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leafy20 wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 12, 2023 10:23 am

Hi All,

I am currently in the process of applying for citizenship (after 12 months ILR - not a spouse of BC) and I am trying to gather documents to prove 5 year residency - I have had 2 employers throughout the 5 year now 6 year period and my previous employer (large organization) outsourced all of their HR functions including reference letters, etc. and I am having trouble getting a letter issued confirming my employment history so I don't know if it will be possible.

I don't have copies of all of my payslips for the period, but I have my P60s covering the period from the previous employer as well as the P45 and I also have a printouts from the HMRC Personal Tax account showing my employment history with employer in question (including start and end dates reported to HMRC) and the monthly payments which match the P60s - the HMRC employment history also has my start and end dates which correlate with the P45/P60.

My question is, in the absence of a letter from my employer Note it's an option to submit this. If you have them great. I had one only and that was sufficient., will the HMRC Personal Tax account printouts along with the relevant P60s and P45 (no payslips nor letter from previous employer) be suffice? P60s are sufficient - the requirement is not to prove tax and income, it's residency. I am not sure of what else to do. I am a non-visa national so I don't have passport stamps for all of my trips in and out of the UK so I need to prove my residency via other means I guess. Normally ILR holders just use their passports. UKVI have access to entry/exit data, they can always request further information. Clearly if you are nervous about this submit your P60s (only).
Note the application requires only a minimum of documents, not every document that has been suggested.
Thank you for your time!