Statutory Declaration

[welder85]

Hi,

 

If you can't get references for 16 months of self employment of which you want to 'claim', will the statutory declaration cover it?

 

We were told at 1 point it was 3 years to put our skills assessment in then told it was 4 years (by the same person)...which is it?

 

If a company shuts down after you worked for them, can you claim time spent e.g with payslips, bank statements and tax records.

 

If a self employed job is 6 months and 3 weeks, do you count the weeks or just the 6 months?

 

Thanks in advance

[Richard Gregan]

If you are covering a period of self employment then you need to evidence this with a statutory declaration detailing your duties and equipment used, the range of work etc. You then need to back this up with at least three client references from customers. It's ok for there to be gaps between client refs: client references don't need to absolutely cover the entire period of self employment claimed (the declaration does that), but should be spread over the period - i.e. a client ref from earlier in your self employment period, a client reference from mid way through, and then a more recent one. Of course, if you can manage more than three client references, then all the better. You'll also need to supply some customer invoices, supplier statements and accounts/tax returns.

 

Regarding how much experience you need to cover - this will vary depending on skills assessment requirements and visa points requirements.

 

Regards,

 

Richard

[welder85]

Hi Richard,

 

Thanks for the reply, that is the answer we were looking for. We've had a lot of confusion over this and that has made things a lot clearer.

 

Thanks again

[Richard Gregan]

No problem!