It gives me great pleasure to inform you that I got my ILR at the Croydon PEO last week. And I thought of sharing my experience with many of you who will be applying for ILR in the near future.
I was quite worried about the affect of Child Benefits I claimed for a few months on my ILR but luckily that didn't jeopardize my application. Note that I claimed CB for 4 months but returned it once I realized that I was not entitled to it on my Tier-1 (General) visa. I think returning CB helped my case otherwise the outcome would have been quite different.
I have listed below the information section wise -
My Current Status: Tier-1 General Visa valid till Dec'11
No of Dependents: 2
List of Documents submitted: (alongwith photocopies)
- 1. All passports (current/previous)
2. Previous HSMP/Tier-1 Certificates from Home Office
3. Life in the UK Test certificates
4. 5 years salary slips (only last 15 months are required though)
5. All P-60s available at the time of application
6. Bank statements for last 15 months
7. Cohabitation Proof - Council Tax /Water Tax letters, or any other letter/bill addressing the applicant and spouse
8. Birth Certificate(s) of minors
9. Award Certificate of last Degree attained
10. All Employment letters (current/previous)
11. Letter from the current employer that the applicant is working there and is needed in the current employment
