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Hello guys, I hope you are all well!

I'm shortly going to apply to British citizenship and I have a few questions. Here are some details first:
- Non EEA passport, Morocco
- First arrival to the UK: 31/08/2014 on visa tier 2 general
- ILR issued 18/07/2019


Questions:
1- Among the conditions on the website, they say you must have been in the UK on the 1st day of the 5 year qualifying period. Which period is it exactly? Is that the 5y qualifying period that was used in my ILR application?

2- To my understanding, I can apply 12 months after I got my ILR, so that would be 18/07/2020 ?

3- Do I need to send my current Moroccan passport with the naturalisation application? because I have holidays planned abroad around the date of application

4- Among the required documents, there is proof of living in the UK for the last 5 years. Are payslips valid as a proof?

Thanks a lot in advance for your help!
Best,
C

1- Among the conditions on the website, they say you must have been in the UK on the 1st day of the 5 year qualifying period. Which period is it exactly? Is that the 5y qualifying period that was used in my ILR application?

It is the 5 years immediately preceding the date of citizenship application.

2- To my understanding, I can apply 12 months after I got my ILR, so that would be 18/07/2020 ?

Correct.

3- Do I need to send my current non EEA passport with the naturalisation application? because I have holidays planned abroad around the date of application

Everything is uploaded to UKCVAS, exactly the same process as you did for ILR.

4- Among the required documents, there is proof of living in the UK for the last 5 years. Are payslips valid as a proof?

You only need your passports. Nothing else.

CR001 wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:56 pm

3- Do I need to send my current non EEA passport with the naturalisation application? because I have holidays planned abroad around the date of application

Everything is uploaded to UKCVAS, exactly the same process as you did for ILR.

Thanks for the quick reponse! so you mean I only need to upload a photo of the passport to the system?
meaning that since i'll be abroad during 11/07/2020 - 25/07/2020, I can submit the application from there on 18/07/2020?

CR001 wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:56 pm

4- Among the required documents, there is proof of living in the UK for the last 5 years. Are payslips valid as a proof?

You only need your passports. Nothing else.

Ok perfect. Out of curiosity, how does the passport prove I was in the UK in the last 5 years? is it the history of IN and OUT stamps?

3- Do I need to send my current non EEA passport with the naturalisation application? because I have holidays planned abroad around the date of application

Everything is uploaded to UKCVAS, exactly the same process as you did for ILR.

Thanks for the quick reponse! so you mean I only need to upload a photo of the passport to the system?
meaning that since i'll be abroad during 11/07/2020 - 25/07/2020, I can submit the application from there on 18/07/2020?[/quote]
You need to apply when you are IN the UK as you are required to enter all your travel, which you won't be able to do if you are not in the UK. Apply when you are back in the UK and can complete the absence truthfully.

CR001 wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 03, 2020 2:56 pm

4- Among the required documents, there is proof of living in the UK for the last 5 years. Are payslips valid as a proof?

You only need your passports. Nothing else.

Ok perfect. Out of curiosity, how does the passport prove I was in the UK in the last 5 years? is it the history of IN and OUT stamps?

It has all the stamps in from your travels.

Hi all,

I have just submitted my application for the British Citizenship, following a tier 2 visa general + ILR route.
I have also uploaded the required documents online and made the payment.
I am wondering what are the next steps? There are no available appointments from what I see on the website. My biometrics were taken a year ago when I had applied for the ILR.

Is there any action I should take ? or I just wait to hear anything from the Immigration services?

Thanks a lot!
J

or I just wait to hear anything from the Immigration services?

You just wait.

Hello,

I just wanted to know what the next steps are after the naturalisation application has been successful?

is it:

1. Wait for ceremony letter
2. Attend ceremony
3. Apply for passport

I read that to apply for the passport you need to have a naturalisation certificate. Is it this certificate given during the ceremony?

Thanks

Yes to all above.