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Re: British Citizenship – Good Character Requirement FAQs

Post by WhiteCat » Mon Jul 03, 2017 11:50 am

Hi,

I have a question about WRS. I arrived to UK in 2010 and registerd for WRS while working for my 1st employer. Changed job few months later(started with new employer in November 2010)but didn't inform HO as didn't know I had to.

Fast forward to now I have delayed PR application as thought my qualifying period is from May 2011.
I put my original WRS number on PR application and explained why I was working "unlawfully" November 2010- May 2011. I didn't send the actual card.

To my suprise they gave me PR from November 2015. Seems issues with WRS were overlooked.

How should I proceed when applying for BC?
Should I send the original WRS card and explain or should I just not mention it as they overlooked it once? Could this lead to refusal?

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Post by mahasam » Wed Jul 12, 2017 12:04 pm

I got a simillar situation, got late WRS in 2010 and got a PR in 2012. When I have applied for the naturalisation the NCS advisor told me that simple fact of having a PR assumes that all compliance was in check and I have been exercising the treaty rights. He even called the HO to confirm they daid if the PR is acquired it means everything is in check.

Just wondering if some one has different experience or opinion.

Thanks

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Post by Hstepper07 » Sat Jul 29, 2017 11:37 am

Hi, I would need advise for good character requirement.
I am a non EEA spouse of EEA national.
We got married in May 2011. Prior to this this, I had a post graduate study work visa. Spouse did not register with job centre as he did not want to claim benefit. He registered with employment agencies and had evidence for job applications, interviews and job rejections. He first applied as a job seeker in August 2011 as a job seeker but was refused in January 2012 because he did not register with job center.

He got a job in March 2012 and reapplied and got his registeration certificate and I got my residence card. We divorced in 2014 and I got retained right of residence. I applied for permanent residence and got my BRP in July 2017 and date acquired permanent residence in March 2017

I intend to apply for naturalization in March 2018. My question is will the period that his application was refused affect my naturalization under good character requirement as he may have been deemed not to exercise treaty right which means I was illegal as my visa expired during that period?

I will appreciate advice from the experienced members as I do not want to waste my money.

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Re: British Citizenship – Good Character Requirement FAQs

Post by Indguru90 » Sat Jul 29, 2017 5:04 pm

Yanki1974 wrote:Hi, I would need advise for good character requirement.
I am a non EEA spouse of EEA national.
We got married in May 2011. Prior to this this, I had a post graduate study work visa. Spouse did not register with job centre as he did not want to claim benefit. He registered with employment agencies and had evidence for job applications, interviews and job rejections. He first applied as a job seeker in August 2011 as a job seeker but was refused in January 2012 because he did not register with job center.

He got a job in March 2012 and reapplied and got his registeration certificate and I got my residence card. We divorced in 2014 and I got retained right of residence. I applied for permanent residence and got my BRP in July 2017 and date acquired permanent residence in March 2017

I intend to apply for naturalization in March 2018. My question is will the period that his application was refused affect my naturalization under good character requirement as he may have been deemed not to exercise treaty right which means I was illegal as my visa expired during that period?

I will appreciate advice from the experienced members as I do not want to waste my money.
Nope, your application should be fine. A couple of points based on the details given by you:

1) The reason for your husband's EEA1 refusal in 2012 cannot have been due to failure to register with the DWP. There is nothing in law or policy that would require this (with the exception of those who want to retain worker status, but I don't think that is what you're talking about). Jobseekers may provide evidence of registration with a recruitment agency as an alternative. It seems that your husband's application was initially refused because the then-UKBA was not satisfied that he had a genuine chance of being employed (see regulation 6(4) of the now repealed Immigration (EEA) Regulations 2006). This would have been a challengeable decision - a refusal of an EEA1 certificate does not necessarily imply that the residence was actually unlawful.

2) It is a statutory requirement that the applicant should not have been in breach of immigration laws during the 5-year qualifying period. You satisfy this requirement.

3) The additional requirement under the - separate - good character head, that the applicant should have been compliant with immigration law during the preceding 10-year period, is relatively new and applied with some flexibility. The Nationality Guidance refers to illegal entry (para.9.5), assisting of illegal migration (para.9.6), evasion of immigration control (para.9.7), and hiring of illegal workers (para.9.8 ). Paragraph 9.7 reads:

The decision maker will normally refuse an application if within the 10 years preceding the application the person has not been compliant with immigration requirements, including but not limited to having:
a. failed to report
b. failed to comply with any conditions imposed under the Immigration Acts
c. been detected working in the UK without permission


Whilst this has the potential to be applied as against EEA nationals and their family members, this is not currently the case, save where conduct was so egregious as to cast doubt on the applicant's good character. There are scores of successful applicants who, for example, had previous refusals of EEA1 certificates on the basis of lack of comprehensive sickness insurance, who subsequently had their citizenship applications approved. As long as you have been granted your PR card and have not deliberately engaged in immigration offences in the 10 years preceding your application, you're fine, despite the fact that your husband had a previous EEA1 refusal.

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Re: British Citizenship – Good Character Requirement FAQs

Post by Hstepper07 » Sat Jul 29, 2017 6:04 pm

Indguru90 wrote:
Yanki1974 wrote:Hi, I would need advise for good character requirement.
I am a non EEA spouse of EEA national.
We got married in May 2011. Prior to this this, I had a post graduate study work visa. Spouse did not register with job centre as he did not want to claim benefit. He registered with employment agencies and had evidence for job applications, interviews and job rejections. He first applied as a job seeker in August 2011 as a job seeker but was refused in January 2012 because he did not register with job center.

He got a job in March 2012 and reapplied and got his registeration certificate and I got my residence card. We divorced in 2014 and I got retained right of residence. I applied for permanent residence and got my BRP in July 2017 and date acquired permanent residence in March 2017

I intend to apply for naturalization in March 2018. My question is will the period that his application was refused affect my naturalization under good character requirement as he may have been deemed not to exercise treaty right which means I was illegal as my visa expired during that period?

I will appreciate advice from the experienced members as I do not want to waste my money.
Nope, your application should be fine. A couple of points based on the details given by you:

1) The reason for your husband's EEA1 refusal in 2012 cannot have been due to failure to register with the DWP. There is nothing in law or policy that would require this (with the exception of those who want to retain worker status, but I don't think that is what you're talking about). Jobseekers may provide evidence of registration with a recruitment agency as an alternative. It seems that your husband's application was initially refused because the then-UKBA was not satisfied that he had a genuine chance of being employed (see regulation 6(4) of the now repealed Immigration (EEA) Regulations 2006). This would have been a challengeable decision - a refusal of an EEA1 certificate does not necessarily imply that the residence was actually unlawful.

2) It is a statutory requirement that the applicant should not have been in breach of immigration laws during the 5-year qualifying period. You satisfy this requirement.

3) The additional requirement under the - separate - good character head, that the applicant should have been compliant with immigration law during the preceding 10-year period, is relatively new and applied with some flexibility. The Nationality Guidance refers to illegal entry (para.9.5), assisting of illegal migration (para.9.6), evasion of immigration control (para.9.7), and hiring of illegal workers (para.9.8 ). Paragraph 9.7 reads:

The decision maker will normally refuse an application if within the 10 years preceding the application the person has not been compliant with immigration requirements, including but not limited to having:
a. failed to report
b. failed to comply with any conditions imposed under the Immigration Acts
c. been detected working in the UK without permission


Whilst this has the potential to be applied as against EEA nationals and their family members, this is not currently the case, save where conduct was so egregious as to cast doubt on the applicant's good character. There are scores of successful applicants who, for example, had previous refusals of EEA1 certificates on the basis of lack of comprehensive sickness insurance, who subsequently had their citizenship applications approved. As long as you have been granted your PR card and have not deliberately engaged in immigration offences in the 10 years preceding your application, you're fine, despite the fact that your husband had a previous EEA1 refusal.
Thank you so much Indguru90 for your response. I can now relax.
I sent an email to the case worker querying this decision and she responded with a long response stating the requirement for job seekers. Just copied relevant bits below so as not to take up space.
"However, in relation to the period in which your sponsor was a job-seeker, unfortunately your sponsor’s period of job-seeking was not accepted because this department was not satisfied he was seeking work in accordance with the Regulations., as per your own admission; your sponsor was not registered with the relevant employment office and therefore he was not deemed a jobseeker in accordance with the regulations. Furthermore, no evidence was received to show your sponsor was either a qualified person prior to seeking work or that they had entered the UK in order to seek work"
This was why I assumed because my ex was not registered with DWP as I submitted lots of emails showing job applications, registration with agencies, some interviews and rejections for 6 months. This was the maximum period for job seelers bf 2014.

In anycase I am relieved this will not be an issue for naturalization :D

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Re: British Citizenship – Good Character Requirement FAQs

Post by Casa » Sun Jul 30, 2017 11:08 am

Can all members please refrain from posting if they are unable to do so with mutual respect. :!:

Edit: Offending posts removed.
(Casa, not CR001)
Please don't send me PMs asking for immigration advice on posts that are on the open forum. If I haven't responded there, it's because I don't have the answer. I'm a moderator, not a legal professional.

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Post by Indguru90 » Sun Jul 30, 2017 5:48 pm

Yanki1974 wrote: Thank you so much Indguru90 for your response. I can now relax.
I sent an email to the case worker querying this decision and she responded with a long response stating the requirement for job seekers. Just copied relevant bits below so as not to take up space.
"However, in relation to the period in which your sponsor was a job-seeker, unfortunately your sponsor’s period of job-seeking was not accepted because this department was not satisfied he was seeking work in accordance with the Regulations., as per your own admission; your sponsor was not registered with the relevant employment office and therefore he was not deemed a jobseeker in accordance with the regulations. Furthermore, no evidence was received to show your sponsor was either a qualified person prior to seeking work or that they had entered the UK in order to seek work"
This was why I assumed because my ex was not registered with DWP as I submitted lots of emails showing job applications, registration with agencies, some interviews and rejections for 6 months. This was the maximum period for job seelers bf 2014.

In anycase I am relieved this will not be an issue for naturalization :D
Hi again,

Re the quote from the UKBA email, "your sponsor was not registered with the relevant employment office and therefore he was not deemed a jobseeker in accordance with the regulations" is nonsense, legally speaking. However, I have an idea why this might be. It is not clear from your summary of facts but did you spouse, before they were a jobseeker in 2011, exercise Treaty rights in the UK as a worker, self-employed, student or self-sufficient person? That would sit uneasily with the rest of the email, admittedly.

The reason why I ask is that the EU regulations as initially drafted only recognised as a jobseeker someone who had "entered" the UK for the purpose of jobseeking. This was interpreted as precluding those who had previously been exercising Treaty rights from becoming jobseekers (so for example, you couldn't go straight from student to jobseeker, you had to leave the country and then return as a jobseeker). This was obviously rather silly and contravened EU Directive 2004/38. When the Immigration (EEA) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2013 came into force, jobseekers included those who had previously exercised a Treaty right. So it is no longer necessary to leave the UK and re-enter in order to enjoy the status of jobseeker.

This amendment operates retrospectively. What I'm thinking is that, if your spouse had before 2011 been (for example) a worker, and he did not leave the UK at the end of this, he could not have become a jobseeker under the regulations as they then stood. He could only have qualified on the basis of retained worker status, and this does indeed require, and always has required, "being in duly registered unemployment". Even so, if the facts as assumed here are correct, the initial EEA1 refusal was correct as a matter of the UK regulations but unlawful as a matter of EU law. Could you tell me when you received this email from the Home Office? If it was sent after 2013, they should obviously be aware of the change in the law.

In any event, none of this should affect your naturalisation application. Just trying to get to this bottom of this strange email...

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Post by Hstepper07 » Wed Aug 02, 2017 8:12 pm

Indguru90 wrote:
Yanki1974 wrote: Thank you so much Indguru90 for your response. I can now relax.
I sent an email to the case worker querying this decision and she responded with a long response stating the requirement for job seekers. Just copied relevant bits below so as not to take up space.
"However, in relation to the period in which your sponsor was a job-seeker, unfortunately your sponsor’s period of job-seeking was not accepted because this department was not satisfied he was seeking work in accordance with the Regulations., as per your own admission; your sponsor was not registered with the relevant employment office and therefore he was not deemed a jobseeker in accordance with the regulations. Furthermore, no evidence was received to show your sponsor was either a qualified person prior to seeking work or that they had entered the UK in order to seek work"
This was why I assumed because my ex was not registered with DWP as I submitted lots of emails showing job applications, registration with agencies, some interviews and rejections for 6 months. This was the maximum period for job seelers bf 2014.

In anycase I am relieved this will not be an issue for naturalization :D
Hi again,

Re the quote from the UKBA email, "your sponsor was not registered with the relevant employment office and therefore he was not deemed a jobseeker in accordance with the regulations" is nonsense, legally speaking. However, I have an idea why this might be. It is not clear from your summary of facts but did you spouse, before they were a jobseeker in 2011, exercise Treaty rights in the UK as a worker, self-employed, student or self-sufficient person? That would sit uneasily with the rest of the email, admittedly.

The reason why I ask is that the EU regulations as initially drafted only recognised as a jobseeker someone who had "entered" the UK for the purpose of jobseeking. This was interpreted as precluding those who had previously been exercising Treaty rights from becoming jobseekers (so for example, you couldn't go straight from student to jobseeker, you had to leave the country and then return as a jobseeker). This was obviously rather silly and contravened EU Directive 2004/38. When the Immigration (EEA) (Amendment No 2) Regulations 2013 came into force, jobseekers included those who had previously exercised a Treaty right. So it is no longer necessary to leave the UK and re-enter in order to enjoy the status of jobseeker.

This amendment operates retrospectively. What I'm thinking is that, if your spouse had before 2011 been (for example) a worker, and he did not leave the UK at the end of this, he could not have become a jobseeker under the regulations as they then stood. He could only have qualified on the basis of retained worker status, and this does indeed require, and always has required, "being in duly registered unemployment". Even so, if the facts as assumed here are correct, the initial EEA1 refusal was correct as a matter of the UK regulations but unlawful as a matter of EU law. Could you tell me when you received this email from the Home Office? If it was sent after 2013, they should obviously be aware of the change in the law.

In any event, none of this should affect your naturalisation application. Just trying to get to this bottom of this strange email...
Hi Indguru 90, thank you for responding.
My spouse worked in 2009 but left UK and came back in 2011. I would assume that after the long gap, he cannot retain the worker status. I dont think this situation applies to your line of thought. To be honest, I am still confused why they felt he was not exercising treaty as a job seeker. I received the email from home office in July 2017 after receiving my BRP card and challenged the date that I acquired my permanent residence. I dont know how else to prove that he entered UK to seek work. I was just too tired to argue further with the case worker especially as she agreed to change the date. The new date now fell within this financial year so I will not be affected by any naturalization fee change. Fingers crossed, they will change the fee as early as Jan 2018

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Re: British Citizenship – Good Character Requirement FAQs

Post by cleideclayde » Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:41 pm

Hello, hope you are all well.
I would like to ask about the Home Office letter send it to me with my residency card. I got my permanent residency card in November/16 and from what I know you got to wait 12 months pass to apply for Naturalisation but in the letter it says clearly that I'm eligible to apply for citizenship since 24/03/16.
I'm very confused now.
Should I apply now or wait 12 months from when my card/visa was approved?
I also know someone else who got the similar situation, got the permanent visa and on the letter allows her to apply for citizenship after only 3 months???!!!
Thanks.

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Post by Neh11 » Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:37 am

Hi there,

I need some advice on my British Naturalisation application please.

I am in the process of preparing to apply for my naturalisation application.

My immigration history in the UK is:

I came as a student UK in April 2008. I was granted visa until 31st October 2009. I applied for extension on 2nd December 2009 (2 days after my visa expired). This was due to my school's fault in providing my renewal letter on time.

I received a refusal on the 10th February 2010 claiming I did not provide up to date supporting documents (such as the bank statement). I was not given right of appeal as my visa expired before I applied for extension.

I was then asked to contact HO to collect my passport and return my country. I did and I was given temporary admission by April 2010. I collected my passport and left UK within the allocated time frame in April 2010.

After 2 years and 4 months, I applied as a dependent of my husband and granted entry to UK in July 2012. I was granted ILR after two years and I have now completed 5 years lawfull stay.

I would like get advice on the good character requirement:

Will HO consider me staying unlawfull since my extension visa was expired on 31st October 2009 on the basis of good character?

Do I need to provide my temporary admission letter and relevant refusal letter with my application?

I would be appreciated with your kind advice.

Thanks

Nehir

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Post by Hstepper07 » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:01 am

Neh11 wrote:
Fri Aug 18, 2017 11:37 am
Hi there,

I need some advice on my British Naturalisation application please.

I am in the process of preparing to apply for my naturalisation application.

My immigration history in the UK is:

I came as a student UK in April 2008. I was granted visa until 31st October 2009. I applied for extension on 2nd December 2009 (2 days after my visa expired). This was due to my school's fault in providing my renewal letter on time.

I received a refusal on the 10th February 2010 claiming I did not provide up to date supporting documents (such as the bank statement). I was not given right of appeal as my visa expired before I applied for extension.

I was then asked to contact HO to collect my passport and return my country. I did and I was given temporary admission by April 2010. I collected my passport and left UK within the allocated time frame in April 2010.

After 2 years and 4 months, I applied as a dependent of my husband and granted entry to UK in July 2012. I was granted ILR after two years and I have now completed 5 years lawfull stay.

I would like get advice on the good character requirement:

Will HO consider me staying unlawfull since my extension visa was expired on 31st October 2009 on the basis of good character?

Do I need to provide my temporary admission letter and relevant refusal letter with my application?

I would be appreciated with your kind advice.

Thanks

Nehir
HO should be able to apply discretion in your case as you made an out of time application within 28 days of your leave to remain expiring and it seems you fulfilled their request for you to leave the UK.

There is no harm in submitting the stated documents with your application and stating how you accomodated yourself (if ur not allowed to work) between the period that your visa was refused and when you left voluntarily. This will save them the trouble of contacting you to request for further explanation.

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Post by Hstepper07 » Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:07 am

cleideclayde wrote:
Tue Aug 15, 2017 6:41 pm
Hello, hope you are all well.
I would like to ask about the Home Office letter send it to me with my residency card. I got my permanent residency card in November/16 and from what I know you got to wait 12 months pass to apply for Naturalisation but in the letter it says clearly that I'm eligible to apply for citizenship since 24/03/16.
I'm very confused now.
Should I apply now or wait 12 months from when my card/visa was approved?
I also know someone else who got the similar situation, got the permanent visa and on the letter allows her to apply for citizenship after only 3 months???!!!
Thanks.
Dont be confused. You seem to have acquired PR in March 2015 which means you can apply for Naturalisation in March 2016 after 1 yr of not having an time restriction.
This is different from the date you received your PR card.

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Overspeeding points just before my naturalization application

Post by shahmir » Wed Sep 13, 2017 2:51 am

Hello everyone

I have a full UK driving licence since 2004. For the first time ever, I have been stopped by police for over speeding. He said I was speeding 55mph on a road with limit of 40mph. I got TOR with code RR84211. To my understanding this means £100 and 3 points.

I asked officer if I would be given option for course instead of fine or points. He said I could have got that option if I was speeding upto 52mph on a road with a limit of 40mph.

It happened two days ago. I am waiting for the post from them now. Does having these 3 points mean that I have committed a criminal offence? and most importantly, I am applying for naturalization in December. Can this affect my citizenship application? I will be grateful for your advice.

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Post by shahmir » Wed Sep 13, 2017 11:44 pm

Anyone please?
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Post by shahmir » Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:09 am

Seniors please advise :roll:
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Post by ai20s » Sun Sep 24, 2017 12:09 am

Your 3 points + fine for speeding will be administrative, not criminal offence, if you pay within the time frame required. This isolated incident will not affect your application but you'll need to disclose it in your application form.

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Post by shahmir » Sun Sep 24, 2017 12:56 am

That's great. Thankyou for your response.
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Post by Trabant » Sat Sep 30, 2017 2:40 pm

shahmir wrote:
Sat Sep 16, 2017 3:09 am
Seniors please advise :roll:
I can assure you that speeding it's not a criminal offence. You will have to definitely disclose this offence in year application and you have to pay your fine in time so it wouldn't be taken to the court.

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Post by Dan457 » Fri Oct 27, 2017 2:04 pm

Hi all,

I need some advice about the timing of my application for Naturalisation; to consider if I should proceed to apply or not due to the a previous overstay breach.

In brief, I was in the UK between Dec 2005 and 2nd Sept 2007 with no leave to remain (overstayed a 6 months visit visa) but departed on own accord on the 3rd Sept 2007. The Home Office became aware of this breach in October 2007 when I made an EEA Family Application (from overseas) which was refused but allowed under appeal. Due to changes in family circumstances, I decided to withdraw the EEA application after appeal was allowed and settled abroad with the family. I had applied for and granted many visit visas to and fro the UK since this time. In 2012, I applied for (from overseas)and was granted an ILR (subject to sitting the KoL ). I sat for and passed the KoL immediately I arrived .

Fast forward to 2017, I have established, as relevant to my history, that the Good Character guidance paragraph 9.7 on Evasion of Immigration Control, should not apply as I have now been free of any immigration breach 10 years preceding the date of application (proposed for the sometime in November 2017).

Just to add that my wife is a BC and we've now been married and living together for 10 years.

Have I interpreted this section of the Guidance correctly and would my application stand a good chance to success?

many thanks in advance of your responses.

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Post by Hstepper07 » Fri Oct 27, 2017 5:19 pm

They only look at the past 10 yrs for good character req so you should be fine.

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Post by ribena » Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:47 pm

Hello,

May I please ask if it is advisable to disclose parking fines I received.
I think I received 3 parking fines from a London Borough in 2013-2014 (don't remember exact years and didn't keep any paperwork as I wasn't planning to naturalise back then). No parking / traffic offences since.
They were paid promptly. No other points / any traffic offences.

I don't want HO to think I did not disclose this on purpose nor they think I am being vague but I really can't remember.

Thanks

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Post by Hstepper07 » Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:38 pm

ribena wrote:
Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:47 pm
Hello,

May I please ask if it is advisable to disclose parking fines I received.
I think I received 3 parking fines from a London Borough in 2013-2014 (don't remember exact years and didn't keep any paperwork as I wasn't planning to naturalise back then). No parking / traffic offences since.
They were paid promptly. No other points / any traffic offences.

I don't want HO to think I did not disclose this on purpose nor they think I am being vague but I really can't remember.

Thanks
Parking fines will only affect your good character req if you have had numerous parking tickets within the current year. You do not need to declare it.

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Post by ribena » Mon Nov 06, 2017 3:29 pm

Hstepper07 wrote:
Mon Nov 06, 2017 2:38 pm
ribena wrote:
Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:47 pm
Hello,

May I please ask if it is advisable to disclose parking fines I received.
I think I received 3 parking fines from a London Borough in 2013-2014 (don't remember exact years and didn't keep any paperwork as I wasn't planning to naturalise back then). No parking / traffic offences since.
They were paid promptly. No other points / any traffic offences.

I don't want HO to think I did not disclose this on purpose nor they think I am being vague but I really can't remember.

Thanks
Parking fines will only affect your good character req if you have had numerous parking tickets within the current year. You do not need to declare it.
Thanks Hstepper07!

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Post by Kim6133 » Mon Nov 13, 2017 6:43 pm

Hi there,
I just need a little advice about my BC application.
I got refused to entry clearance in back of 2006 and may 2007,my refusal was that my claim sponsor is not genuine. The false claim completely undermines the credibility of my application. Furthermore it gives rise to the conclusion that I am unreliable and that there has been attempt to obtain entry clearance officer by deception. Even they gave me the appeal right but I didn't go for appeal.
so my question is that do I need to declare above situation on application form. Even that was 10 years ago.
any advice would be grateful.
Thanks

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Re: British Citizenship – Good Character Requirement FAQs

Post by sudhindra_p » Mon Nov 27, 2017 11:21 am

Hi,

I had forgotten about MOT of my car. I got caught by Police and I accepted the mistake on the spot. I got the fine £100 which I promptly paid. I did not get any points on my license.


I have few questions
1. Is this considered criminal offense?
2. I dont have the copy of the letter ( of fine) with me. How can I disclose it while applying for BC?
3. Will this impact the BC application of good character?

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