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British Citizenship Application
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:05 am
by citizen_applicant
Hello,
I would be very grateful for your help with a few questions:
- My husband is a naturalised British citizen, do I still only need to provide my travel history for the past three years?
- Can my husband act as one of my referees?
- If I submit bank statements and payslips for the past three years, do I still need to provide the "dated and signed letter from an employer confirming the duration of UK-based employment"? If so, is there a template available for this?
Thank you very much in advance,
Emma
Re: British Citizenship Application
Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:16 am
by alterhase58
citizen_applicant wrote: ↑Sun Apr 27, 2025 9:05 am
Hello,
I would be very grateful for your help with a few questions:
- My husband is a
naturalised British citizen, do I still only need to provide my travel history for the past three years?
YES - your husband being naturalised has no bearing on the requirement. Note that applications are individual, there's no dependent or family concept for naturalisation, which is not an immigration application.
- Can my husband act as one of my referees?
NO - referees cannot be related to applicant through blood or marriage.
- If I submit bank statements and payslips for the past three years, do I still need to provide the "dated and signed letter from an employer confirming the duration of UK-based employment"? If so, is there a template available for this?
NO - there's NO requirement to submit all suggested documents. Only a minimum of documents is required. Note that statements are not accepted. Ideally use your P60 for each year. That's sufficient.
Thank you very much in advance,
Emma
Re: British Citizenship Application
Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2025 10:29 am
by citizen_applicant
Thank you so much for the help!
Re: British Citizenship Application
Posted: Mon May 12, 2025 9:17 pm
by citizen_applicant
Thanks again for the previous replies here. Unfortunately I had submitted my husband as the second referee before seeing the responses, and I only now discovered that I can't go back and change it online (as I've already paid for and submitted the application). Is there anyone I could contact to see if they can help me? The Home Office? Hoping I won't have to pay for another application.... Thanks again!
Re: British Citizenship Application
Posted: Mon May 12, 2025 9:29 pm
by contorted_svy
Explain in a cover letter that you want to change the referee and submit the relevant details, then upload the new referee form before your biometrics appointment.