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prove for being in the UK 5 exactly 5 years before the day the Home Office receives the Citizenship application

Post by mfawazt » Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:45 am

Hi,

I have ILR and want to apply for citizenship next month.
to be eligible I have to prove that I have been in the UK exactly 5 years before the application date.
https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-in ... -to-remain

The problem is my home office travel document was lost in 2014 so can't use it as a prove.
Can I use bank statements that show some transactions in the UK?
what else can I use?

Thanks

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Re: prove for being in the UK 5 exactly 5 years before the day the Home Office receives the Citizenship application

Post by alterhase58 » Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:12 am

You don't have to prove the date. You just make sure that all your details tally, i.e. your days out of country, employment details etc.
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Re: prove for being in the UK 5 exactly 5 years before the day the Home Office receives the Citizenship application

Post by mfawazt » Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:16 pm

alterhase58 wrote:
Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:12 am
You don't have to prove the date. You just make sure that all your details tally, i.e. your days out of country, employment details etc.
Thanks for your reply.
it says in the website that I have to submit a prove of being in the UK exactly 5 years before the application date. so I think they need some documents confirming this

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Re: prove for being in the UK 5 exactly 5 years before the day the Home Office receives the Citizenship application

Post by alterhase58 » Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:23 pm

OK that's news to me - did paper application two years ago and didn't have to prove it specifically.
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Re: prove for being in the UK 5 exactly 5 years before the day the Home Office receives the Citizenship application

Post by CR001 » Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:59 am

mfawazt wrote:
Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:16 pm
alterhase58 wrote:
Wed Mar 20, 2019 9:12 am
You don't have to prove the date. You just make sure that all your details tally, i.e. your days out of country, employment details etc.
Thanks for your reply.
it says in the website that I have to submit a prove of being in the UK exactly 5 years before the application date. so I think they need some documents confirming this
Where exactly does it state that and what is the exact wording on the website and which website is it?
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Re: prove for being in the UK 5 exactly 5 years before the day the Home Office receives the Citizenship application

Post by Konsog » Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:02 am

alterhase58 wrote:
Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:23 pm
OK that's news to me - did paper application two years ago and didn't have to prove it specifically.
I also applied quite recently and saw no such documentary "requirement". Anyway, I'm not sure what one (especially EU citizen) could provide to prove that they were in the country on such a specific date.

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Re: prove for being in the UK 5 exactly 5 years before the day the Home Office receives the Citizenship application

Post by CR001 » Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:07 am

Konsog wrote:
Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:02 am
alterhase58 wrote:
Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:23 pm
OK that's news to me - did paper application two years ago and didn't have to prove it specifically.
I also applied quite recently and saw no such documentary "requirement". Anyway, I'm not sure what one (especially EU citizen) could provide to prove that they were in the country on such a specific date.
A Non EU citizen, as the OP in this topic is, provides their passports only, this is sufficient to prove you were in the UK combined with the checks HO do.
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Re: prove for being in the UK 5 exactly 5 years before the day the Home Office receives the Citizenship application

Post by mfawazt » Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:18 pm

CR001 wrote:
Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:07 am
Konsog wrote:
Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:02 am
alterhase58 wrote:
Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:23 pm
OK that's news to me - did paper application two years ago and didn't have to prove it specifically.
I also applied quite recently and saw no such documentary "requirement". Anyway, I'm not sure what one (especially EU citizen) could provide to prove that they were in the country on such a specific date.
A Non EU citizen, as the OP in this topic is, provides their passports only, this is sufficient to prove you were in the UK combined with the checks HO do.
the problem is: In 2013 I got HO travel document, which was lost in 2014. Got another one in 2015 which I still have but expired. So I don't have a travel document or passport that confirms that I was in the UK 5 years ago.

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Re: prove for being in the UK 5 exactly 5 years before the day the Home Office receives the Citizenship application

Post by wahi66 » Fri Mar 22, 2019 5:13 pm

mfawazt wrote:
Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:18 pm
CR001 wrote:
Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:07 am
Konsog wrote:
Thu Mar 21, 2019 10:02 am
alterhase58 wrote:
Wed Mar 20, 2019 8:23 pm
OK that's news to me - did paper application two years ago and didn't have to prove it specifically.
I also applied quite recently and saw no such documentary "requirement". Anyway, I'm not sure what one (especially EU citizen) could provide to prove that they were in the country on such a specific date.
A Non EU citizen, as the OP in this topic is, provides their passports only, this is sufficient to prove you were in the UK combined with the checks HO do.
the problem is: In 2013 I got HO travel document, which was lost in 2014. Got another one in 2015 which I still have but expired. So I don't have a travel document or passport that confirms that I was in the UK 5 years ago.
I assumed you got ILR through asylum grant route. as i understand you dont really have to provide these documents.
but for extra measure you can provide details of the previous travel documents along with cover letter and the lost report.

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