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by userjc » Tue Aug 09, 2022 7:20 pm
My draft ILR application (section entitled "4. Documents") lists out both "Mandatory" documents and "Other" documents - see below (anonymised) - with a health warning that failure to supply the "Other" documents could lead to the application being delayed or refused.
Some of these seem like overkill or are repetitious IMO.
So before I submit the application, my questions for this forum are:
1. Given the volume of documents, do applicants typically include a cover letter that lists out the below documents? Hard to know what the next step for "upload[ing] copies of your documents on our commercial partner's website" looks like. Perhaps it is clear which document is uploaded against which category? Or do you just upload them all and trust the caseworker will know what's what? Any info/experience on this would be helpful.
2. I've listed out the documents I expect to provide in underline below. I'd welcome any tips if you think any of these are off mark.
Thank you!!!
Mandatory
1. The passport issued by COUNTRY for NAME. My current passport.
Other
2. Document(s) showing that you are able to work and intend to take or seek employment in the UK. I am currently employed. Same documents as item 7? What else would I provide?
3. Consent form for the Home Office to request verification checks on NAME for joint accounts or third party support. UKVI consent form, signed by me and joint holder of bank account relevant for bank statements at item 10.
4. Evidence that you have a grandparent who was born in the UK or Islands (including the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Ireland (if they were born there before 31 March 1922) such as:
- your full birth certificate. My birth certificate.
- the full birth certificate of the parent through whom you are claiming UK ancestry. My father's birth certificate.
- the birth certificate of your grandparent who was born in the UK or Islands. My grandfather's birth certificate (born in UK).
- if you, your parent, or grandparent have changed name since birth, evidence of this, for example, marriage or civil partnership certificates. No change of names, but I will provide marriage certificate for my grandfather/grandmother and for my father/mother.
I provided all of the documents in this item 4 when I applied for UK Ancestry Visa to begin with, so I figured I would provide them again.
5. Evidence of NAME's immigration status in the UK. I am currently on a UK Ancestry Visa (duh). Same document as item 9?
6. Declaration signed by NAME to confirm consent for the Home Office to request verification checks. Same document as item 3?
7. If you are employed at the date of application, please provide
- a letter from your current employer which confirms they will continue in their current job with that employer. What does this letter need to say exactly? I am on a fixed term contract at the moment, so should it say: NAME is employed at EMPLOYER, with start date X and end date Y?
- Documents to show you are employed, such as recent wage slips. Would last 3 months payslips be sufficient? Or last 6 months to be safe?
If you are self-employed, please provide one of the following:
- business and/or company accounts
- official letter from a registered accountant which confirms self-employment
- official tax documentation.
If you are unemployed at the date of application, please provide alternate evidence to show your employment record throughout the five year period in this category of leave, and of any attempts to make and find work. If you have been unemployed for long periods over the five years, you must provide reasons why you have failed to find work and evidence to show you have been looking for it. You must also provide evidence of how you can support yourself without a regular income.
8. NAME's birth certificate showing their parents' names. Same document as at item 4?
9. Current Biometric Residence Permit for NAME. My current BRP (I've only had the one BRP during my UK Ancestry Visa period).
10. Evidence of your finances. Bank statements, building society savings book(s), pay slips or other formal documents as evidence of your ability to maintain and accommodate yourself and any dependants without recourse to public funds. Note, we do not accept internet or cashpoint statements as evidence of finances. If you claim that a relative or friend is providing you with financial support, in addition to evidence of your own finances, you must provide bank statements or other documents of the kind described above as evidence of their financial resources. The documents showing the finances available to you and to any person supporting you should cover at least the last three months. Bank statements for the last 3 months. I could provide the last 6 months to be safe.
11. All previous passports, travel documents or national identity cards that you have used to travel to or remain in the UK. My previous passport (I've only had my current and one previous during my UK Ancestry Visa period). I do not have any of the other documents listed.
