General information, not a personal recommendation
Use these guides to understand published UK immigration requirements and questions to check. Confirm the current rule on GOV.UK and obtain regulated advice for your own circumstances.
What this evidence is for
The purpose matters more than the document name
To establish where the applicant was during the relevant residence period and identify potentially important absences.
What the evidence may need to show
Useful features
- Travel dates and destinations
- Passport stamps and tickets where available
- Employment or study records that confirm presence
- Explanations and supporting evidence for significant absences
Problems to notice early
Common evidence gaps
- Incomplete timeline
- Arrival and departure dates reversed
- Work travel omitted
- Assuming all settlement routes use identical absence rules
01
Start with the rule
Identify the fact the route requires the applicant to prove.
02
Match the evidence
Check issuer, content, date, format and required period.
03
Check consistency
Names, addresses, dates and figures should agree across the application.
Primary source
Confirm the current evidence rule
Personal circumstances?
Verify a regulated professional →Know when a guide is no longer enough
Eligibility assessments, evidence reviews, application preparation and representation should be handled by a suitably regulated professional.