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I have my appt on 10th July for ILR (WP+Tier1 General) at Birmingham Solihul. Initial WP(in-country) on 1st Aug 2007 and employment started 1st Sept 2007. Tier 1 on 1st Nov 2008 and extension on 1st Dec 2011. Kindly advise if my documentations and application is in line :

Need 75 points and am able to muster 75 points.

Set (O) Form duly filled and signed (No dependents)
2 PP photographs with names written on back
LIUK test
Pay slips (11) from Aug 2011- June 2012
Bank statements (11) Aug 2011-June 2012
Statement of earnings from employer for period Aug 2011- june 2012
Degree Copy( already assessed at the time of initial grant and extension)

P60 for years 2007-08 and 2008-09 when i was on WP. Plus a letter from employer that i have been in continuous employment since 2007 Sept.


I do not have NI number yet allotted to me. Just a lazy delay on part of myself and employer. Does that matter?
Many thanks

How are you paying your taxes then???

Through PAYE : Tax and NI contribution are deducted at source and are duly reflected in P60 which i shall be carrying with me.

thts Ok then..you dont need payslips in that case as you are showing them P60 for previous years...but do carry the payslips form April 2012 to June 2012

Thanks Gaurav
I shall be carrying
P60 for year 2011-2012
Pay slips from Aug 2011-june 2012(11 months)
Statement of earnings for Aug 2011-jun 2012 from the employer
+
Corroborating bank statements

RLMY wrote:I do not have NI number yet allotted to me. Just a lazy delay on part of myself and employer. Does that matter?

I'm not entirely sure whether it matters for the ILR application itself, as you say you have paid all taxes & NI contributions.

But I cannot personally understand how you could have worked for 5 years without an NI number. How are your NI contributions being deducted? What is mentioned under the NI field on your P60's? From what I can recall, until you get a NI number, you would pay a higher rate of Income Tax (known as emergency tax). So it would be in your best interests to apply for an NI number as soon as you start employment. And it is your (employee) responsibility and not your employers to get this.

Thanks so much
I can confirm that all my NI and tax deductions are duly reflected in pay slips and P60. NI number column on P60 is empty but contributions are mentioned. My employer has applied on my behalf twice, so i am told. I will chase it up urgently now. The immediate concern , understandably, is ILR.
Thanks

RLMY wrote:My employer has applied on my behalf twice, so i am told. I will chase it up urgently now.

Take a look at the following if you haven't already seen this. It is you (employee) who has to apply for the NI number when you start work and not your employer. Yours is certainly a unusual case, as I've not known anyone to not have an NI number after working in the UK for so many years.

If UKBA want to do any verification on your earnings, taxes paid or NI contributions, your NI number is the ID which will be required. So do be aware of that & verify that all your documents are in order.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAnd ... /DG_190057

What is a National Insurance number?

Your National Insurance number is your own personal account number. It is unique to you and you keep the same one all your life. It makes sure that the National Insurance contributions and tax you pay are properly recorded against your name. It also acts as a reference number when communicating with the Department for Work and Pensions and HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).

RLMY wrote:I have my appt on 10th July for ILR (WP+Tier1 General) at Birmingham Solihul. Initial WP(in-country) on 1st Aug 2007 and employment started 1st Sept 2007. Tier 1 on 1st Nov 2008 and extension on 1st Dec 2011. Kindly advise if my documentations and application is in line :

Need 75 points and am able to muster 75 points.

Set (O) Form duly filled and signed (No dependents)
2 PP photographs with names written on back
LIUK test
Pay slips (11) from Aug 2011- June 2012
Bank statements (11) Aug 2011-June 2012
Statement of earnings from employer for period Aug 2011- june 2012
Degree Copy( already assessed at the time of initial grant and extension)

P60 for years 2007-08 and 2008-09 when i was on WP. Plus a letter from employer that i have been in continuous employment since 2007 Sept.


I do not have NI number yet allotted to me. Just a lazy delay on part of myself and employer. Does that matter?
Many thanks

I hope you have downloaded latest set-o form for your application tomorrow. If not, please do so. Thanks

That is very helpful but worrying as well.
What additional docs do you suggest shd i carry? - I have pay slips for 60 months, p60s and statement of earnings for this year from the employer.
Incidentally, it was never an issue when i applied for tier 1 in Dec 2008 or extension in Dec 2011.
Thanks

RLMY wrote:That is very helpful but worrying as well.
What additional docs do you suggest shd i carry? - I have pay slips for 60 months, p60s and statement of earnings for this year from the employer.
Incidentally, it was never an issue when i applied for tier 1 in Dec 2008 or extension in Dec 2011.
Thanks

I don't know of any other documents you can take. If your evidence (2 sources - payslips and bank stmts) for previous earnings can clearly be verified by a CW, i.e. net pay matches in both & your Gross Pay, PAYE Tax + NI contributions are clearly visible on all your payslips and P60's, IMHO you should technically be alright. If you had been Self-Employed then you would never have been able to continue to work without an NI number for so long & it would certainly have been used by the UKBA for verification. If when looking at the P60's the CW notices that there is no NI number, he/she may question this.

I have an Appointment booked for tomorrow as well at Croydon for ILR. Just as I thought I have all the documents ready for tomorrow, I found out looking on this forum that Set (o) form has been up issued today so make sure you fill in the latest one... Good Luck tomorrow...