Employment history - last 10 years or since the arrival in the UK
Posted: Mon Mar 08, 2021 10:13 pm
Hi All
I am filling in the online application form for the British Citizenship. There is a question about the current and previous employment. It asks for the details from the last 10 years OR since my arrival to the UK.
I first came to the UK in 2005. It was a seasonal job. Registered with WRS.I went back to my country after 6 months or so. I have no payslips, P45 or P60 to prove this.Temporary NIN.
I came back in the spring of 2006. Again, a seasonal job from April until October. I did not re-register with WRS. No payslips, nor P45/P60. Temporary NIN.
Third 'arrival' was in February 2007. I carried on living and working in the UK since. Registered with WRS for this particular job, which lasted until January 2008. Also obtained the National Insurance Number. I have all the payslips and P60/P45.
2008 - 2010: a string of temporary jobs, some registered with WRS, some not. Periods of unemployment. Not very well documented in terms of payslips etc.
2011: Worked at one place from February until September, registered with WRS. Moved on to my next job, where I stayed until early 2019. Relocated and changed jobs again and have been working at my current place since.Obtained the EUSS in September 2019.Never applied for a biometric PR.
I can prove that I have been lawfully resident for the last 10 years as I have all the P60s, payslips, contracts of employment, HMRC annual tax statements. I am worried though about my work history from before February 2011. I checked my National Insurance records and the years 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 show as 'not full year, as if I did not make any contributions (I did not have a permanent NIN then).
Would it make sense for me to enter February 2007 as my arrival in the UK date, rather then 2005 ? The lack of NIN records for 2005-2006 supports this and I certainly had an intention to stay in the UK in 2007, while the previous visits were merely seasonal.
Can Home Office investigate my entire immigration history based on my NIN records ? I know they are interested in the last 5 years but will also look at the last 10 years to make sure I did not breached the rules e.g. studied without the CSI.
To summarize, I have 10 'clean' years from Feb 2011 - now, so would the previous few 'patchy' years cause me trouble when applying for the British Citizenship ?
I want to answer all the questions honestly and without hiding anything.
Thank you in advance for your help.
I am filling in the online application form for the British Citizenship. There is a question about the current and previous employment. It asks for the details from the last 10 years OR since my arrival to the UK.
I first came to the UK in 2005. It was a seasonal job. Registered with WRS.I went back to my country after 6 months or so. I have no payslips, P45 or P60 to prove this.Temporary NIN.
I came back in the spring of 2006. Again, a seasonal job from April until October. I did not re-register with WRS. No payslips, nor P45/P60. Temporary NIN.
Third 'arrival' was in February 2007. I carried on living and working in the UK since. Registered with WRS for this particular job, which lasted until January 2008. Also obtained the National Insurance Number. I have all the payslips and P60/P45.
2008 - 2010: a string of temporary jobs, some registered with WRS, some not. Periods of unemployment. Not very well documented in terms of payslips etc.
2011: Worked at one place from February until September, registered with WRS. Moved on to my next job, where I stayed until early 2019. Relocated and changed jobs again and have been working at my current place since.Obtained the EUSS in September 2019.Never applied for a biometric PR.
I can prove that I have been lawfully resident for the last 10 years as I have all the P60s, payslips, contracts of employment, HMRC annual tax statements. I am worried though about my work history from before February 2011. I checked my National Insurance records and the years 2005/2006 and 2006/2007 show as 'not full year, as if I did not make any contributions (I did not have a permanent NIN then).
Would it make sense for me to enter February 2007 as my arrival in the UK date, rather then 2005 ? The lack of NIN records for 2005-2006 supports this and I certainly had an intention to stay in the UK in 2007, while the previous visits were merely seasonal.
Can Home Office investigate my entire immigration history based on my NIN records ? I know they are interested in the last 5 years but will also look at the last 10 years to make sure I did not breached the rules e.g. studied without the CSI.
To summarize, I have 10 'clean' years from Feb 2011 - now, so would the previous few 'patchy' years cause me trouble when applying for the British Citizenship ?
I want to answer all the questions honestly and without hiding anything.
Thank you in advance for your help.