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Referee for child's citizenship application
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 11:44 am
by peakdis
Hi,
We are preparing documents for registering our daughter as a British citizen. As to our understanding, she needs two referees, and the first needs to be her teacher or doctor/health visitor. However, she doesn't go to any nursery and thus has no teacher. The doctor refused as they don't want to reveal their personal details.
Do you have any suggestions of what we should do now? Can we ask a friend who is a university staff (but not her teacher) to be her first referee?
Thank you.
Re: Referee for child's citizenship application
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 1:53 pm
by vinny
Re: Referee for child's citizenship application
Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2022 2:15 pm
by peakdis
Thank you. What kind of evidence do we need to prove that we have tried?
Re: Referee for child's citizenship application
Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:17 am
by vinny
If a potential referee refused in writing, then attach a copy. Else, if verbal, then I guess just declare it?
I think they may just ask you to find other referees if your chosen ones are not acceptable.
Re: Referee for child's citizenship application
Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2022 11:46 pm
by peakdis
vinny wrote: ↑Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:17 am
If a potential referee refused in writing, then attach a copy. Else, if verbal, then I guess just declare it?
I think they may just ask you to find other referees if your chosen ones are not acceptable.
Thank you. We have submitted the application. The website asks us to download a 3-page family consent form to sign. This form is not included in the document checklist. I'm confused about how we could sign this form?
The form contains three parts "PART 1: Consent for the Home Office to verify application information", "PART 2: Consent for the Home Office to verify third party information" and "PART 3: Consent for the Home Office to verify information from third party sponsor"
As our child is too small to sign, how should we sign the first part? Should my wife and I sign the second and third parts separately?
Thank you.
Re: Referee for child's citizenship application
Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:47 pm
by helloiamagile
Hi @peakdis - Did you get any update on your child's application?
I have just applied for my child's this week and I'm keen to know how your child's application is progressing.
I have noticed that the child's consent is needed only when they are applying on their own, otherwise it's not necessary. I'm sure you may have realised that.