ILR Success Croydon WP x 2
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2011 6:27 pm
Hi All,
I thought I would share my experiences with my ILR success since even though this forum was very helpful there were a few things which stressed me out a lot and hopefully I provide some new insight.
It would appear that P60's provide a very strong case for one's application. I was asked whether I had P60s during the document check when first going into the building. Also my caseworker returned many documents to me but made a point of retaining the P60s. The documents the case worker discarded (almost with disdain!) where:
a) Excess bank statements over 3 months.
b) P45 from previous job.
c) Letters from Home office.
d) Original Work Permit.
e) Flight tickets (proving re-entry from Ireland since there is no stamp for returning from Ireland).
The documents which the case worker scrutinized were:
a) Absences from the UK - it appeared that these were checked against some records on the system.
b) Letter from current employer: SOC code and salary (in the letter from current employer).
c) Payslips (3 months only)
d) P60's
In short whilst the staff were very friendly, it appeared that he was a bit irritated that I had supplied more papers than he needed. He did photocopy all of my documents himself.
Another thing to note is that he didn't seem concerned that:
a) I had no stamps returning from Ireland.
b) I had a gap in employment of 8 days between jobs. (however, I must emphasise that there was no break in WP or leave to remain throughout the last five years.)
Lastly when waiting for your passport you should ask at the counter if your passport is ready - since I spent almost an extra hour waiting as they somehow forgot to call my number!
I thought I would share my experiences with my ILR success since even though this forum was very helpful there were a few things which stressed me out a lot and hopefully I provide some new insight.
It would appear that P60's provide a very strong case for one's application. I was asked whether I had P60s during the document check when first going into the building. Also my caseworker returned many documents to me but made a point of retaining the P60s. The documents the case worker discarded (almost with disdain!) where:
a) Excess bank statements over 3 months.
b) P45 from previous job.
c) Letters from Home office.
d) Original Work Permit.
e) Flight tickets (proving re-entry from Ireland since there is no stamp for returning from Ireland).
The documents which the case worker scrutinized were:
a) Absences from the UK - it appeared that these were checked against some records on the system.
b) Letter from current employer: SOC code and salary (in the letter from current employer).
c) Payslips (3 months only)
d) P60's
In short whilst the staff were very friendly, it appeared that he was a bit irritated that I had supplied more papers than he needed. He did photocopy all of my documents himself.
Another thing to note is that he didn't seem concerned that:
a) I had no stamps returning from Ireland.
b) I had a gap in employment of 8 days between jobs. (however, I must emphasise that there was no break in WP or leave to remain throughout the last five years.)
Lastly when waiting for your passport you should ask at the counter if your passport is ready - since I spent almost an extra hour waiting as they somehow forgot to call my number!