Settled Status and Application for Naturalization
Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 11:36 am
I am German, live in the UK since May 2011, and I am married to a British Citizen since 2012. Last year I obtained Settled Status (with the App).
Im am now with my application for British Citizenship. There are various reasons for this:
Germany allows dual citizenship only with other EU countries but has now given a grace period where dual citizenzhip is still possible for Germans when the application for British Citizenship is made during the transition period.
I will be 65 this month and therefore I believe I won't need the “Life in the UK” test and the English language test due to my age - but there is no reference to this point in the appliction form. Am I right here?
Is the biometric information I submitted with the application for Settled Status valid and enough for the Application for Citizenship?
I didn't work in the UK, therefore it is difficult to prove that I was present in the country.
Although bank statements for the last 5 years were enough to obtain Settled Status, they are apparently not enough evidence for the British Citizenship Application, neither are utility bills. Is this correct?
Does a comprehensive sickness insurance count as evidence?
I could provide letters from various organizations that I took part in their courses. Lists of appointments (GP, hospital, dentist), confirmed and signed. Would this be sufficient? If not, what would be accepted by the Home Office? What else might accepted as proof?
My husband doesn't have a passport. Is a birth certificate enough to prove that he is British? Or what else can we use?
I'm struggling with this application, any help and advice is much appreciated. Thank you.
Im am now with my application for British Citizenship. There are various reasons for this:
Germany allows dual citizenship only with other EU countries but has now given a grace period where dual citizenzhip is still possible for Germans when the application for British Citizenship is made during the transition period.
I will be 65 this month and therefore I believe I won't need the “Life in the UK” test and the English language test due to my age - but there is no reference to this point in the appliction form. Am I right here?
Is the biometric information I submitted with the application for Settled Status valid and enough for the Application for Citizenship?
I didn't work in the UK, therefore it is difficult to prove that I was present in the country.
Although bank statements for the last 5 years were enough to obtain Settled Status, they are apparently not enough evidence for the British Citizenship Application, neither are utility bills. Is this correct?
Does a comprehensive sickness insurance count as evidence?
I could provide letters from various organizations that I took part in their courses. Lists of appointments (GP, hospital, dentist), confirmed and signed. Would this be sufficient? If not, what would be accepted by the Home Office? What else might accepted as proof?
My husband doesn't have a passport. Is a birth certificate enough to prove that he is British? Or what else can we use?
I'm struggling with this application, any help and advice is much appreciated. Thank you.