ILR success at Croydon on 17 April 2014

Dear Experts,

Thank you so much for the help during the application process and making me believe that we can easily do it without any Solicitor or Agent.

I would encourage everyone to use this Forum because the experience they have is much higher than any Agent (My Point of view).

Application Date: 17th April 09.15 am
Arrived : 8.45 (Waited for 15 mins to get in)
Check in : 9.05 am
Token Collected: 9.10 am
Case Logged: 09.25 am
Biometrics Done: 10.30 am
Documents ready for collection : 11.25

The decision was done in less than an hour.

Documents submitted for Main Applicant

1. Application form (Including application payment sheet)
2. Passport
3. Biometric card
4. Life in UK test letter
5. PBS calculator summary (From UKBA website)
6. Previous Tier 1 extension letter (From UKBA to show the summary of points collected for qualification & English)
7. Master’s Degree
8. Salary letter from Employer
9. Payslips
10. Bank statements – Salary Account
11. Company letter (Bonus / Appraisal)
12. P60’s & Employment history letter from HMRC
13. Maintenance letter from Lloyds bank and ISA a/c Statement
14. Absence proof: Medical Certificate (main applicant) , Flight itinerary tickets , Employer letters

Dependent Documents:

1. Passport
2. Biometric Card
3. Life in UK test certificate
4. Original UK NARIC letter to prove English language instruction to meet CEFR level C1
5. Master’s Degree
6. Marriage Certificate
7. Last Six Month Salary Slips
8. Job Offer Letter
9. Last five months Bank statement - Halifax

Please let me know if you people have any queries, i will try my best to help you.

thanks again to the people who contributed in my ILR success.

Cheers

Hi Congratulations!

11. Company letter (Bonus / Appraisal)

just wondering why you used Bonus / Appraisal letter? are you claiming points including your bonus?

Thanks

I have included bonus letter and appraisal letter to support my bonus payment and salary increase reflected in bank statement.

its not necessary but added for peace of mind

congratz ishchopra

did you take photocopies of all supporting docs with you too?

did anyone asked you about that?

Also, how many days before 5 years you applied?

I have carried photocopies of my passport/Biometric card , Life in UK, salary slips , marriage certificate etc but they have kept my original employer letters as i didn't photocopied them.

Its good to take photo copies of supporting documents excluding bank statements.

in my case my first visa was granted on 1st April 2009 therefore including 90 day grace period i have completed 5 yrs on 1st April 2014 therefore it was 5 yrs and 17 days

ishchopra wrote:I have carried photocopies of my passport/Biometric card , Life in UK, salary slips , marriage certificate etc but they have kept my original employer letters as i didn't photocopied them.

so you mean if we don't bring the copies of any doc they will keep the originals? Don't they copy themselves?

I am not sure but in my case they have kept all the original letters given by my employers for my absences

A

Mate first congrats on your ILR approved.

Me and my wife are due to apply soon.

just want to know what kind of documents you submitted regarding cohabitation.

do the HO take this cohabitation documents seriously...

I am not sure if they take co-habitation seriously but this is what i have submitted:-


Main Applicant----------Dated---------------------Dependent-------------------------Dated
Affinity Water---------Apr’2014------------------Affinity Water-------------------Apr’2014
Electoral Document Mar’2014 Electoral Registration Apr’ 2014
HM Revenue and Customs Dec’2013 HMRC Feb’2014
Southern Electric Sep’2013 Virgin Media Dec’2013
Barclays Feb’2013 Southern Electric Sep’2013
T-Mobile Feb’2013 HM Revenue and Customs Apr’2013
Halifax Dec’2012 Barclays Feb’2013
Lloyds TSB Credit Card Statement Nov’2012 T-Mobile Jan’2013
Driving License Oct’2012 Provisional Driving License Nov’2012
Government Gateway July’2012 Disclosure Scotland Oct’2012
Southern Electric June’2012 NHS Sep’2012
UK Border Agency Apr’2012 HM Revenue and Customs May’2012
UK Border Agency Mar’2012 Barclays May’2022
UK Border Agency May’2012
UK Border Agency Mar’2012

Me and my wife are applying for ILR soon and what some information on cohabitation documents.
We live in a flat where we pay just rent. All bills inclusive including council tax
So the following documents I have got but is it sufficient.

For myself-main applicant
1. Hsbc bank statement-current account - for last 2 years
2. Barclays bank statement for last 2 years
3. Santander bank statement for last 2 years
4. Hsbc credit card statement
5. T-Mobile bill for last 2 years
6. Provisional driving licence confirming current address
7. HMRC letter
8. Employer reference letter confirming address
9. CRB from work
10. Previous letter from UKBA home office tier1 general extension

For dependant applicant-my wife
1. Santander bank statement-last 2 years
2. Virgin media internet bill-last 2 years
3. NHS appointment letters for general health
4. Previous letter from UKBA home office tier1 general extension
5. Provisional driving licence confirming current address
6. Tesco monthly points claimed statement for 2 years
Following documents we got on joint names
1. HSBC joint bank current account for 2 years
2. Marriage certificate
3. Tenancy agreement

Note: Following documents we got but I don’t know whether we can use it or not because the documents relate to my son who is just 5 months old and we don’t want to apply for Indian passport as we are planning to apply for naturalisation directly once we get our ILR sorted but since we are not including him in our application, just worried if CW at PEO will raise un-necessary questions and create confusion
1. Full UK birth certificate
2. Reference letter from church
3. Baptism certificate from church
4. Letter from midwife
5. Letter from health visitor
6. GP/doctor family registration at NHS-includes my son’s name along with us

kindly suggest me if I got enough documents or not
and also can I include my documents related to my son as well

what else documents can I add

2. Reference letter from church
3. Baptism certificate from church
4. Letter from midwife
5. Letter from health visitor
6. GP/doctor family registration at NHS-includes my son’s name along with us

Above documents you can consider for co-habitation

you don't have to submit whole 2 years statements rather just pick one document from each spreaded across two years.. take three-four month GAP

Good Luck

Hello,
I have a similar case as you. And i'm planning to apply my ILR next week. Could you please let me know what documents did the caseworker accept for cohabitation? If possible can i contact you please?

Thanks.
Anand

Hi there,

Below are the documents I have submitted to UKBA

Main Applicant----------Dated---------------------Dependent-------------------------Dated
Affinity Water---------Apr’2014------------------Affinity Water-------------------Apr’2014
Electoral Document Mar’2014 Electoral Registration Apr’ 2014
HM Revenue and Customs Dec’2013 HMRC Feb’2014
Southern Electric Sep’2013 Virgin Media Dec’2013
Barclays Feb’2013 Southern Electric Sep’2013
T-Mobile Feb’2013 HM Revenue and Customs Apr’2013
Halifax Dec’2012 Barclays Feb’2013
Lloyds TSB Credit Card Statement Nov’2012 T-Mobile Jan’2013
Driving License Oct’2012 Provisional Driving License Nov’2012
Government Gateway July’2012 Disclosure Scotland Oct’2012
Southern Electric June’2012 NHS Sep’2012
UK Border Agency Apr’2012 HM Revenue and Customs May’2012
UK Border Agency Mar’2012 Barclays May’2022
UK Border Agency May’2012
UK Border Agency Mar’2012