Uk Ilr Application - Bank Statement Panic

[waffleuk]

Hi Everyone,

I am flapping slightly and need some help.

My wife has been living in the UK for nearly two years now on a spouse visa. She has a month left on her current visa so we are applying for the ILR.

I have all the relevant documents together; however I struggled to find all of my bank statements. I therefore contacted the bank and asked them to send me the last 6 months statements for our application. They sent the statements through but they just seemed to have been printed off a database. They are included a letter stating that this is the format that all copy statements are sent out in. I contacted our local branch to see if they would stamp them to prove authenticity, however they won't do this as they say it is a fraud risk.

Will the statements sent by the bank including their cover letter suffice? I contacted the Home office directly and their response was 'they might be ok, but we can't guarantee it'.

Any ideas folks?

Thanks

John

[Thongkorn]

As long as they are on paper with your banks name on, as a header you will not have any problems. the header should have your bank name and address with phone numbers on . i got mine from Lloyd's but they where on paper with Lloyd's name and address on ..

[Basil B]

I would say just submit the letter attached to the print out, if they think there is any wrong doing I presume they will call the bank to confirm thing like the balance on a particular day or query a particular transaction, if falsified in any way (which I do not suspect) it is fraud and you and her could be in more trouble than just getting her ILR rejected.

[7by7]

I agree, submit the statements as given by the bank along with their covering letter.

The response from the Home Office is standard; they will never give a definite answer over the phone as they cannot do so until they have seen the actual application.