ID, Paper Bank Statements or Paper Payslips
 

ID, Paper Bank Statements or Paper Payslips will need to be scanned over and when doing so, you will need to make sure all the information is clear, readable and all on the same page where possible.

It’s best to use a scanner to scan your documents across, if you have a scanner that is connected to your desktop or laptop, you can use that to scan your documents. Just ensure that when you do, that the full document is being scanned and nothing has been cropped out.
 

Using your Phone to Scan
 

If you don’t have a scanner, you can use your phone to scan documents using a number of free apps such as Adobe Scan, Cam Scanner, Scanner – Scan to PDF, Scanner App.

If you have an iPhone, you can go into your notes section and you will be able to scan your documents: 

• If you go to notes

• Open a new note

• press the camera icon, it will give you a few options.

• Press ‘Scan Documents’ and your camera will open

• Take a photo of your document

• If your happy with the image, press Keep Scan in the bottom right or to try again, press Retake

• It will then go back to the camera, you can continue to take photos of documents if you need to. Once you have finished taking photos of everything that you need, press ‘Save’ in the bottom right.

• It will then have your scan document in your notes

• Hold down on the scanned document and then press ‘Share’. From there, you can send it where you need it to go through your application of choice (e.g. via Gmail)

• If you wish to save a copy for yourself, when you hold the document down, you can press Save to Files. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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What is an acceptable scanned document?
 

• Nothing is cut off

• All the words and imagery are in focus

• The document is signed if required

• No fingers or objects covering any areas

• There is no glare or shine on the document

• Not too close or too far away