| Document |
Notes |
Issue date and vailidity |
| Mortgage statement |
UK or EEA |
Issued in last 12 months |
| Bank or building society statement |
UK and Channel Islands or EEA |
Issued in last 3 months |
| Bank or building society statement (for applicants living and working outside the UK) |
Countries outside the EEA |
Issued in last 3 months branch must be located in the country in which the applicant lives and works |
| Bank or building society account opening confirmation letter |
UK |
Issued in last 3 months |
| Credit card statement |
UK or EEA |
Issued in last 3 months |
| inancial statement, for example pension or endowment |
UK |
Issued in last 12 months |
| P45 or P60 statement |
UK and Channel Islands |
Issued in last 12 months |
| Council Tax statement |
UK and Channel Islands |
Issued in last 12 months |
| Letter of sponsorship from future employment provider |
NonUK or nonEEA only valid only for applicants residing outside of the UK at time of application |
Must be valid |
| Utility Bill |
UK - not mobile telephone bill |
Issued in last 3 months |
| Benefit statement, for example Child Benefit, Pension |
UK |
Issued in last 3 months |
| Central or local government, government agency, or local council document giving entitlement, for example from the Department for Work and Pensions, the Employment Service, HMRC |
UK and Channel Islands |
Issued in last 3 months |
| EEA National ID card |
Not applicable |
Must still be valid |
| Cards carrying the PASS accreditation logo |
UK, Isle of Man and Channel Islands |
Must still be valid |
| Letter from head teacher or college principal |
UK for 16 to 19 year olds in full time education only used in exceptional circumstances if other documents cannot be provided |
Must still be valid |
