Biometric appointment availability

Hi all,

I'm about to apply for ILR on Monday.

I went through the forum topics on the ILR application which has helped me massively, thank you, everyone!

I visited Serbia 2 years ago and for some reason, the border control has not stamped my passport when I entered Serbia so that stamp is now missing.

I have declared this absence (trip to Serbia) in the application form as I found the flight information for that particular trip and worked out the entry date.

Is this going to be an issue?

Do I need to provide the flight information as evidence of that trip as the HO won't have that record I'm guessing as it happened at the Serbian border?

Also, I was advised to provide a copy of every page of my Serbian passport instead of just the first one, is this necessary, considering I'll be paying for the super-priority service and based on what I learnt so far on this forum I shouldn't overload them with unnecessary documents?

Lastly, is there any need to provide payslips and bank statements for the remote work I've done outside the UK even though I have a letter from my employer stating all my absences were paid for and approved by the company?


Thank you so much!

A missing stamp is not an issue. You will manually input all the trips in the form.

The stamped pages on the passport are submitted for this application.

The most recent payslips & the corresponding bank statements are required. The employer is confirming approval of absences in the letter. What you did during your trips - including remote work or not work related activities - is irrelevant.

lolo2 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 27, 2024 12:54 pm

A missing stamp is not an issue. You will manually input all the trips in the form.

The stamped pages on the passport are submitted for this application.

The most recent payslips & the corresponding bank statements are required. The employer is confirming approval of absences in the letter. What you did during your trips - including remote work or not work related activities - is irrelevant.

Thank you very much for your prompt response and clarification.

Just to make sure I understood everything correctly.

"The stamped pages on the passport are submitted for this application." Do you mean they will do that anyway when I get my biometrics done? As I chose to upload the documents myself and not use their paid service of scanning and uploading the docs.

And yes I understand, I have already prepared the most recent payslip (singular) and the most recent bank statement (singular) that reflects the salary from the payslip. So are you saying no need to provide those for the periods of absences as well?

Also, are the most recent payslip and bank statement, the most recent ones to the biometrics date which hopefully is going to happen on the 22nd of Feb 2024 or the most recent ones to the application date which is going to be on the 29th of Jan 2024?

Thank you so much!

Not sure where you read that payslips or statements for when on holidays are required for this. Such requirement does not exist.

The stamped pages on your passport, and obviously the one where the personal information is, are uploaded by yourself online - for free - up to 48 h before the biometrics appointment, together with the other documents. During the appointment, it's mandatory to bring your passport, and they scan whatever they need to scan, no charge for that.

If the appointment is in February and the last payslip and statement you have correspond to January submit that!

lolo2 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 27, 2024 2:48 pm

Not sure where you read that payslips or statements for when on holidays are required for this. Such requirement does not exist.

The stamped pages on your passport, and obviously the one where the personal information is, are uploaded by yourself online - for free - up to 48 h before the biometrics appointment, together with the other documents. During the appointment, it's mandatory to bring your passport, and they scan whatever they need to scan, no charge for that.

If the appointment is in February and the last payslip and statement you have correspond to January submit that!

Thanks very much for elaborating even further on my previous question, I think I'm pretty clear in terms of the passport stamps and evidence required for absences.

However, my bank statements go from 22nd - 22nd sometimes 21st - 22nd etc... So I might not have the proper bank statement ready by the 22nd of February (the date of the biometrics appointment) as it's normally ready on the 23rd also you said I should have the documents uploaded 48 hours before the appointment.

I asked the bank and they can provide me with a transaction statement instead with any start and end date I want, it also has my name and address on it. Otherwise, the most recent proper bank statement remains to be the one I have now which covers the period from 22 DEC 2023 to 19 JAN 2024.

What should I do?

Thank you!

Your supporting documents muat be dated on or before the online application date. It is not the biometric appointment date.

CR001 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 27, 2024 3:27 pm

Your supporting documents muat be dated on or before the online application date. It is not the biometric appointment date.

Hi,

Thanks for the answer, essentially I should upload the documents I have already prepared and apply on Monday, understood!

Just a bit curious now, does that not contradict what lolo2 said about uploading the January statement if my appointment is on the 22nd of Feb 2024?

Thank you!

There is nothing contradictory here!

Salaries are paid at different days of the month, depending on the employer. Also banks have specific timeframes to produce bank statements. The Home Office knows that.

When you submit your application, upload what you have available at the time and these documents will be accepted. Usually the date of the application submission and the biometrics appointment are very close - almost everyone plans in this way - hence my comment. You have the chance to upload these documents up to two days before biometrics.

lolo2 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:57 pm

There is nothing contradictory here!

Salaries are paid at different days of the month, depending on the employer. Also banks have specific timeframes to produce bank statements. The Home Office knows that.

When you submit your application, upload what you have available at the time and these documents will be accepted. Usually the date of the application submission and the biometrics appointment are very close - almost everyone plans in this way - hence my comment. You have the chance to upload these documents up to two days before biometrics.

As per the rules, the payslips must be dated before the date of the application. If bank statements covering such payments are issued at a later date, they can be used but the pay date must be prior to the date of application

zimba wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 27, 2024 5:18 pm

lolo2 wrote: ↑

Sat Jan 27, 2024 4:57 pm

There is nothing contradictory here!

Salaries are paid at different days of the month, depending on the employer. Also banks have specific timeframes to produce bank statements. The Home Office knows that.

When you submit your application, upload what you have available at the time and these documents will be accepted. Usually the date of the application submission and the biometrics appointment are very close - almost everyone plans in this way - hence my comment. You have the chance to upload these documents up to two days before biometrics.

As per the rules, the payslips must be dated before the date of the application. If bank statements covering such payments are issued at a later date, they can be used but the pay date must be prior to the date of application

Hi, thank you!

I think I understand I'll go with the bank statement dated 19th of January 2024 (22 DEC 2023 to 19 JAN 2024) which shows the salary shown on the payslip month ending 31st of December 2023, when I apply tomorrow on the 28th of January 2024 and I'll book the biometrics for the 22nd of January 2024 which within the 28 days for the 5-year completion date that lands on the 20th of March 2024 and If I understood everything correctly that should cover me.

Thank you very much!

Hoping to post a success story here next month.

Hi all,

I was told by a solicitor that I could pay somewhere around £150 to get the same day or next day biometrics appointment after submitting the ILR (Skilled worker 5-year route) application.

Now, first of all, is this correct?

I'm very sceptical at this point as I was given too much incorrect information from immigration solicitors over the past two weeks according to the information I found on this forum.

I'm planning to apply on the 22nd of Feb 2024, make the appointment on the 23rd of Feb 2024, pay for the super-priority service and get the decision on the 26th of Feb 2024.

As per the plan below I won't have a 48-hour window to upload the documents myself, is there any negative in paying them UKVCAS to scan and upload my documents, do I need the document checking service they offer it's just going to prolong things for an additional 2 days?

Also a silly question, I used some websites to do the calculation but when I do it manually I get a day difference, what date (earliest I can apply) is 28 days from the 20th of March 2024?

Thank you so much!

• Super priority service has nothing to do with your appointment. Super priority visa service determines how fast your application is decided by UKVI AFTER you submit your biometrics at the appointment.

• When it comes to booking the appointment itself, UKVCAS offers both free and paid appointments and often paid slots are available earlier than the free ones. You can see this when booking an appointment online and availability depends on the location you choose

• The UKVCAS document-checking service is not necessary. If any document is not uploaded, they will do this on the day of your appointment as standard

• 21 February 2024 is 28 days from the 20th of March 2024

zimba wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:42 pm

• Super priority service has nothing to do with your appointment. Super priority visa service determines how fast your application is decided by UKVI AFTER you submit your biometrics at the appointment.

• When it comes to booking the appointment itself, UKVCAS offers both free and paid appointments and often paid slots are available earlier than the free ones. You can see this when booking an appointment online and availability depends on the location you choose

• The UKVCAS document-checking service is not necessary. If any document is not uploaded, they will do this on the day of your appointment as standard

• 21 February 2024 is 28 days from the 20th of March 2024

HI Zimba,

Thank you very much for your response.

I guess I'll have to submit the application then and hope I can get the biometrics booked the next day somewhere.

Thanks for clarifying the rest of the stuff, that all makes sense.


Much appreciated!