naturalisation - payslips and bank statements?

[mon]

I am an australian about to apply for nationality through NCS.

when I made my appointment the woman on the phone reeled off a list of things I needed to bring which included bank statements and payslips for the last 3-6 months. However, I can't find anywhere on the forms that these are asked for (except if you are EEA or swiss national) so I'm wondering whether other people have provided them. I'm happy enough to take them, but being paid weekly makes 6 months of payslips fairly difficult to find and a large stack of paper.

Also, I can't seem to find the letter about my appointment (put it in a safe place, naturally) - does anyone know if I need that? I do have time to ring and ask them to send another one if necessary

[vin123]

I don't think letter of appointment is really important but payslips and bank statements are cross verified to make sure that income paid or shown on the payslips are correct as it appears in the bank statement .

[darksquid]

I didn't have to show bank statements OR payslips at my NCS appointment. I provided what was asked for on the application, and not a shred more.

I assumed they could check my employment history/salary through my NI number.

Perhaps this is asked only of people who initially came to the UK with employment-related visas? As far as I understand, I could have happily been sitting on my butt not working for the past three years (one can but dream), as there is no requirement to have been working to obtain citizenship.

[bbdivo]

Bank statements and payslips are not required for a naturalisation application, if you have your passport to support your whole stay then you're fine if not then you need to prove you have been in the UK the whole time, previously you could supply bank statements and payslips however these days a letter from your employer is what is required (and stated in the application form) I did not supply bank statements or payslips, however I did have a letter from my employer as my passport did not cover the last 6 months of my qualifying period.

Edit:-
Just thinking about it perhaps they just rattled of a list of documents to you, when you get there they will probably just ask you to present what's needed? When you booked did they ask your nationality? Which NCS are you using?

[Marco 72]

I successfully applied for naturalisation using the NCS a couple of months ago, and I wasn't asked to bring any pay slips. I brought my passports, and letters from my current and previous employer confirming I had worked for them for the specified period.

[vin123]

There could well be a situation that a person applying for Naturalisation deos not have a current employer, or he/she is self employed, or could even be taking a sabattical.

So I wonder on what basis NCS expect all interviewees to bring this letter ?

[tekaweni]

When I phoned to make my appointment with the NCS (Newcastle) I was also told to bring bank statements and payslips, but when I arrived on the day - they didnt even want to see them! So my application went in with no financial information but still succeeded.

[beyond]

Do I need letters from my current and previous employer confirming I had worked for them when I apply British citizenship now?

[tekaweni]

Beyond - No you definitely dont need that for a citizenship application.

Employment history is crucial for work-permit based ILR applications but does not apply for citizenship at all.

Having said that I would still say take along your latest P60 which they might want to photocopy, simply be to make it quicker for the Home Office to check with Inland Revenue that youve been paying your tax.

I took along everything I could think of for my NCS appointment but they only wanted the basics and ignored my huge pile of documents I offered.

Good luck, I'm sure you'll be fine!

[beyond]

tekaweni, Thank you