Scan your documents

Top tips

Take the picture in a bright area
Make sure the document is the correct way up
Try to keep as still as possible when taking the scan
When taking the image ensure you keep the document in focus and get the whole of it in the frame
Name the documents correctly, for example is you scan bank statement please name the document bank statement. Please do not send all your documents in one, seperate the different document types, for example wages, passport, and bank statements should all be different attachments.
Use the guidance below when scanning documents of more than one page, for example bank statements. Please avoid sending us separate pages of the same document
Android and iPhone users have the ability to scan, alternatively you can download scanning apps. Please see details below.

Open the Google Drive app
In the bottom right, tap Add
Tap Scan
Take a photo of the document you would like to scan
To adjust the scan area tap crop
To take the photo again tap re-scan current page
To scan another page to your document tap add
When you have finished scanning the document tap done
Amend the document title to what the document is. For example bank statements, driving licence, passport

If you have an iPhone, you can scan up to 5 pages together to make them into one document by following the steps below:

Open Notes and select a note or create a new one.
Tap the Camera button
Tap scan documents
Place your document in view of the camer, if your device is in Auto mode, your document will automatically scan
If you need to manually capture a scan, tap the Shutter or one of the Volume buttons. Then drag the corners to adjust the scan to fit the page, then tap Keep Scan.
Tap Save or add additional scans to the document.
To change the name of the document tap Scanned documents and you can rename here. For example bank statements, driving licence, passport