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Hello! I hope some of you can help me.
I am filling up the application form for British naturalisation and I am not sure about a few questions.
I am Italian and I moved in UK in 2015. I was automatically given pre-settle status and I applied for settle status in 2022, which I now hold.

The steps I am not sure aboutare the following:
- In the question “Are you able to provide a biometric residence permit (BRP) card with this application?”. I answered NO and I provided the reference number of my settle status in a previous anwer.
- For the question “Did you meet the knowledge of English requirement as part of an indefinite leave application made on or after 28 October 2013?”, I hold a IELTS academic level acquired in 2020 prior application to a UK university (undergraduate course), although I can not recall If I did any other test prior to that. I believe the pre-settle status was automatically given to me since I am European and moved in UK before Brexit.

- For the question “Have you made any previous UK immigration applications in the UK or abroad?” I only submitted a request for settle status as I held pre-settle status. Shall I answer yes or no?
- I do not have UK entry stamps on my passport. Do I still need to provide evidences according to this question? 
“If you don't have a passport with an entry stamp, you'll need other evidences to show you were in the UK, for example:
* payslips and P60s
* a letter from your employer or education provider with start and end dates
• a letter from a benefits provider like the Department for Work and Pensions
(DWP) showing when you got benefits”
Would my self employed tax returns be enough?

Thank you very much!

corinna1 wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 11, 2024 6:38 pm

- For the question “Did you meet the knowledge of English requirement as part of an indefinite leave application made on or after 28 October 2013?”, I hold a IELTS academic level acquired in 2020 prior application to a UK university (undergraduate course), although I can not recall If I did any other test prior to that. I believe the pre-settle status was automatically given to me since I am European and moved in UK before Brexit.

Non-EEA citizens who come in through routes other than EUSS have to submit an English language test before getting ILR. They'd answer "Yes" to this question. People who got Settled Status under the EUSS answer "No" and then have to provide an English language test meeting the requirements for that test. I think the test needs to be less than two years old and from specified providers only. Wait for others to advise further on this latter point.

corinna1 wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 11, 2024 6:38 pm

- For the question “Have you made any previous UK immigration applications in the UK or abroad?” I only submitted a request for settle status as I held pre-settle status. Shall I answer yes or no?

If you applied for Settled Status, then yes.

corinna1 wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 11, 2024 6:38 pm

I do not have UK entry stamps on my passport. Do I still need to provide evidences according to this question? 
“If you don't have a passport with an entry stamp, you'll need other evidences to show you were in the UK, for example:
* payslips and P60s
* a letter from your employer or education provider with start and end dates
• a letter from a benefits provider like the Department for Work and Pensions
(DWP) showing when you got benefits”

Yes.

corinna1 wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 11, 2024 6:38 pm

Would my self employed tax returns be enough?

Unsure. Wait for others to respond on this point.

Supply all tax returns and SA302 for the last 5 years, including for the tax year that just finished - fill the tax return and submit it before applying.