There is no central definitive citizenship database and citizenship must be proven by the applicant when requested. Even a British passport is only prima facie proof of British citizenship and the person can be asked to prove again that they are British citizens. Yes, of course a passport can be is...
No. I looked into the alternatives, and they are at least as expensive, and usually more arduous. To be honest, the whole language test is more of a biometric exercise anyway. They take your picture, they take a voice print, and they check your passport at every single step. It is not really about y...
Hello, pls has anybody travelled before while his application is ongoing? Pls somebody help me with answer. We did, but that was years ago. You have to apply for an EEA FP (if you are a family member), although you can probably avoid that if you can get in on a tourist visa. Things may have changed...
Although she has offered nothing new but her conditional offer is a good thing imho. She wants the same reciprocal rights for the British citizens living in EU - which surely is good thing. No? No, it is not a good thing. The EU offer is to keep the existing EU legislation in place - to treat Briti...
Ok, let's separate the two problems. For your sister, registration using MN1 is an option, because her child was born in the UK (I assume), and your sister has acquired permanent residence status through 5 year legal residence in the UK. For you, the situation is different, because you are not born ...
According to what you said, the answer is the same in both cases: you are not a British Citizen, but you can register using form MN1. It is expensive, but not as expensive as naturalisation. In any case, I would recommend applying for Permanent Residence where applicable (although Theresa May said t...
... after which it will offer the option to accept proof of a pending application, more like benefit of doubt really. No, this is not benefit of doubt. You have done everything you can to protect your status, and your employer has done everything they can to check it (which they have to). Obviously...
That is an interesting question, and there are a few possibilities. It does depend on the status of your mother, too. Do you know whether she every applied for ILR? And if so, did she register you as a British citizen? That would have been the best course of action, but I guess you would know about ...
Outrageous to you perhaps, but it can make sense. An EU citizen with PR has a right to reside permanently under EU law. But if the EU ceases (or ceases to apply to the UK), there is no reason to assume that EU citizens are settled in the UK any more. Thanks for the long answer. I was just referred ...
That is a very strange statement, but it does highlight a number of interesting issues. Technically, EU citizens are not subject to any time limits on their stay. Does that mean that they should be considered settled? In terms of freedom of movement, if the EU is truly a common market, barriers have...
This is a good question, but the answer is a bit confusing. In terms of the law, you have to demonstrate residence for the past 5 years before nationalisation. But the UKBA expects you to do that using an employer's letter or a university registration - they do not accept bank statements, council bi...
I am not 100% sure about the child born in 2004, because the law changed at some point. I think you can ask for registration because on the settled status of the parents, which is easier (and slightly cheaper) than naturalisation. For the child in 2008, it would have acquired BC at birth, because yo...
I very much doubt it. While an electronic signature can be quite secure, it can only be checked on an electronic document, and usually not in paper form. Therefore a printout of an electronic signature is essentially useless. If you mean a scanned copy of a signature, that usually depends on the cir...
If it makes them happier, then there is no harm in supplying what they want. However, there's also no harm in pointing out that travel documents satisfies 2.1: 2. Checking the residence requirements 2.1 We should assess whether the applicant has met the residence requirements from checking the foll...
I find this an interesting post. I would also be interested in knowing if anyone has made the request for the return of their passports in tandem with their application? I put a request in my cover letter that I needed the passports returned as soon as all checks had been completed. I just didn't t...
When I was looking for a job with EEA FP, it was required to indicate what my residential status was on most job applications. There are many employers who do this incorrectly. The questions that should be asked are: Do you require permission to work in the UK? Do you require sponsorship to work in...
You should have insisted on using the EU line and save you the hour wait. Was it the IO at the desk who actually told you to move to the other queue or was it someone in charge of the queue? We had a chat with the officer last time, and he said we can go to the EU line if we are together as a famil...
got my all my documents back today ..........but missing my wife passport solicitor said home office kept it it says in letter in refusal letter as I'm not exercising treaty rigths as there not confident I'm self-employed we can appeal........but if we don't my wife has to leave the country within ...
my eea2 application was sent in july 13 as selfemployed for my wife received coa recei on 7 september.... passport and documents sent back with refusal letter yesterday 29 october stating visa was refused because home office are not satisfied im self employed documents i sent proving im self employ...
The transitional arrangements can't be used in her case unless her blue card was issued as a student so the CSI requirement won't be waived. According to the caseworker instructions that is true, but I would be surprised that it is actually funded in law. As discussed, the EU is disputing the whole...
1) Does the UKBA caseworker refer to my non-EEA national father or the EEA national ex-wife in the citations from the letters in points 11 and 12 of the above timeline? It seems that they refer to your father. He is not an EEA national, but he is treated as one for immigration purposes, and he is t...
THANKX FOR REPLY ...MY WIFE HAS TEMPORARY CONTRACT AND HER JOB IS NOT PERMANENT AND HER EMPLOYER SAYS THAT HE CANT SIGN ON THE FORM..can u tell me what proof or document i can attach with application...... That sounds dodgy. Every employee has the right to get the employment documented. If the empl...
Surely, not accepting for instance a silly old ITALIAN Carta d´Identita (still very much in use by the way) will not get me into prison, will it? With this tone I think it very much could. You really should read up on discrimination legislation and casework - it is quite an interesting field. I thi...
