... tbh ... so did I ! At least ... this time around.
... MY reply had simply been based on PERSONAL experience involving BOTH Embassies ... each with its own [different] set of rules. Evidently the (same) guy from the Italian Embassy - who'd checked Scott's wife's earlier application and issued her previous visa - recognised them and decided to waive the regulations ... whereas WE were first-time applicants at the Edinburgh Office. So, you'd be well-advised you to check yourselves, in order to ascertain precisely which documents are needed.
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