I personally thankful to everyone who have contributed to the forum and made aware of either it is any kind of requirement, UKBA guideline etc etc
I had today PEO Croydon appointment for Tier 1 Extension for me and my wife. I have summarized the documents which I submitted with the help of my solicitor. I am employed part time and running my own bookkeeping business as a self employed so I did not want to take any risk spending nearly £4000 which includes Accountant, Solicitor and UKBA fees.
1.Meeting was at 9am and UKBA opened gate half hour late due to problem.
2.Security check done at 9:30
3.Received Ticket number at 09:45
4.2nd floor arrival to pay fees and paid around 10:00
5. Called 10:15 to validate our application - they checks your application form filled correctly or not.
6. Done BIOMETRIC at 10:25
7. Called by case worker around 10:35 to drop all documents.
8. Lady told us that because I have huge documents so will take around 1 to 1.5 hours
9. Received confirmation - around 11:45 about application is successful and will receive bio metric in 7 working days.
Documents Submitted:
1. Passports for Both
2. Application for Both
3. 2 photos each
4. Fees paid by Postal Order to avoid last minute problem
5. Employment - 12 months payslips and letter from company about gross pay and net pay confirmation
6. I kept P60 with me as advised by solicitor and told if they ask then provide.
7. Self Employed - All sales invoices raised in 12 months - Customer cheques copies - Self assessment Registration document which confirms my UTR no - 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 SA returns - HMRC TAX Payment history so far - NI Contribution letters and invoices with payment -
8. Bank Statement showing all receipts and wages and same for balance.
9. Accountant - Income certificate - Income summary - 12 months Financial statement - Accountant ACCA registration print out from ACCA WEB.
10. Marriage Certificate - Last two years joint bank statements - NHS - RENT AGREEMENT - COUNCIL TAX - LIGHT BILL .
I mentioned two years because I got married only two years ago.
I hope above will help other and if you have any questions do let me know.
All the Best Folks
