Application for review when British Citizenship is refused
Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2018 1:01 pm
Hi
I would be most grateful if someone could please help me.
I sent my citizenship application in October 2017 and did not hear anything until early January 2018.
On a Home Office letter dated 20th December 2017 which was only received on 5th January 2018 further documentation was requested including proof that I met the English language requirements. I sent this on 8th January 2018 (post graduate legal Studies in the UK) within the time frame that they had given to me.
I subsequently received a letter dated 11th January 2018 stating that my application had been refused as they could not be satisfied that I met the knowledge of English language which is beyond comprehension as I kept in contact replying to their letter and providing further documentation and details when requested to do so. I even tried to speak to them but were advised that it is impossible to speak/get in contact with the case worker other than by post.
If they believed and considered that the additional documentation that was sent to them on 8th January 2018 was insufficient eg. they did not accept my postgraduate legal studies in the UK and the fact that I am an English qualified solicitor, I would have expected them to reply to my letter and advise on any further documentation that they deem required, eg. English language exam I guess, instead of refusing the application on a completely arbitrary way.
I hence again wrote to them on 14th, 15th and 16th January 2018 and sent further documentation and also sat my English language exam on 16th January 18 and sent the results to them that same date.
I strongly believe that I comply with all the requirements to apply for British citizenship and provided numerous additional post graduate legal qualifications taken in English in the UK during the last 15 years that I have lived in the country but as they did not seem to take this into account I ultimately sat an English language exam on 16th January English speaking and listening qualification at B1 CEFR (Trinity’s GESE Grade 5 exam) passed with distinction in both areas and sent this to them.
As they had already refused my application they have asked me to send form NR if I want my application to be reconsidered or start a new application.
I would prefer to ask for my application to be reconsidered on the grounds that they did not allow sufficient time for me to provide further documents and make enquiries however my concern is the following:
1. they do not seem to accept my legal studies in the UK as proof of satisfying the English language requirement.
2. I therefore sat the English language exam but the date of this is January 2018 when they made enquiries with me whilst my application is dated October 2017
Would the English exam be taken into consideration in the reconsideration process or would they claim that this is dated after my application date?
Before I sent my application in October 17 I spoke to them on the phone, naturalisation helpline and was advised that they would tell me if they needed further documentation should they not accept my English legal qualifications/exams in the UK and could then sit my English language exam if they needed it but this was not the case, they refused the application without given me this chance.
On those grounds I want to make sure that they would not refuse again the reconsideration as I do not want to waste more money, very frustrating!
Many thanks and best wishes to all
I would be most grateful if someone could please help me.
I sent my citizenship application in October 2017 and did not hear anything until early January 2018.
On a Home Office letter dated 20th December 2017 which was only received on 5th January 2018 further documentation was requested including proof that I met the English language requirements. I sent this on 8th January 2018 (post graduate legal Studies in the UK) within the time frame that they had given to me.
I subsequently received a letter dated 11th January 2018 stating that my application had been refused as they could not be satisfied that I met the knowledge of English language which is beyond comprehension as I kept in contact replying to their letter and providing further documentation and details when requested to do so. I even tried to speak to them but were advised that it is impossible to speak/get in contact with the case worker other than by post.
If they believed and considered that the additional documentation that was sent to them on 8th January 2018 was insufficient eg. they did not accept my postgraduate legal studies in the UK and the fact that I am an English qualified solicitor, I would have expected them to reply to my letter and advise on any further documentation that they deem required, eg. English language exam I guess, instead of refusing the application on a completely arbitrary way.
I hence again wrote to them on 14th, 15th and 16th January 2018 and sent further documentation and also sat my English language exam on 16th January 18 and sent the results to them that same date.
I strongly believe that I comply with all the requirements to apply for British citizenship and provided numerous additional post graduate legal qualifications taken in English in the UK during the last 15 years that I have lived in the country but as they did not seem to take this into account I ultimately sat an English language exam on 16th January English speaking and listening qualification at B1 CEFR (Trinity’s GESE Grade 5 exam) passed with distinction in both areas and sent this to them.
As they had already refused my application they have asked me to send form NR if I want my application to be reconsidered or start a new application.
I would prefer to ask for my application to be reconsidered on the grounds that they did not allow sufficient time for me to provide further documents and make enquiries however my concern is the following:
1. they do not seem to accept my legal studies in the UK as proof of satisfying the English language requirement.
2. I therefore sat the English language exam but the date of this is January 2018 when they made enquiries with me whilst my application is dated October 2017
Would the English exam be taken into consideration in the reconsideration process or would they claim that this is dated after my application date?
Before I sent my application in October 17 I spoke to them on the phone, naturalisation helpline and was advised that they would tell me if they needed further documentation should they not accept my English legal qualifications/exams in the UK and could then sit my English language exam if they needed it but this was not the case, they refused the application without given me this chance.
On those grounds I want to make sure that they would not refuse again the reconsideration as I do not want to waste more money, very frustrating!
Many thanks and best wishes to all
