ILR- UK Absence AlternateProof in absence of Employer letter

[rkd]

Hi All,


As per new policy of Calculating continuous period in the UK – v10.0 Valid from 28 August 2013

For Tier 1 General Employee- Absences must be connected to the applicant’s sponsored or permitted employment, or the permitted economic activity being carried out in the UK, for example, business trips or short secondments. This also includes, any paid annual leave which must be assessed on a case by case basis and must be in line with the UK statutory annual leave entitlement.
Evidence in the form of a letter from the employer setting out the reasons for the absences, including annual leave, must be provided.

My ILR is coming up and I am a case of Tier 2 ICT + Tier 1 G.
I changed my job last year and currently a employee, I do not have previous employer letter to submit for my UK absences with my UK ILR application in March.
Excluding Travel start and end date , my no's come out to be 90 days all of which are my annual leave for vacation trips.
Year 1 0 days -Emp 2
Year 2 34 days -Emp 1
Year 3 24 days -Emp 1
Year 4 15 days -Emp 1
Year 5 17 days -Emp 1

After 28 August 2013,
1. Has anyone recently applied for ILR and sucessfully processed ILR without providing Employer letter (Previous or Current) as Evidence stating the reasons for the absences, including annual leave and confirming the leaves were paid.

2. Would Payslips and bank statement be acceptable as alternative proof showing no deductions made of pay (proving all day paid).

3. In absence of letter what to fill in pt. 6.3 in Set(O)

4. Would above leaves be a issue in case of absence of employer letter.
Please share your experiences.
Thanks in advance.

Regards,
rkd

[Lmjr]

Hi

I believe you can self certify but only after you have shown that you tried to get the letter from your ex-employer and they were not willing to oblige. See below link:

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... _ilr_rules

Let us know how you get on!

[bcs]

Dear rkd
I am about to apply for my ilr and have similar querie. At the end when you applied for ilr in march 14 did you applied with or with out the letters ? Did you managed to get ilr ?

[bhp]

Hi BCS,

Did you get ILR?. Did you supply any absence letter. Was it asked ?.

Please let me know your experience.

Thanks,
BHP

[eddybaloch]

GURUS- Can you please answer this one. I am in same boat and nervous about this. I got my employer to confirm that I had not taken any unpaid leave but they would not provide any think more.

Many Thanks,
Adil

[rihantparekh]

I'd be eligible to apply for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) in
few months. i.e Jan 2015

My First application as Tier 1 General Migrant was on 07/02/2010

My 5 years stay period will finish in Jan 2015

During these 5 year period I have taken

15 Holiday abroad to India

in total I have spend 150 days outside UK in span of 5 years.

My problem is I don't have record of what was paid and what was non paid holiday out of these 150 days as the frequency was 15 times.

Do I need to provide any evidence from current and ex employer for these day off or I just need LETTER FROM MYSELF EXPLAINING MY DAY OF AS THEY ARE LES THAT 180 DAYS IN 5 YEARS

As part of the essential documentation, do I (main-applicant) need
to produce a letter from my employer stating the dates I was
outside the UK and for what reason?; even if the total number of
days in 5 year continuous period prior to application does not
exceed 180 days?

Also, generally would any letter be required from myself or my
employer if the number of days outside UK is less than 180?

[Lolam]

HI Rihant,

What was the outcome of your application?

Did you self certify your absence? Has any one self certified their absence ?