ILR success at Croydon

[chip89]

Big thanks to all the contributors of this forum as the contributions have been of great help.

For further benefit of everybody - below is a list of documents I submitted.

Case Summary - ILR application through Tier 1 (General) route for myself and my wife. I operate through my ltd. company as a director and shareholder.

Documents submitted -
1 - Cover Letter (containing the list of evidences provided for each section and contacts for verification of any document)
2 - Form SET(O)
3 - Life in UK test pass certificates for both
4 - Letter from Accountant summarizing the dividends and salaries drawn in a 12 month period (in the last 15 months).
5 - Dividend Vouchers
6 - Salary slips
7 - Bank statements with salary and dividend credits clearly marked
8 - Degree Certificate
9 - UK NARIC letter (had this from previous Tier 1 applications)
10 - Birth Certificate
11 - P60s for the last 5 years
12 - Council Tax Bills covering the last 2 yrs (joint names on the bill)
13 - Rental Agreement covering the last 2 yrs (joint names on the rental agreement)
14 - Bank Statements covering the last 2 yrs (joint names on the bank statement)
15 - Previous Tier1 General Approval letters
16 - Recent Bank Statements (incase required for maintenance)
17 - Recent Salary Slips, Dividend Voucher and bank statements showing salary and dividend credits (incase required for UK experience assessment)
18 - Letter of incorporation for the company
19 - VAT registration certificate
20 - Marriage Registration Certificate
21 - Previous Work Permit
22 - Company's Bank Statements (an unexpected requirement from the Caseworker, but I was carrying all the company's documents and copies in my bag. Caseworker said these are required as they need to match the salary and dividend credits in personal account with the corresponding debits in business bank statements)
23 - Company's Invoices (again an unexpected requirement from the Case Worker but I was carrying all the invoices)
24 - Company's Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account. (an unexpected requirement once again and thanks to this forum I had them)
25 - Passports and 2 Photos each.
26 - Biometric Cards

+ Copies of all the above documents (except form and cover letter) including all pages of passports and biometric card.

The Case Worker kept ALL the photocopies.

My personal suggestion, carry as many documents as you can, with copies. You need not submit them with your application, but keep them handy so that they can be submitted if asked for. Its better to be over prepared than saying a "No" when the caseworker asks for any extra document.

Note: Caseworker did not ask me anything about my trips outside UK when I was on work permit in the past (total 5 days).

[psTier1]

Big thanks to all the contributors of this forum as the contributions have been of great help.

For further benefit of everybody - below is a list of documents I submitted.

Case Summary - ILR application through Tier 1 (General) route for myself and my wife. I operate through my ltd. company as a director and shareholder.

Documents submitted -
1 - Cover Letter (containing the list of evidences provided for each section and contacts for verification of any document)
2 - Form SET(O)
3 - Life in UK test pass certificates for both
4 - Letter from Accountant summarizing the dividends and salaries drawn in a 12 month period (in the last 15 months).
5 - Dividend Vouchers
6 - Salary slips
7 - Bank statements with salary and dividend credits clearly marked
8 - Degree Certificate
9 - UK NARIC letter (had this from previous Tier 1 applications)
10 - Birth Certificate
11 - P60s for the last 5 years
12 - Council Tax Bills covering the last 2 yrs (joint names on the bill)
13 - Rental Agreement covering the last 2 yrs (joint names on the rental agreement)
14 - Bank Statements covering the last 2 yrs (joint names on the bank statement)
15 - Previous Tier1 General Approval letters
16 - Recent Bank Statements (incase required for maintenance)
17 - Recent Salary Slips, Dividend Voucher and bank statements showing salary and dividend credits (incase required for UK experience assessment)
18 - Letter of incorporation for the company
19 - VAT registration certificate
20 - Marriage Registration Certificate
21 - Previous Work Permit
22 - Company's Bank Statements (an unexpected requirement from the Caseworker, but I was carrying all the company's documents and copies in my bag. Caseworker said these are required as they need to match the salary and dividend credits in personal account with the corresponding debits in business bank statements)
23 - Company's Invoices (again an unexpected requirement from the Case Worker but I was carrying all the invoices)
24 - Company's Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account. (an unexpected requirement once again and thanks to this forum I had them)
25 - Passports and 2 Photos each.
26 - Biometric Cards

+ Copies of all the above documents (except form and cover letter) including all pages of passports and biometric card.

The Case Worker kept ALL the photocopies.

My personal suggestion, carry as many documents as you can, with copies. You need not submit them with your application, but keep them handy so that they can be submitted if asked for. Its better to be over prepared than saying a "No" when the caseworker asks for any extra document.

Note: Caseworker did not ask me anything about my trips outside UK when I was on work permit in the past (total 5 days).

Congrats ... This is bit strange that they asked so many documents related to your ltd company. I believe personal bank statements are required if you mentioned your designation as "Employee" in your SET (O) form. What did you mention in your form "Self employed" or "Employee"?
Did they ask any query regarding your wife's stay in uk? As there is no section in form where you have to mention spouse's total stay in uk.

[cs95tdg]

Congrat's chip89! May I ask whether the case worker asked for all the documents you submitted (i.e. listed in your topic)? Or did you simply submit everything you had with you. Also, which PEO did you attend & how long did it take for your approval (trying to gauge how long you spent at the PEO)?

[chip89]

@psTier1

Even I was surprised with the request for additional documents about the company accounts, so I mentioned to the case worker that I am a Director of the company and thus am an employee. But the caseworker said that they consider this as self employment and require the additional documents.

As far as I can remember, SET(O) did not have any question regarding employment status i.e. if I was employed or self-employed. My Cover Letter and Accountants letter clearly stated that I was a director and shareholder of the company. Also, I was applying under Tier-1 general category (not under self employment category).

[chip89]

@cs95tdg

Croydon PEO. I submitted all documents except the documents showing company's accounts and invoices. Company's accounts and invoices were requested by the case worker. The process took about 1 hr 30 minutes after a case worker took up the case.

[ilrupdates]

congrates chip 89
would you like to tell me that how many points you claimed out of 100 please? did you get the same exact same points for age which you got in your previous extension or at the HSMP Approval please?

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congrates chip 89
would you like to tell me that how many points you claimed out of 100 please? did you get the same exact same points for age which you got in your previous extension or at the HSMP Approval please?

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[wmazhar]

Big thanks to all the contributors of this forum as the contributions have been of great help.

For further benefit of everybody - below is a list of documents I submitted.

Case Summary - ILR application through Tier 1 (General) route for myself and my wife. I operate through my ltd. company as a director and shareholder.

Documents submitted -
1 - Cover Letter (containing the list of evidences provided for each section and contacts for verification of any document)
2 - Form SET(O)
3 - Life in UK test pass certificates for both
4 - Letter from Accountant summarizing the dividends and salaries drawn in a 12 month period (in the last 15 months).
5 - Dividend Vouchers
6 - Salary slips
7 - Bank statements with salary and dividend credits clearly marked
8 - Degree Certificate
9 - UK NARIC letter (had this from previous Tier 1 applications)
10 - Birth Certificate
11 - P60s for the last 5 years
12 - Council Tax Bills covering the last 2 yrs (joint names on the bill)
13 - Rental Agreement covering the last 2 yrs (joint names on the rental agreement)
14 - Bank Statements covering the last 2 yrs (joint names on the bank statement)
15 - Previous Tier1 General Approval letters
16 - Recent Bank Statements (incase required for maintenance)
17 - Recent Salary Slips, Dividend Voucher and bank statements showing salary and dividend credits (incase required for UK experience assessment)
18 - Letter of incorporation for the company
19 - VAT registration certificate
20 - Marriage Registration Certificate
21 - Previous Work Permit
22 - Company's Bank Statements (an unexpected requirement from the Caseworker, but I was carrying all the company's documents and copies in my bag. Caseworker said these are required as they need to match the salary and dividend credits in personal account with the corresponding debits in business bank statements)
23 - Company's Invoices (again an unexpected requirement from the Case Worker but I was carrying all the invoices)
24 - Company's Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss Account. (an unexpected requirement once again and thanks to this forum I had them)
25 - Passports and 2 Photos each.
26 - Biometric Cards

+ Copies of all the above documents (except form and cover letter) including all pages of passports and biometric card.

The Case Worker kept ALL the photocopies.

My personal suggestion, carry as many documents as you can, with copies. You need not submit them with your application, but keep them handy so that they can be submitted if asked for. Its better to be over prepared than saying a "No" when the caseworker asks for any extra document.

Note: Caseworker did not ask me anything about my trips outside UK when I was on work permit in the past (total 5 days).

Hi Chip

Great explanation and congratulations

for couple of months when I took dividend and salary from my business account my business account overdrawn since I have overdraft limit the transaction to my personal account went ok
but do you think this overdraft on business account could lead to any problems
thanks