kevsan Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Hi, We've finally booked flights and a movecube and will be in Melbourne at the end of August. Now starts the process of packing up our lives. One thing we need to sort out is how much documentation do we need (if any) for use in Aus or record keeping for the UK. I've got about 15 years of shoeboxes in the loft with bank statements, pension details plus a bunch of other documents that probably never needed to be kept in the first place. Is it worth keeping bank statements / pension statements/ pay slips / P60s/ P45's etc???? or anything else, and going back how far? Would scans be sufficient or should we keep the paper copies? Thanks for any thoughts/advice? Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy--bee Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Scans would be sufficient for everything except legal docs (eg house deeds) and ID docs (eg birth certs). With regards to statements etc I find keeping the last 12 months maximum suffices. Most places send them by email anyway now. BB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bungo Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I would keep current records, like pension funds. I would not keep any bank statements and there is no need for payslips if you have P60s, just keep those for about the last six or seven years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsan Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 Cheers Both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungbean Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 buy a scanner and a shredder ;-) you might actually need things like payslips from the last 5 years and transcripts from qualifications at some point (stuff that I never expected to need again)... but if you have a PR visa maybe you supplied this stuff already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsan Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 buy a scanner and a shredder ;-) you might actually need things like payslips from the last 5 years and transcripts from qualifications at some point (stuff that I never expected to need again)... but if you have a PR visa maybe you supplied this stuff already. Ta, scanner sorted.... have 'melted' 2x shredders so far, not allowed anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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