EEA4 (retained rights of residence) documents

[lucky802]

I am about to apply for PR on the grounds of divorce. My EEA2 expires in Aug and divorce has just come through now so I decided to use EEA4 form.
I have a bit of a problem though with the documents to confirm 5 year residence.
Since me and my ex husband lived in a property which was rented privately I do not have tenancy agreements and utility bills on our names. I am going to send just his nad mine bank statements, inland revenue letters,hospital letters and credit card bills. Does anyone know if this will be enough to prove residence?
Would be grateful for any information!

[Jambo]

Sounds too much to me. Unless they cover different periods, there is no much point sending several sources of documents.

[lucky802]

Sounds too much to me. Unless they cover different periods, there is no much point sending several sources of documents.

Thank you. It is a very big pile of paper to be honest. I might reduce the number of documents.Do you think just bank statements would be enough to cover 5 year residence?

[Jambo]

Thank you. It is a very big pile of paper to be honest. I might reduce the number of documents.Do you think just bank statements would be enough to cover 5 year residence?

Yes.

In fact, you just need to prove 6 months out of 12 months every year to meet the requirements for PR.

[lucky802]

Yes.

In fact, you just need to prove 6 months out of 12 months every year to meet the requirements for PR.[/quote]

Excellent news. Thanks for your reply. Also if applying on the grounds of divorce is it still essential to provide ex's EEA passport?

[Jambo]

Excellent news. Thanks for your reply. Also if applying on the grounds of divorce is it still essential to provide ex's EEA passport?

Not essential but would make the process easier.
If you don't provide the ex passport and hasn't applied before for retention of rights, make sure that you explain in a cover letter why the passport is not provided.
The HO normally do an initial verification of the application checking that the necessary documents are provided. If they don't spot a passport, the application would be returned (not refused, just returned).

[lucky802]

Thank you, good to know. You are very helpful!

[Guerro]

@ Jambo:
Regarding the 6 months out of a year rule, do I have to present 6 pieces of evidence in both names for every single year? if in both names, does it mean 3 a year for each person?

Thanks

[Jambo]

@ Jambo:
Regarding the 6 months out of a year rule, do I have to present 6 pieces of evidence in both names for every single year? if in both names, does it mean 3 a year for each person?

Thanks

Not at all. There is no requirement to present a specific number of evidence. If you have one tenancy agreement that covers 5 years that would be enough (just as an example. I don't think people sign for a 5 years tenancy).
I would say one or two utility bills for each year should be enough (to be honest, I never understood why utility bills or tenancy agreements prove residence. They just prove you were paying bills for that period. Not your whereabouts).

[Guerro]

Jambo, Thank you very much