Spouse Visa application - Do I need certified copies for all my supporting evidence?

[whysailing]

I have a question on the supporting evidence on the relationship between my husband (Ozzi) and I: Do I need to get certified copies of all of my evidence such as bank statements and payslips? I understand that for identification documents such as passport, you definitely need Certified Copies, but bank statements and payslips? In their checklist, they only required "Photocopies" of the payslip of my husband to show his income for the last 2 years.

Any successful applicants who can answer me pls? Thanks in advance!

[Cookiecrew]

Hi
I didn't include any payslips with my application and some of the bank statements were downloads from my internet bank that i printed and did not get these certified. I included a couple of original credit card bills also not certified and after the Oz immigration people took my money to process the visa they returned the original paperwork to me in the prepaid envelope i included with the application.
I only sent certified copies of my passport and OH's passport and my birth certificate.

C

[perkynanana]

funny you should ask this, cause i just emailed the embassy in london about the same thing! and they said all relationship evidence does not need to be certified only things like your birth certificate etc...

[whysailing]

Oh thanks a lot! That's very relieving...

[whysailing]

What's most confusing is on evidence of the Spouse's employment in the past 2 years. In the checklist, they required "photocopy" of payslips or tax certificate, but in the Sponsor's form 40SP, they ask for "certified copy" of payslips or tax certificate...