Citizenship Application with unpaid National Insurance Contributions due to not working
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 3:07 pm
I am completing the Application for naturalisation as a British citizen for my wife and have a query about National Insurance Contributions.
My wife has had a short period of self employment, for which we completed a self assessment, as well as being briefly employed at another time. But for the past few years she has been unemployed as we have 2 children which she has been looking after.
This has meant she has several years of not paying national insurance contributions, as it's only required when you are employed.
Under the Good Character section it states:
Also we have not been able to find how to obtain a "Statement of Account" as part of the same section:
My wife has had a short period of self employment, for which we completed a self assessment, as well as being briefly employed at another time. But for the past few years she has been unemployed as we have 2 children which she has been looking after.
This has meant she has several years of not paying national insurance contributions, as it's only required when you are employed.
Under the Good Character section it states:
Does this mean they will need to see that she is up to date with her national insurance contributions, or is this simply a check that all necessary tax has been paid?Among the duties and obligations which you are expected to fulfil is payment of income tax and National Insurance contributions. We may ask H.M. Revenue & Customs for confirmation that your tax and National Insurance affairs are in order
Also we have not been able to find how to obtain a "Statement of Account" as part of the same section:
We are all ready to submit the application except for this concern. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated!If you do not pay income tax through PAYE you must demonstrate that you have discharged your obligations towards the H.M. Revenue & Customs, by attaching a Self Assessment Statement of Account.