documents for 10 years Lawful stay

[coolnsblue]

Hello everyone,
I have been in student visa from 2001 to 2009, then I obtained (tier 1) post study work visa for 2 years UNTILL 2011, im now eligible to apply for 10 years ILR. Could anyone please please tell me what documents i will now need to obtain the ILR, since rules have changed on april 2011? apart from the passport and life in the UK test results what else should I need???

many thanx

[xyz123]

read the form and guidance notes which specify the documents required. search this forum for success stories and u can see what others have submitted.

[geriatrix]

See also I need help on ILR 10 year route.

[coolnsblue]

read the form and guidance notes which specify the documents required. search this forum for success stories and u can see what others have submitted.

Thanx xyz, but im bit confused, im a female so that explains i guess, lolz...anyway what bothers me is,
since i have been here 10 years lawfully, the visa category im now in is tier(1 post study work), according to the new rules, should i have to show my income requirements also?? please see ----------It says Tier 1 (general) but im on Tier 1 (post study) are they two things?<http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... settlement>

[coolnsblue]

See also I need help on ILR 10 year route.

Thanz sushdmehta,
I have checked that link already, but still its confusing, you have mentined in that previous post, that SET(O) forme explains what documents needed...etc... but in the SET(O) it says; Tier 1 or Tier 2 of the points-based system(excluding the Post-study work category of Tier 1),because Thats the visa category im in.....so it doesnt say clearly what documents needed for ILR , for someone in Post-study work category of Tier 1??
strange.....

[geriatrix]

Please read the form "carefully" - the information you need is there.
(10S and 10T, page 37-38 ).

[coolnsblue]

Please read the form "carefully" - the information you need is there.
(10S and 10T, page 37-38 ).

Dear Sushdhmehta,
Thanx a lot, but may be i'm blind i couldnt find any 10S or 10T sections, neither pages 37 /38. Please kindly mention the link here to clarify which document i should check.
Thanx ever soo much

[adamboston]

See SET(O) and Guidance

[quote]10A A Life in the UK test pass notification letter or A relevant esOL qualification, as described in note 23l-m


10S Long residence - after 10 years’ continuous lawful residence. If you are applying for indefinite leave to remain after completing at least 10 years’ continuous lawful residence in the UK, in addition to the relevant documents in 10A, you must provide:

All the passports you have held during this time. If you cannot provide them all, you must provide the passports you have together with any Home Office letter(s) or other document(s) granting you leave to enter and/or remain in the UK. You should also provide documents of the type listed in 10T below to show that you were continuously resident in the UK during any period(s) for which you are unable to provide a passport.

10T Long residence - after 14 years’ continuous residence. If you are applying for indefinite leave to remain after completing at least 14 years’ continuous residence in the UK, in addition to the relevant documents in 10A, documents such as those listed below showing that your stay here has been continuous for this period:

- All the passports or travel documents you have held during your stay here Home Office letter(s) or other document(s) granting you leave to enter and/or remain in the UK

- Doctor’s letter(s) showing registration for each year of your stay, and letters from hospital(s) or other local health service(s)

- Council tax letter(s) or bills for each year of your stay

- Gas, electricity and water and other domestic bills or statements for each year of your stay

- National Insurance contribution records for each year of your stay or P60 forms

- HM Revenue and Customs / Inland Revenue letter(s) and/or P60 statements of income tax paid

- Employer(s) letter(s) confirming the dates during which you have been employed

- Department for Work and Pensions letter(s) and letters or other documents from other government departments or agencies

- Full birth certificate(s), ie one which shows the parents’ names for any of your children born in the UK

- Mortgage document(s) showing any property you own in the UK and/or a letter from your landlord confirming the period of your tenancy

- Any other documents which support your application.



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In short 2 photographs, LITUK Pass Letter, all your passports, correct application fee and of course the SET(O) form.

You may want to add further docs to support your application such as bank statements, payslips, P60s etc. but they are not mandatory.

[coolnsblue]

See SET(O) and Guidance

[quote]10A A Life in the UK test pass notification letter or A relevant esOL qualification, as described in note 23l-m


10S Long residence - after 10 years’ continuous lawful residence. If you are applying for indefinite leave to remain after completing at least 10 years’ continuous lawful residence in the UK, in addition to the relevant documents in 10A, you must provide:

All the passports you have held during this time. If you cannot provide them all, you must provide the passports you have together with any Home Office letter(s) or other document(s) granting you leave to enter and/or remain in the UK. You should also provide documents of the type listed in 10T below to show that you were continuously resident in the UK during any period(s) for which you are unable to provide a passport.

10T Long residence - after 14 years’ continuous residence. If you are applying for indefinite leave to remain after completing at least 14 years’ continuous residence in the UK, in addition to the relevant documents in 10A, documents such as those listed below showing that your stay here has been continuous for this period:

- All the passports or travel documents you have held during your stay here Home Office letter(s) or other document(s) granting you leave to enter and/or remain in the UK

- Doctor’s letter(s) showing registration for each year of your stay, and letters from hospital(s) or other local health service(s)

- Council tax letter(s) or bills for each year of your stay

- Gas, electricity and water and other domestic bills or statements for each year of your stay

- National Insurance contribution records for each year of your stay or P60 forms

- HM Revenue and Customs / Inland Revenue letter(s) and/or P60 statements of income tax paid

- Employer(s) letter(s) confirming the dates during which you have been employed

- Department for Work and Pensions letter(s) and letters or other documents from other government departments or agencies

- Full birth certificate(s), ie one which shows the parents’ names for any of your children born in the UK

- Mortgage document(s) showing any property you own in the UK and/or a letter from your landlord confirming the period of your tenancy

- Any other documents which support your application.

In short 2 photographs, LITUK Pass Letter, all your passports, correct application fee and of course the SET(O) form.

You may want to add further docs to support your application such as bank statements, payslips, P60s etc. but they are not mandatory.[/quote]

Thanx a lot Adamboston,

if further docs are not mandotory, if i didnt provide them would that be a problem? how much should i show the balance of statements? why i have to show payslips? and P60 etc??? what is the purpose? coz i never seen anywhere else that before?
Im bit worried now...coz i was traveling, last nearly 6 months(not more). so i left the job also, i won't be able to show my payslips if so....neither bank statements, coz now im nearly broke and just got back to a temporary job etc....

what do you advice??

[adamboston]

if i didnt provide them would that be a problem? how much should i show the balance of statements? why i have to show payslips? and P60 etc??? what is the purpose? coz i never seen anywhere else that before?

You do not need to provide non-mandatory docs if you dont want to. The reason I am going to include these docs to show my employment record, the tax and NI I have been paying in past (to demonstrate strong connections) etc.

Im bit worried now...coz i was traveling, last nearly 6 months(not more). so i left the job also, i won't be able to show my payslips if so....neither bank statements, coz now im nearly broke and just got back to a temporary job etc....

You are getting worried for nothing. Just include what's been asked in the SET(O) 10A, 10S and if you dont have all your passports then 10T as well.

To apply under 10 years long residency you are required to be lawfully in the UK for 10 years, no visa gaps, no more than 6 months at single occasion or 18 months in total absences, no criminal convictions and Life in the UK or relevant ESOL qualification. I hope you have already consulted theUKBA Long Residence document and have order your SAR file.

Good Luck

[coolnsblue]

if i didnt provide them would that be a problem? how much should i show the balance of statements? why i have to show payslips? and P60 etc??? what is the purpose? coz i never seen anywhere else that before?

You do not need to provide non-mandatory docs if you dont want to. The reason I am going to include these docs to show my employment record, the tax and NI I have been paying in past (to demonstrate strong connections) etc.

Im bit worried now...coz i was traveling, last nearly 6 months(not more). so i left the job also, i won't be able to show my payslips if so....neither bank statements, coz now im nearly broke and just got back to a temporary job etc....

You are getting worried for nothing. Just include what's been asked in the SET(O) 10A, 10S and if you dont have all your passports then 10T as well.

To apply under 10 years long residency you are required to be lawfully in the UK for 10 years, no visa gaps, no more than 6 months at single occasion or 18 months in total absences, no criminal convictions and Life in the UK or relevant ESOL qualification. I hope you have already consulted theUKBA Long Residence document and have order your SAR file.

Good Luck

Many Thanx Adam, no i did not asked for SAR, should i do it? . i always sent my passport to HO atleast day before visa expires, there are couple of gaps between visas, one gap is even 3 months, but its because of HO took time to stamp the visa.It was never a my fault. I was never away during those periods, I applied for visa and stayed in the UK.

[adamboston]

no i did not asked for SAR, should i do it? .

Why not apply for SAR it would only cost you 10 quid and give you enormous peace of mind.

i always sent my passport to HO atleast day before visa expires

A day before ?? In that case I strongly suggest you to get SAR file without giving a second thought. I have come across some posts here where people thought they had no gaps but when received the file things were not so good. I am not scaremongering but sharing my own experience.

there are couple of gaps between visas, one gap is even 3 months, but its because of HO took time to stamp the visa.It was never a my fault.

Yes the gaps you are talking about are covered under section 3c and 3d.

[coolnsblue]

Hello everyone
Im nervous and back again,
as Im eligible to apply for ILR under lawful 10 years rule. I have a gap of 2.5 months due to a payment rejection by the bank. I will be sending a covering letter to explain the situation.
Could anyone pls advice me, if I mention that, im intended to settle down in UK as my home with my European national UK Based partner for 3 years, would that be a problem? Would they think Im more belong to my partners country, where they don't speak English. What documents I have to show that My life here with him and it will be useful to domestic circumstances?
Many thanx

[geriatrix]

Hello everyone,

I have applied for my ILR under 10 years rule about 8 weeks ago. After long wait I received a letter from UKBA asking more documents,

In my application form I have included a covering letter mentioning that "After10 years, I feel very much settled and adapted to life in Britainwhich I now consider to be my home, where I live with my partner of 3years and where my social circle is based. "

Could anyone please tell me, does it sounds like that I have been living with him for 3 years? Simply I meant that I live with my partner OF 3 years, now UKBA asking documents evidence to show that we have been residing together for 3 years. We never thought we have to prove our relationship to anyone, as I'm already elgible for 10 years rule. So we didnt prepare for it. He is self sufficient didn't work for last 3 years, but before that he worked 6 years in UK and paid tax accordingly. He never used his official address with me so he has a different official address, we don't have any joint documents either, also where he stays with me is my shared accomodation is under my name, he also juggling between UK and Swiss because of me, but certainly he stays at my place when ever he is in UK, often atleast 7 days to 14 days per month. We don't have any documents what so ever addressd to the same address.

could anyone please tell me, how to approach UKBA now, with my situation. What documents I needed to show now and why?. I didnt mention in my covering letter he is an Europian National or any details about him. So now They also asks my partners original passportl. He worries if he might stuck here without passport for a long term. please tell me, all ur thought. I'm in really confused situation.

[geriatrix]

1. What documentary evidence did you include with your application?
2. What does the letter exactly state?

[coolnsblue]

I only included the documents checklist needed for ILR 10 years. It was only my 2 passports(old, new), Life In the UK test certificate, My degree certificate and covering letter, some documents evidence to cover a gap in the past, which originally made by HO staff, which was not my fault.

[coolnsblue]

Letter says thank you very much for application etc etc..., to help me consider the matter, send me the following documents within 14 days. Please send originals as photocopies are not acceptable.

1.Document evidence of ownership of the marital home OR rent book/tenency agreement AND a letter from the landlord/local authority confirming who is residing at the marital address.
2.Last 3 months Wage slips of me
3.My employers letter
4.Detailed bank statements of me covering last 3 months
5. Evidence of my partners current immigration status
6.Partners current passport
7.Documentry evidence to show that my partner have been residing together for last 3 years.The evidence should be from atleast 5 official sources and addressed to the both parties either jointly or seperately and must cover the last 3 years.
8.Any additional information

To enable the application to be considered fully and promptly we need all the above documents within 14 days. If you fail to provide required documents, the application will be considered on the basis of the documents that you have already provided. This may result in your application being refused in a accordance with paragraph 322(9) of the immigration rules.

[geriatrix]

It does look like that the covering letter is to blame.

IMHO,
you should provide all the documentary evidence(s) that you can about yourself within the stipulated time.

As for evidences related to your partner and cohabitation, either provide what you can .. or .. question why and how submitting such documentary evidence(s) about your partner and cohabitation is relevant to a settlement application under long residence. Or better still, do both if you can.

[coolnsblue]

Thank u very much Sush.
I have few more questions to ask u or anyone who knows.
1. Letter from the HO was dated 11th Oct. They are expecting me to send all the documents within 14 days. If so when is the real date I have to post the documents by?
2.As I have been environment freindly I dont get paper statements from my bank. So I had to specifically order to cover last 3 months, which RBS said I can expect it about 10 working days, which I might not get my statements on time, also my partner is currently out of the country, he will have to make a big effort if he has to come early in order to handover his passport to me, do u think sending my European Citizen partner's original passport is necessary? can I send a photocopy instead? as he is worried he will not get passport back quicker, as he has some business plans to consider out of the country. what do you think?
3. As I have mentioned previuosly we dont have any documents to the same address at all, as We did not expect this situation. I can provide photographic evidence that he is my partner etc... photographs such as our holidays and special occasions together within last 3 years. I can also provide our pay as you go mobile statement, as it has all the details of us keeping in touch all the time. what do u think?

many many thanks

[geriatrix]

1. Within 14 days of receiving the letter.
2. Photocopies are not acceptable ... and this seems to be clearly stated in the letter you have received.
3. My response remains the same as the one earlier.

[coolnsblue]

Another thing Sush, could you pls recommend a nice way to approach them and tell that my partners details are not important to my application for ILR. I'm bit hesitent to question them , as it might make my Case Officer angry, so it will only turnout against me.
If you could suggest or draft that sentence for me would be lovely, because I canot get it how.

many thanks again

[coolnsblue]

Ok, so the letter date was 11th, I received it on 13th, but how would they exactly know when I received it? It could be either 12th or 14th right? So Its bit confusing way, they could have simply mention an exact date to receive by... clearly the way they mentioned was not helpful

[geriatrix]

Hello everyone,
could someone pls advice me, what is the real meaning of the partner, in immigration? does that mean they have to live together? could the fiancee be called partner, but who doesnt living together or not sharing the same address?
many thanx

[geriatrix]

Partner =
1. someone you are living with (together) as a spouse / civil partner of, or
2. someone you are living with (together) in a relationship akin to marriage / civil partnership.

[coolnsblue]

Thanx Sush,

I think Im belong to the second category. But does that mean we have to live together permenantly? and we have to have a official address together?