The rules, answered · checked 7 November 2026
How recent do payslips and bank statements need to be for a spouse visa?
Quick answer
The most recent payslip and bank statement must be dated no earlier than 28 days before the day you apply, and the evidence must run back over the whole period the rules ask for, usually six months.
What the rules say
The 28-day rule
The most recent payslip and bank statement must be dated no earlier than 28 days before the application is made. Evidence must cover the right period up to that point: six months for a job held six months or more, twelve months for a job under six months old, and for self-employment the last full financial year.
From GOV.UK: Immigration Rules, Appendix FM-SE, checked 7 November 2026.
Evidence for a job
For a job held six months or more: six months of payslips, bank statements for the same months showing the pay going in, and a letter from the employer confirming the job, the salary, how long they have worked there, how long they have been paid that salary and the type of contract (permanent or fixed term, full or part time). A P60 can be asked for. For a job held under six months, the new job must pay enough on its own and the total earned over the last twelve months must also reach the threshold, with payslips and statements covering those twelve months.
From GOV.UK: Immigration Rules, Appendix FM-SE, checked 7 November 2026.
On your tracker
Answer seven questions and the tracker lists these, where they apply to you, with the dates each must fall between and every requirement to tick:
- The UK partner’s payslips
- The UK partner’s bank statements showing the pay going in
Information, not immigration advice. Whether your documents meet a rule is a judgement only a regulated adviser can make: have your bundle checked.