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Naturalisation Approval: Does E-Visa Status Change or Account Get Blocked?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:58 pm
by uk_future_citizen
Hi everyone,
I hope you're all doing well. I have created an E-Visa account where I can view my immigration status, which currently shows "Settlement, also known as Indefinite Leave to Remain".
I have applied for naturalisation and was curious about what happens to the E-Visa account and immigration status after approval. Specifically, I have a few questions for those of you who have successfully completed the naturalisation process:
After receiving naturalisation approval, does your immigration status in the E-Visa account change?
Is the E-Visa account still accessible after approval, or does it get blocked?
If the status changes, what does it display after becoming a British citizen?
I would really appreciate your insights and any experiences you can share! Thanks in advance.
Re: Naturalisation Approval: Does E-Visa Status Change or Account Get Blocked?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 2:09 pm
by contorted_svy
After you become British, your immigration status simply does not exist anymore, regardless of what the eVisa account may show. Your eVisa account ceases to be proof of anything - you have a naturalisation certificate to prove you are British.
That being said, I tried to go down that rabbit hole for what concerned my settled status, and after calling UKVI a few times I was told that it would keep showing me as "settled" despite my immigration status not existing anymore. I can still generate share codes, and I tried to request its deletion to no avail. I would imagine it will be similar for eVisa accounts once all physical BRPs expire at the end of the year.
Re: Naturalisation Approval: Does E-Visa Status Change or Account Get Blocked?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 2:11 pm
by alterhase58
uk_future_citizen wrote: ↑Wed Sep 04, 2024 1:58 pm
Hi everyone,
I hope you're all doing well. I have created an E-Visa account where I can view my immigration status, which currently shows "Settlement, also known as Indefinite Leave to Remain".
I have applied for naturalisation and was curious about what happens to the E-Visa account and immigration status after approval. Specifically, I have a few questions for those of you who have successfully completed the naturalisation process:
After receiving naturalisation approval, does your immigration status in the E-Visa account change?
Is the E-Visa account still accessible after approval, or does it get blocked?
Unlikely - immigration databases don't get updated for naturalisation.
After you have become a British citizen eVisa is meaningless, citizenship is not an immigration status.
If the status changes, what does it display after becoming a British citizen?
It probably won't change (just like EU Settle Status can still be accessed) - the immigration databases won't be updated, or might take a long time.
BTW - eVisa isn't life yet so nobody can comment from experience on your question. Just note, a British citizen cannot hold an immigration status or visa.
I would really appreciate your insights and any experiences you can share! Thanks in advance.
Taken over by contorted_svy.
Re: Naturalisation Approval: Does E-Visa Status Change or Account Get Blocked?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 2:13 pm
by contorted_svy
Also just to note - your application being approved does not coincide with you, an adult, becoming British. You only can become British once you attend the ceremony.
Re: Naturalisation Approval: Does E-Visa Status Change or Account Get Blocked?
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 2:29 pm
by uk_future_citizen
Thank you all for your prompt responses.