Can someone please check my ILR documents?

Hi all,

I had a previous topic from a month ago, with extremely helpful replies! I passed my Life in UK test this week, and looking set to apply this week, as soon as I become eligible.   
 
1) Would someone mind looking at the documents, and telling me if these look appropriate? Have I missed anything or do any documents not count as 'official' ?  Thank you.

2) Those who have scanned them all at home - can I do this using my iphone? The scanner function (in notes) works pretty well (I've used for other professional documents including my IRS return and they accepted it), and my printer/scanner, is so old that it would be a nightmare to do them all there (unless I have no other choice). What have others done?

Document List for application eligible 18 June.
 Proof of Application:
- current US passport + expired one
- other citizenship held document (no passport)
- Part 1 Consent to Checks form signed by you (part of online application)
- Part 2 Consent to Checks form signed by your U.K. partner (part of online application)
- Sponsor’s Declaration signed by your U.K. partner (part of online application)

Proof of ID and travel history:
- U.K. sponsor’s Passport + expired one
- BRP

Residence in the UK
- Land registry document (does it matter when this was purchased, or printed? I think I have it from when we bought the house in 2016?)
- Proof of purchase of house from solicitor.
- Mortgage statement from June 2021
- Latest Council Tax Bill from March 2021 (only sent 1x a year)

Evidence of Cohabitation: items of mail in each name covering the last 2.5 years
- Dec 2018:   Bank statement with both names. + husband payslip + Wife letter from employer
- May 2019: Bank statement with both names + husband payslip from June 2019 (if needed?)
- October 2019: husband payslip
-March 2020:  council tax statement in both names + wife pension statement
- April 2020 (if needed) DBS check for husband
 - July 2020 (if needed) Mortgage statement in both names
- August 2020: Veterinarian bill in husband name 
- January 2021: Bank statement (diff bank) in husband name (trust for child, with child's name too). (plus clearly paycheques for both spouses)
- June 2021: Bank statement (diff bank to both above) with both names (plus clearly paycheques for both spouses)

Note: can I rely on bank statements from diff. banks as much as I am?  Does the veterinarian bill count?

Finances
- 7 months of payslips covering every single day of the last 6 months ending with the date of the final payslip (I.e. November 30th to May 31st payslips)
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
March
April
May

- 7 months of bank statements covering every single day of the last 6 months ending with the date of the final payslip, showing the deposit of all 7 months of payslips (I.e. November 1st to May 31st bank statements)
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
March
April
May


- letter from employer for both partners - dated no more than 28 days (both dated June 4) stating ALL of the following:
i) current employment and salary
ii) length of employment
iii) length of time earning current salary
iv) type of employment
v) if the payslips are electronic the letter should also confirm the authenticity of each payslip and explain any discrepancies between payslip date and amount and bank deposit date and amount
Plus
- latest P60 for both partners

Other
- marriage certificate
- child's UK passport / child's US passport
- child's birth certificate
- a letter from nursery and doctor confirming child's address (June 2021)

2) Those who have scanned them all at home - can I do this using my iphone? The scanner function (in notes) works pretty well (I've used for other professional documents including my IRS return and they accepted it), and my printer/scanner, is so old that it would be a nightmare to do them all there (unless I have no other choice). What have others done?

I know a few people here on the forum have used their phones to scan so it should be fine... you just need to make sure the scanned files meet the specifications in the UKVCAS FAQs.

Regarding your documents, I’ve just made a few comments, but everything I haven’t mentioned looks fine:

Proof of ID and travel history:
- U.K. sponsor’s Passport + expired one

You don’t need the sponsor’s expired passport, just their current one.

Residence in the UK
- Land registry document (does it matter when this was purchased, or printed? I think I have it from when we bought the house in 2016?)
- Proof of purchase of house from solicitor.
- Mortgage statement from June 2021
- Latest Council Tax Bill from March 2021 (only sent 1x a year)

You can either use the original Land Registry or pay £3 to download a new one... doesn’t matter.

You don’t need the proof of purchase from the solicitor.

Evidence of Cohabitation: items of mail in each name covering the last 2.5 years
- Dec 2018:   Bank statement with both names. + husband payslip + Wife letter from employer
- May 2019: Bank statement with both names + husband payslip from June 2019 (if needed?)
- October 2019: husband payslip
-March 2020:  council tax statement in both names + wife pension statement
- April 2020 (if needed) DBS check for husband
 - July 2020 (if needed) Mortgage statement in both names
- August 2020: Veterinarian bill in husband name 
- January 2021: Bank statement (diff bank) in husband name (trust for child, with child's name too). (plus clearly paycheques for both spouses)
- June 2021: Bank statement (diff bank to both above) with both names (plus clearly paycheques for both spouses)

Note: can I rely on bank statements from diff. banks as much as I am?  Does the veterinarian bill count?

1) yes, as long as you have at least 2 other sources, you can use as many bank statements as you like from as many banks as you like... they only count as 1 source though

2) I would think you could use a vet bill

However, you have too many items from some months and not enough from other months.

I would use:
Dec 2018:   
1. Joint: Bank statement with both names (Source 1)

May 2019
2. joint: Bank statement with both names

October 2019
3. husband: payslip (Source 2)
3. You: ? - missing document

March 2020
4. Joint: council tax statement in both names (Source 3)

August 2020
5. Husband: Veterinarian bill in husband name 
5. You: ? - missing document

January 2021
6. Husband: Bank statement (diff bank)
6. You: ? - missing document

June 2021
7. Joint: Bank statement

Do you have anything at all in your name for October 2019, August 2020 and January 2021?

Bank statements, payslips, NHS letters... anything at all?

If not, you will need to write a letter explaining why not.


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Thank you!  Very helpful advice!  Trying to track down the missing bits, some questions below...


October 2019
3. husband: payslip (Source 2)
3. You: ? - missing document.    (Still missing, I may need to write a letter explaining this one)

August 2020
5. Husband: Veterinarian bill in husband name
5. You: ? - missing document.  (Could I use a payslip here from my work place?)

January 2021
6. Husband: Bank statement (diff bank)
6. You: ? - missing document.   (Could I use an online bank (my sole account - Monzo) statement downloaded, or no?)

August 2020
5. Husband: Veterinarian bill in husband name
5. You: ? - missing document.  (Could I use a payslip here from my work place?)

Yes, as long as it’s a physical payslip either handed to or mailed to you in the month it was issued.

Online payslips won’t be suitable.

January 2021
6. Husband: Bank statement (diff bank)
6. You: ? - missing document.   (Could I use an online bank (my sole account - Monzo) statement downloaded, or no?)

No, as it has to be an item of mail delivered to your house in the month that it was issued... to show you were physically living in the house in that month in order to have received it in person.


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The good news is that we found some of the missing documentation. The bad news is we are now missing 1 document in my husband's name (I thought one payslip was dated a diff. date). I have something in my husband's name for the month after, while I have something in my name for the month in question. I assume if I address this in the letter, they may accept it?

Second quick question I think I forgot to ask:  do we have to submit a log of all 5 years absences from the UK? Or is that done via the stamps in our passport?

Thank you!