I have been on every visa know to man and I've never received any check on my finances at all. I've always waited many hours at the PEO. Maybe you could bring your internet printouts with you and pop out to the bank to have them stamped while you are waiting if it really is an issue for them.

I had a look through the forums and found this: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/policyandlaw/IDIs/idichapter22/section1/section1.pdf?view=Binary Which states at paragraph 9.2 that an expired passport is acceptable provided that the individual is in the UK at the time of appli...

I am about to apply using form SET (M) and have discovered to my horror that my passport expired 3 months ago. I will miss the deadline if I do not apply now. Should I just send the expired passport or should I get a new one and risk applying late?