I guess the more consistent of cases is my wife's.

I have a mix of P60, payslips, bank statements, SA302s and the JSA letter (all original) for the period.

My wife has a series of SA302s for the period.

Thanks. Jobseeking was after my last full time job. I was made redundant then went job seeking and got on JSA. I decided to go freelance and stopped the allowance before even getting any jobs in....

I wasn't self employed and seeking/on allowance at the same time...

Agreed about Brexit. The reason why we are not applying for a Cypriot passport and opting for British is purely logistical and because CY need 6 months to issue one but UK 6 weeks.

In theory could I use the same qualifying period and evidence for my DCPR as I do for the baby's passport?

And when it comes to evidence this is a mix of originals or printouts depending on the period. For example tax returns are submitted electronically I can only print those at home. I started as a student in 2004-2008 with no health insurance and my understanding is there's an issue with that. From ...

Thanks for the quick reply noajthan. I will look into those links and speak to DWP for that letter. I think the question is not so much whether we are qualifying but more on how to prove we are and what HMPO will see as acceptable proof. Any ideas how to prove the period from April 2016 - January ...

For the past 24 hours I have been reading up and going back and forth to Home Office and HMRC to clarify what we need to prove either mine or my wife's 5 year PR exercise of treaty rights for our newborn to claim a British passport. I have been going mad and it is beyond me why it has to be so ...