Might be good idea for UKVI to update their guidance with what is not acceptable.
Council Tax to my mind is a local tax bill raised by local government, rather than a household bill like gas or phone.
I still see people saying they used council tax bills without issues.

If one or both parents have ILR child can register as British.
It doesn't matter that parents are not applying.

For peace of mind write a covering note explaining. Caseworker will see you are proactive. I wouldn't expect this being a reason for refusal.

sorry for bumping this again but please can someone help me. will the gap of 6 months in renewing my passport have any affect in my application? do i need to provide any new evidence during this time? I doubt six months gap is an issue. Caseworkers know that passport renewals in general can take a ...

Council tax bills are official documents and used regularly. Certainly utility bills are not accepted.

Not necessary, back of photo signature goes back to the paper days. Sending electronically is fine.

If the father was British at the time of child's birth then child will be a British citizen by birth. No need for registration, child can apply for a British passport: https://www.gov.uk/overseas-passports Presumably child and parents are in PK - apply online and the system will tell you what is req...

Unfortunately you are not alone .... See this thread: https://www.immigrationboards.com/british-citizenship/have-been-waiting-for-more-than-6-months-t344580.html There are other threads. In itself the delays are not a sign of complication - suspect they are just behind with processing - nobody ever ...

Correct - passport only.
If you renewed your passport during the period you scan the old one and the new one. It's not a requirement to have just one passport as proof.
And yes, B1 English is fine.

As a UK ILR holder your passpor(s) with stamps covering the residency period are sufficient.
P60, Council Tax bills, etc not required - those are used by EU citizens whose passports didn't get stamped.

I'm an EU citizen. Unfortunately, I only have three P60's. Do you think that'll be a problem? You are asked to prove residency by way of official type documents .... Have you got council tax bills for the missing years? Those will be also be ok. There are also suggestions that the employment record...

Are you an EU citizen or EU family member? Then council tax bills or P60 are fine, one for each year (only one type is needed) - monthly payslips are not required. You don't need to send tons of documents. If you hold UK ILR then generally your passport with stamps covering the residency period is s...

Start here: "Request copies of personal information held in the borders, immigration and citizenship system" https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/requests-for-personal-data-uk-visas-and-immigration/request-personal-information-held-by-uk-visas-and-immigration Requests can be done directly, wit...

hello alterhase58, so sorry to bother again but I'm receiving some very conflicting information on whether i can apply for replacement BRP while my citizenship is being decided. on the one hand when i called UKVI, they stated that i cannot apply for BRP after my citizenship application as the two p...

Hi everyone. Im italian and my wife is Mexican. We both have pre settled. Her presettled expire in 2026 but her residence card expired this month. She did already the application for the new residence card and for the settled status. My question is Can we travel to my country and return to uk? Can ...

Note, naturalisation is not an immigration application and is not governed by immigration rules.
Your immigration status is in place until you become British, BRP application is totally separate.

You still have all the rights as an EU citizen when dealing with the EU!

Hi there, I am currently applying for BC; I have settled status as a family member of an EEA (ROI) citizen. The Settled Status BRP was issued in 2021; I held an EEA PR before this - which was sent back when the settled status brp was issued. My questions are regarding the requirement to prove I hav...

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Thanks both. On question 1, there seems to be a contradiction. Shall I go with option 1 then.

#1 is fine (never seen a complaint about that), the child is the applicant (all questions are worded to that effect) - second otions is for professional advisers.

Q1. But the child is the applicant so it’s option 1 as far as I know. Option 2 is normally for using a solicitor.

Cousin needs to wait 12 months from date of ILR grant before applying for naturalisation. If married to British citizen then can apply immediately,
Subject to all requirements being met.

No need to complicate, just mention the first country, count the days excluding UK outbound/inbound. What is important is your absences, not where you went.

GPs have been removed from this list 10+ years ago so they can concentrate on their NHS duties.
If you have a friend who is a Doctor (even GP) and who signs as friend that should be fine - best to attach a note spelling this out.

Hello, I recently booked a holiday for the end of August this year, however did not realise my BRP was expired, i decided that instead of renewing my BRP i would go for British Citizenship, however, there has been many delays and i fear that the application will not go through by the time i need to...

You can still apply online.
You send your original documents and photos to HMPO. It’s not a totally paperless application.

Purely postal application are likely to take longer as there’s more handling of paper involved for digitising.