Gap in national insurance
Posted: Sat Feb 02, 2019 2:37 pm
I came to the UK on a Tier 4 visa in 2010 and transferred to a Tier 2 visa in 2012. Received my ILR last year and I'm now preparing my documents for citizenship.
On my HMRC account, it shows all tax I have paid (last 05 years only) and NI payments for all years since I have been in the UK. My NI contributions are full for every year since 2012 but for the years 2010-11 and 2011-12 i.e. my student years, it shows a gap and gives me an option to pay £50 and £550 respectively as voluntary contribution.
Do I need to pay this before my citizenship application and does it form part of the checks they make?
On my HMRC account, it shows all tax I have paid (last 05 years only) and NI payments for all years since I have been in the UK. My NI contributions are full for every year since 2012 but for the years 2010-11 and 2011-12 i.e. my student years, it shows a gap and gives me an option to pay £50 and £550 respectively as voluntary contribution.
Do I need to pay this before my citizenship application and does it form part of the checks they make?