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by ausslanderin » Mon Sep 16, 2019 9:53 am
Hi All,
I'm preparing to apply for naturalisation as an EU citizen on the basis of Settled Status. I have a couple of questions about the employment and study history from the last 10 years/date of entry.
- I assume that documentation, such as P60s/P45s and letters from employers, is only required for the qualifying period (the past 5 years inclusive of my year of holding ILR), and not the past 10 years (even though Home Office want me to present my work/study history to assess my good character)?
- Before my qualifying period started - in 2013 - I worked in Ireland for 5 months as part of a compulsory university placement (I have a letter from the university confirming that this was a compulsory part of my course and I was enrolled as a full-time student in the UK all along). I would go home for weekends during that time, as I live in Northern Ireland, but it still was full-time employment. Then I completed further 6 months of placement in the UK. I assume that I should present my UK-based placement because I was employed and paid tax etc., but should I list my placement in Ireland as well if it was technically just part of my full-time study? I don't want to shoot myself in the foot by disclosing irrelevant information, but I don't want to hide information from Home Office either...
Thanks in advance for advice!