Proof of earnings for self employed and ILR

[axis22]

Greetings everyone :smile:

Just a quick question about our ILR application.

Me and my wife are in the process of applying for her ILR,she arrived here in
October 2010 on a spouse visa so i think we are still under the old rules.

I'm a little bit worried by my lack of documents for earnings since i'm self employed and most of it is in cash,i just deposit regular amounts into my
business bank account several times a month and have been doing so for
years.I have bank statements and tax statements but no wage slips or other
official documentation.I tend to do my own accounts so dont have an accountant.

Would they think just bank and tax statements would be a bit light or would
i need to also include books and reciepts from the business ?

Any advice greatly appreciated.:smile:

kind regards

david and rose :Wave:

[joebloggs]

tax documents and bank statements

[Terpe]

Greetings everyone :smile:

Just a quick question about our ILR application.

Me and my wife are in the process of applying for her ILR,she arrived here in
October 2010 on a spouse visa so i think we are still under the old rules.

I'm a little bit worried by my lack of documents for earnings since i'm self employed and most of it is in cash,i just deposit regular amounts into my
business bank account several times a month and have been doing so for
years.I have bank statements and tax statements but no wage slips or other
official documentation.I tend to do my own accounts so dont have an accountant.

Would they think just bank and tax statements would be a bit light or would
i need to also include books and reciepts from the business ?

Any advice greatly appreciated.:smile:

kind regards

david and rose :Wave:

Yes you are under the old rules.
This means you do not need to prove anything in terms of finance.

The caseworkers are under instruction not to refuse any ILR solely on the basis of finance.
As long as you have some income there'll be no problem.
Just to satisfy yourself why not make some searches here in the forum and follow up the results of the ILR.

Stay calm. No worries. Just provide the documentation required and don't be concerned of any amounts etc

Is your wife working?

[axis22]

Terpe said


Yes you are under the old rules.
This means you do not need to prove anything in terms of finance.

The caseworkers are under instruction not to refuse any ILR solely on the basis of finance.
As long as you have some income there'll be no problem.
Just to satisfy yourself why not make some searches here in the forum and follow up the results of the ILR.

Stay calm. No worries. Just provide the documentation required and don't be concerned of any amounts etc

Is your wife working?

Thanks Joebloggs.

Thanks a lot Terpe for making it clear.Its really good news that the finances wont be subject to a forensic examination,i have a steady income and regular payments to my bank account.Just now to make sure that we have all the other documents ready shared bills and that kind of thing.
The wifes not working at the moment.

david and rose :smile:

[sars_notd_virus]

Greetings everyone :smile:

Just a quick question about our ILR application.

Me and my wife are in the process of applying for her ILR,she arrived here in
October 2010 on a spouse visa so i think we are still under the old rules.

I'm a little bit worried by my lack of documents for earnings since i'm self employed and most of it is in cash,i just deposit regular amounts into my
business bank account several times a month and have been doing so for
years.I have bank statements and tax statements but no wage slips or other
official documentation.I tend to do my own accounts so dont have an accountant.

Would they think just bank and tax statements would be a bit light or would
i need to also include books and reciepts from the business ?

Any advice greatly appreciated.:smile:

kind regards

david and rose :Wave:

I think you will still need an accountant.

[Terpe]

I think you will still need an accountant.

Sounds like it might be a good idea in order to avoid getting fleeced by HMRC :biggrin: