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home/family/substantial part of your estate: how to best document?
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 11:25 am
by Salgsgiver
Hello!
EU national with settled status, resident since 2015.
The date when my days of absence in the last 5 years will go below 730 is a couple of months away, so I'm starting my application.
I was wondering what are the best ways to substantiate and document that
"you have established your home, family and a substantial part of your estate here"
when
1 - I don't own a house in the UK, nor anywhere else
2 - I don't have a spouse or children here, nor anywhere else, but my girlfriend or a few years is British, born and bred
3 - my estate would consist in shares and ETFs I have under the yearly ISA allowance, me being the founder and sole owner of the limited company I use to work and things like that.
Apart from ticking the boxes in the application, what else can I provide and in what format?
Many thanks!
Re: home/family/substantial part of your estate: how to best document?
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 12:43 pm
by contorted_svy
Salgsgiver wrote: ↑Tue Sep 10, 2024 11:25 am
Hello!
EU national with settled status, resident since 2015.
The date when my days of absence in the last 5 years will go below 730 is a couple of months away, so I'm starting my application.
I was wondering what are the best ways to substantiate and document that
"you have established your home, family and a substantial part of your estate here"
when
1 - I don't own a house in the UK, nor anywhere else
Provide a rental contract.
2 - I don't have a spouse or children here, nor anywhere else, but my girlfriend or a few years is British, born and bred
Say that.
3 - my estate would consist in shares and ETFs I have under the yearly ISA allowance, me being the founder and sole owner of the limited company I use to work and things like that.
Provide bank statements and a proof of the fact you have an ISA.
Apart from ticking the boxes in the application, what else can I provide and in what format?
Many thanks!
Re: home/family/substantial part of your estate: how to best document?
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:32 pm
by Salgsgiver
Thanks!
I live with my girlfriend, I have for 1 year now. She doesn't charge me rent. What should I show?
Re: home/family/substantial part of your estate: how to best document?
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:34 pm
by contorted_svy
Do you have a council tax bill with your name on?
Re: home/family/substantial part of your estate: how to best document?
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 2:53 pm
by Salgsgiver
Is it possible we are paying council tax for 2 while it's only her name on the council tax bill?
I am registered with the electoral roll, however.
Re: home/family/substantial part of your estate: how to best document?
Posted: Tue Sep 10, 2024 3:16 pm
by contorted_svy
You need evidence that you established your home, finances, work and family in the UK, if you don't have anything for your home then send a P60 or letter from your employer, bank statements for your finances, and state your girlfriend lives in the UK and you live with her.
Please note that your girflriend has to declare that she lives with someone to the council or else she may be taking advantage of the single persons' discount that she is not entitled to.
Re: home/family/substantial part of your estate: how to best document?
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2024 12:02 am
by Salgsgiver
She is declaring that, we are just not sure that the bill actually ha both people's name. We'll ask about that or for a statement from the council.
Cover letter and documentation: templates? dos and donts?
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2024 11:21 am
by Salgsgiver
Hello
so I have submitted my online form for naturalisation. Due to my absence in the 600 days, I have to provide evidence about family, finances etc being here in the UK and detail what I hope they'll accept as extenuating circumstances.
I was advised that the main document should be some sort of cover letter/index of my evidence, in which I will mention file names of the various pieces of evidence.
Are there templates for this overall cover letter? Any dos and donts? I guess it's to be addressed to a generic case worker of the Home Office? Do they have a specific title?
Many thanks
Re: home/family/substantial part of your estate: how to best document?
Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2024 11:47 am
by alterhase58
Please keep all your related posts in one thread, this one - please continue here.
There are no templates for these kind of scenarios - each case is different. And generally cover letters are not required if applicant complies with the statutory requirements. I'd recommend you explain your particular circumstances in a concise manner, keep to the facts, keep it short!
You can address this: "To whom it may concern" - UKVI - Home Office
Caseworkers will have internal job titles which we wouldn't know, and generally they don't disclose their names.