New document checking service - is it worth it?

[SpouseOfSettler]

Hi All,

We submitted my wife's our online application yesterday and have booked an appointment in Birmingham for the free service. There is an option to pay £35 for an additional 'Document Checking' service if we want

".....if you want our team to check that you have correctly uploaded the documents for your appointment, that the scanned documents you provided are of an acceptable quality and are complete.To use this service you must upload your documents through our website at least 2 working days before your appointment date."

I thought they already checked the uploaded documents during the appointment? If so, what's the point of paying for this service?

Would be great to hear from anyone that has gone through the new process.

[CR001]

There are topics already on peoples' experience etc.

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[SpouseOfSettler]

Thanks

[perriehlp]

They check if the documents are uploaded properly BEFORE you go to the appointment, to save time checking them during the appointment.

[SuboJvR]

Weirdly our documents had been checked the evening before despite us NOT paying for this service....

[tabimia]

I submitted my application without opting for this service. As long as your uploaded documents are clearly readable and below 5 MB it should be fine.