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 show a shared household or explain the couple’s living arrangements as part of wider relationship evidence.
What the evidence may need to show
Useful features
- Tenancy, mortgage or council records
- Utility or household bills
- Bank or government correspondence
- Medical or other professional letters
Problems to notice early
Common evidence gaps
- All records are in one person’s name without context
- Evidence clustered around one date
- Addresses conflict without explanation
- Treating cohabitation as the only possible proof of commitment
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.