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Hello all,

I am EU citizen and applying for BC and I applied via Indefinite Leave to Remain form. I have 6-page blue little book, acquired in 2013. It's called "UK Residence Documentation For a National of an EEA State", on the back it mentions "Registration Certificate".
Now, last year I applied for EU Settlement Scheme and have been granted Settled Status, it hasn't been full 12 months since I did that, so I applied under ILR.

I finished filling the forms in my BC application and now I am in section "3. Documents", and have as follows:

proof of Nationality
You must include your:

passport or EEA national identity card
UK permanent residence card
evidence of freedom from immigration time restrictions

You must have a permanent residence card before you can apply for citizenship Apply for a permanent residence card.

Passport and ID card - got that
UK permanent residence card - this is my 6-page little book I have since 2013, right?
"evidence of freedom from immigration time restrictions" - what this will be?

Will my application be rejected because I recently applied for EU Settlement Scheme and was granted Settled? Should I wait until 12 months passed since then? Or it doesn't matter have I have old ILR card and applied via it?

I am a bit stuck here. Any help appreciated!

Passport and ID card - got that
UK permanent residence card - this is my 6-page little book I have since 2013, right?
"evidence of freedom from immigration time restrictions" - what this will be?

No it is not your resident card document. You need your passport for citizenship. Free from Immigration control is your evidence of settled status/ilr.

Will my application be rejected because I recently applied for EU Settlement Scheme and was granted Settled? Should I wait until 12 months passed since then? Or it doesn't matter have I have old ILR card and applied via it?

You must have held ilr or settled status for the full 12 months before you apply for citizenship. Your blue card is not ilr or a permanent residence card if it does not clearly state Permanent Residence or ILR. A registration certificate is not the same as PR/ILR, many have been refused for using a registration certificate believing it was a PR/ILR document.

Thank you very much. I am glad that I caught this before I applied and paid the fee. I saved myself a lot of stress by reading very carefully what they were asking for. I read the forums, so many people been caught by having Registration Certificate instead of DCPR and then submitting the BC application!

Now, I will have to wait until May 2020 for my Settled to mature, then I can apply with ILR EU Settled.

As we are on it, can you please clarify, what will I need then for these 3 requirements:

passport or EEA national identity card

- my EU Passport and my EU ID Card

UK permanent residence card

- ???

evidence of freedom from immigration time restrictions

- That will be my EU Settled Status = ILR, I will provide them with scan of the HO letter and Ref. number from the letter. Everything is in HO system anyway so they will find me.

What will I need to provide for "UK permanent residence card"?

I edited the application so it reflects that I have ILR under EU Scheme. Now the fields have changed to:

proof of freedom from immigration time restrictions
You must provide one of the following documents:

your passport showing you are able to remain permanently in the UK
other (for example, a letter from the Home Office, your BRP card or other proof of exemption from immigration control)

So that's it, everything is clear. I will provide passport and HO letter confirming my ILR under EU Settlement Scheme and that's it. So now I will wait few months. Thanks for the replies!