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by krishan2014 » Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:27 pm
Taken from Policy Guidance -
Evidence of registration as self-employed or as a director – extension applications only
117. You should use this for section B of your extension application. You must provide evidence of your registration within the 6 months after your specified date. Your specified date can be the date of entry to the UK (if you were given Entry Clearance and have the evidence of your date of entry), or the date of your grant of entry clearance, or the date of your grant of leave to remain if you applied in the UK.
118. If your last grant of leave, prior to the grant of leave that you currently have, was as a Businessperson, or Innovator, you will not need to fulfil this requirement. These points will be awarded if you tick the appropriate box in the extension application form, and if you are registered at the time of your application to extend your leave.
Self-employed applicants
119. If you were self-employed you must provide one of the following:
i) Original welcome letter from HMRC: If you registered as self-employed you will have received a welcome letter from HMRC containing your unique taxpayer reference number. The original, dated document should be provided.
ii) An Exception Certificate from HMRC: If you took advantage of the HMRC exception provision you will have received a certificate. The original, dated document should be provided.
HMRC will issue the welcome letter or the exception certificate at any time up to six weeks from the date of first contact with a self-employed worker. We will accept a letter or certificate that is dated up to eight calendar months from your specified date. For example, if your grant of leave is dated 1 May 2011, the letter or certificate must be dated on or before 30 December 2011. If your letter or certificate is dated more than eight calendar months after your specified date we will not consider it.
iii) A National Insurance (NI) bill from the HMRC dated in the 6 months after the specified date. This must be an original document and not a copy.
iv) Your bank statement dated in the 6 months after the specified date, showing the direct debit payment of NI to HMRC.
Director of a new or existing company
120. If you were a director of a new or existing company you must provide the following:
Current Appointment Report from Companies House: This will list the Directors of a company and the dates of their appointment. Even if you are no longer a Director of the same company, we require the Current Appointment Report for the date that you became a Director of that company.
If the date on the Current Appointment Report was more than 8 months after your specified date we will not award any points for this section.