Student Applying for residency

Hi

I have been in the uk since september 2011 and was a student for most part (undergraduate and masters) and am now doing a Phd. I am fully funded and as such receive a full stipend and am able to support myself and have occasionally worked part time jobs over the last five years but have been unemployed for the most part. Am i still eligible to apply for British Citizenship after I apply for permanent residence?

My main worry is that I heard and read somewhere regarding the need to have private health insurance but I cannot find some proper information about my situation.

Many thanks!

mbrown22 wrote:Hi

I have been in the uk since september 2011 and was a student for most part (undergraduate and masters) and am now doing a Phd. I am fully funded and as such receive a full stipend and am able to support myself and have occasionally worked part time jobs over the last five years but have been unemployed for the most part. Am i still eligible to apply for British Citizenship after I apply for permanent residence?

My main worry is that I heard and read somewhere regarding the need to have private health insurance but I cannot find some proper information about my situation.

Many thanks!

CSI was required for the qualifying period when you are an unemployed student. PR will be refused without it.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... udents.pdf

mbrown22 wrote:Hi

I have been in the uk since september 2011 and was a student for most part (undergraduate and masters) and am now doing a Phd. I am fully funded and as such receive a full stipend and am able to support myself and have occasionally worked part time jobs over the last five years but have been unemployed for the most part. Am i still eligible to apply for British Citizenship after I apply for permanent residence?

My main worry is that I heard and read somewhere regarding the need to have private health insurance but I cannot find some proper information about my situation.

Many thanks!

Economic activity is not a requirement for those contemplating naturalising.

However you will need confirmation of settled (eg PR) status.

If no CSI in place as a student did you have an alternative?
For example:

• Foreign EHIC;
  RC issued to you as student during/before 2011;
  Union citizen sponsor;

Hi

I'm from italy and looking around I noticed I had an Italian health insurance card around but might have lost it. Would that count? Were I to obtain a new one over the coming weeks, would that make me eligible?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_h ... rance_card

mbrown22 wrote:Hi

I'm from italy and looking around I noticed I had an Italian health insurance card around but might have lost it. Would that count? Were I to obtain a new one over the coming weeks, would that make me eligible?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italian_h ... rance_card

You need to submit proof of possessing the EHIC or similar at the relevant time, including in the past if you were a student in the past.

I think my card has been expired for a while now so will have to renew, and I have used the NHS in the last 6 years on a few occasions.

many thanks for all your help!

mbrown22 wrote:I think my card has been expired for a while now so will have to renew, and I have used the NHS in the last 6 years on a few occasions.

many thanks for all your help!

So that won't help your case and won't have kept your PR clock running.

Sometimes it is possible to get PR with a letter (translated?) from your country of birth confirming you were covered by them / entitled to an EHIC, even if you no longer have the card in your possession. I don't recall seeing Italy mentioned in the examples but it's worth a shot.