (and not mine)
The requirements are the same as for the spousal visa and FLR(M), so if you are using your husband’s income again, you only need an employment letter from your husband’s employer, along with your husband’s payslips and bank statements (plus his job contract and latest P60 if you have them).
You do not need to provide any of your employment details or evidence.
* Passport photos
o It’s not on the list of documents but assume I need to provide 2?
o Also not listed but do I need to provide my husband’s passport photos, too, & with his name on the back?
Nope, you do not need to provide any passport photos for FLR(M) or ILR anymore.
They got rid of that requirement not long after you applied for FLR(M).
* Passports
o Do I need to provide all the passports for my husband and my children (my children are already UK citizens – so they’re not part of my application)
o Do I need to provide a full copy of every single page of my husband’s UK & US passports?....
You must upload a full scan of every single page of:
- your current passport
- any other passports you have held since moving to the U.K. in 2015
- your husband’s U.K. passport
- each child’s U.K. passport
You will also need to scan the following:
- your BRP card
- each child’s birth certificate
- the letters from your childrens’ GP or school
* Declaration by partner
o It says it has to be submitted to the Home office with my (applicant’s) documents – just to confirm, I would provide this along with all my other documents at the appointment and not have to send into Home Office earlier…
The declarations are part of the online application, so when you apply online, you sign the following and upload them along with your other documents:
- Sponsor declaration (signed by your husband)
- Consent to Checks forms (Part 1 signed by you, and Part 2 signed your husband and any third party whose name is listed on any documents you are providing... such as bills, bank statements etc.)
No documents are mailed to the Home Office anymore... everything is scanned and uploaded before you give biometrics (including your passport and BRP)... or your can pay £50 extra for the Document Scanning service when you book the biometrics appointment and they will scan and upload the documents for you at the appointment.
* How long is it taking to get the IDLR these days?
The processing time for ILR is up to 6 months, and it is likely to take the full 6 months, due to Covid delays.
There is normally a 24-hour Super Priority service available for £800 but this was suspended due to Covid several months ago and we don’t know when it will be available again.
If it is available when you apply, you should be given the option to purchase it at the end of the online application when you pay for the visa... if there’s no option to purchase it, it means it is not currently being offered.
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