Hi All,
I'll have lived in the UK for 5 years in a few weeks' time and hoping to get settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme soon.
From September 2014 - June 2018, I was here as a student and since June 2018 I've been working full-time. As many others, I wasn't aware of the requirement to have comprehensive sickness insurance as a student until around the referendum, so I managed to get EHIC cards from my home country to cover me for approximately the last two years of my degree, but not the first two. Luckily, CSI is not a requirement under the EU Settlement Scheme so it shouldn't be an issue.
However, I'm wondering what happens if I decide to apply for British citizenship sometime next year after I've had my settled status for at least a year.
Let's say I apply in September 2020 (so exactly a year after getting my settled status) and will need to provide evidence of lawful residence during the last 5 years so September 2015 - September 2020. I will be able to provide a letter from my university confirming my student status until June 2018 and then I'll be covered by payslips, P60 etc., but if the Home Office asks me for proof of CSI during my time as a student, I won't be able to provide it for 2015 and part of 2016.
The Form AN: Guidance doesn't mention the requirement to prove CSI, but it mentions you need to provide evidence for lawful residence and by lawful residence, they probably mean you should have held CSI during your years as a student for these years to count towards your lawful residence?
Has anyone had experience applying for citizenship in a similar situation? Did Home Office ask for a proof of CSI or did they not check it? I know settled status is a relatively new thing, so there might not be too many examples around, but I'd appreciate any help and advice. Thank you!
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