Set O ILR (Cohabitation documents)

[plabo]

Hello

Can someone please advise which co-habitation documents can be used when applying together as Tier 2 Main + Dependant for ILR?

The Set O form states:

If you have a spouse or civil partner listed in section 2 of this application form who is applying
at the same time as you, please provide documentary evidence of cohabitation since you
were last granted leave (up to a maximum of two years). Evidence provided should cover the
whole period and be in the form of official letters or documents, addressed to yourself and
your spouse.

If I am right, will the following help as they are dated within the last 2 years:

1. Council tax bill (joint names) issued start of 2016
2. Bank statement (joint names) can get for last 2 years
3. Water bill (joint names) issued Nov 2016 and in 2015 as well

Will that be enough?

[oxon22]

Here is answer from another post:

You only need one document either in joint name or one in each name every 4 months spread over 2 years from 3 different sources. Thats it. As simple as that.

You DO NOT need a document for every month. Say If you have a document for January 2015, then the next document can be dated in May 2015. You can skip Feb, Mar and April 2015.

The council tax document will count for the month it was issued, not the entire year. If you do not have a document for September 2015, its not important as long as you are submitting documents without being more than 4 months apart.

You can use any documents as cohabitation documents as long as it bears your name and is dated.

Furthermore, do not submit more documents than is necessary and you want to keep your application as simple as possible to the case worker. The above is the minimum requirement, but personally I would submit one document every quarterly (every 3 months). Submitting a document for every month for the two year period in my opinion is a overkill.