Previous Biometric Residence Cards - Include in uploaded documents?

[BlackDahlia]

Hi All,

Thanks very much for this forum and all its great members for their much appreciated support. I have a question on the citizenship application and documents to upload:

I am uploading now all the evidence required to prove residency in the UK. I included a scan of a BRC from a previous leave, as well as my passport and the HO letter confirming my settled status. Do I need to include a scan of all previous BRCs I held since I arrived in the UK? Or just the BRC that I still have? All the other BRCs were replaced and returned to the HO anyway.

I just read somewhere that to prove lawful residence in the UK you need to include a scan of all previously held BRC/Ps, which I found a bit odd. I would very much appreciate your advice.

Thank you in advance.

[alterhase58]

Only your current BRC is needed, not all previous ones. You are applying on the basis of your settled status.

[BlackDahlia]

Thank you so much! That’s what I thought too. Actually when I got my settled status last year, I didn’t apply for a new card, just kept my pre-settled status card in case I needed it for travel (which in the end I didn’t use at all). So I am including the HO letter confirming my settled status and my BRC from the previous leave and I thought this was enough. Thank you for confirming this!