Which documents the SIA accepts

Group A includes a current signed passport, a current UK photocard driving licence, a UK birth certificate issued within 12 months of birth, a UK adoption certificate, an HM Armed Forces Veteran Card, and some biometric residence permit cards. Group B includes recent bank, credit card or utility statements, council tax or mortgage statements, letters from HMRC, DWP or a local authority, and P45 or P60 statements. Two documents of the same type are not accepted, and documents printed from the internet are refused.

The SIA accepts translations from embassies, high commissions and consulates, from translators accredited by the Institute of Translation and Interpreting or the Chartered Institute of Linguists, and from translation companies accredited by the Association of Translation Companies.