ILR Questions - Form (o), Immigration history and Tax

RRSB2012 wrote:Hi,
I am applying for my ILR (applying for ILR from Tier 1 General) soon and would appreciate if someone can help with the answers to following questions:

For convenience I had clubbed all questions in one place. If these are too many, please feel free to answer whatever you can. I will appreciate any help on these.

1. Form Set (O). Page 7 – Payment details. I will apply at Premium Service Centre (PSC) and payment had been made at the time of booking the appointment. I intend to fill half of this page where it asks for my details and leave the remaining half with credit card details etc blank. I will attached payment reference sheet with my documents. Is that correct? Correct

2. Section 7.3 – Page 25 – This states the following ‘Have you or any dependants who are applying with you been subject to, or received, any other penalty in relation to a criminal offence; for example caution, reprimand, warning, or similar penalties in the UK or any other country?’
Now it has been discussed several times that FPNs do not need to be disclosed. However my lawyer advised that we must disclose any FPN or penalty. I believe this forum had more collective knowledge and therefore I am trying to clarify it here. My wife was caught speeding at 36 mph in 30 mile zone. However she was given a choice to attend ‘speed awareness course’ instead of getting 3 points and FPN. She did attend the course and no FPN was issued and needed any payment. Lawyer says that speed awareness course is also a 'penalty' and therefore should be disclosed. I do not intend to disclose this at section 7.3. Is that the right thing to do? Safer to declare it. The penalty won't result in a refusal, but honesty with the HO is always the best policy.

3. Section 6 – Immigration History. – I visited Republic of Ireland for 9 days at Christmas. I took a ferry from Holyhead to Dublin, where there was no immigration on arrival. On return to London Heathrow from Ireland, there are no immigration checks. Thus there are no stamps at all in my passport as evidence of travel. I still intend to disclose this 9 days travel in my travel history. Is that correct? Correct, wiser to disclose it.

4. Taxation - I have read so much about refusals due to Tax records not matching HMRC, it has got me worried. I had single source employment income for my entire 5 years in UK. Company deducts tax from salary and I get a P60 at the end of the year. Personally I had never checked the accuracy of the Tax calculations. I can see in the months when I get Bonus or other allowances (increased payments) tax and NI deduction also increases and at high level/ ball park it sounds ok to me. What if the Company has short deducted the tax? Do I need to do anything about it? I don't want to be held responsible later on. The mis-match/discrepancy in tax records applies to self-assessment tax returns. You appear to have been employed, with tax deducted by your employer.

I would be grateful for your help.
Thanks a lot
R