ILR (Spouse) - 5 year route question

[Ljm1989]

I hope you are filling the online form??

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... -form-setm

4 years 11 months is fine. To be on the safe side book biometrics only when you complete full 5 years. These days biometrics appointments are running at a 28 day lag anyways.

Hey Cullinan - are you sure putting 4 years 11 months is fine, or would 5 years be better? I’m conscious the period he needs to have been here is 5 years so safer to say that, and then outline in my cover letter that it’s actually 4 years 11 months as I’m applying 28 days earlier

Thanks

[CR001]

You are overthinking. Ukvi do know the rules. 4 years 11 months is fine.

[Ljm1989]

Thank you for all your help so far guys.

We are just uploading our evidence and stupidly don't have 6 letters addressed to us both. Will the below suffice?

Addressed to both:
March 2019 Electricity Bill
Sept 2019 Electricity Bill
January 2020 Bank Letter
January 2021 Council Letter

Addressed to applicant:
July 2019 NHS Letter
July 2020 Bank Statement

Addressed to partner:
November 2019 Water Bill
March 2020 TV License Statement

We are in a flat, so our address is Flat 2, 14 Example Road, however one of the pieces of correspondance is just addressed to 14 Example Road (not specifying flat) - hoping this will be okay?

Thanks in advance

[Ljm1989]

Hey,

I've got all my docs ready and I just wanted to check if I had anything before I submit.

Proof of application
- applicant passport - all pages
- partner signed declaration

Other
Cover letter

Residence in the UK
- Council tax bill showing yearly costs
- Signed tenancy agreement from 2018 and extensions from 2019 and 2020
- 4 x documents in applicant and partner name (electricity bill x 2, bank letter and council tax bill)
- 2 x documents in applicant name (bank statement, nhs letter)
- 2 x documents in partner name (water bill, tv license statement)

Life Events

- Marriage certificate

Sponsors / Emploment

- 6 x partner payslips September 2020 - February 2021. Not stamped, online payslips
- Bank statement in partner name, showing salary going into account September 2020 - February 2021 (not certified, just scanned bank statements sent from bank)
- Partner employment contract from 2018, and extension showing wage increase in July 2020
- Signed letter from employer confirming: job title, employment length, salary, last wafe increase, payslips are genuine

Proof of Identity / Travel History

- partner current passport - all pages
- applicant passport - all pages
- applicant expired passport - all pages
- applicant current BRP - front and back

Please let me know if it looks like I've left anything out or put it in the wrong section?

[Ljm1989]

Hi everyone,

Please could you let me know if I need to provide a cover letter with my SET (M) application? We are applying online obviously, and won't be attending in person. Biometrics are on Friday. I have a very basic cover letter but do we basically need to plead our case for ILR?! Or just state the documents included in a cover letter?

And if anyone has time please could you confirm that the above is all okay and covers off everything we need to submit? It covers everything on the document checklist but I get worried when I see other people including more documents.

Thanks so much

[CR001]

You don't need a cover letter.

[Ljm1989]

Thank you