Evidence of lawful residence - Draft employer letter

[bjbatra]

Hi All,

This is with respect to the "Evidence of lawful residence" required for naturalisation.

My wife does not have all her passports covering the five year period: one was stolen a few years ago, so there is a gap of about 15 months where she does not have the required entry/exit stamps.

She will presumably therefore need to also give a letter from employer. Can anyone point me to a draft of such a "letter from employer"?

thanks

[noajthan]

Hi All,

This is with respect to the "Evidence of lawful residence" required for naturalisation.

My wife does not have all her passports covering the five year period: one was stolen a few years ago, so there is a gap of about 15 months where she does not have the required entry/exit stamps.

She will presumably therefore need to also give a letter from employer. Can anyone point me to a draft of such a "letter from employer"?

thanks

Any employer worth their salt should be able to draft a straightforward letter confirming & indicating the applicant’s presence in the United Kingdom during the relevant period

You could also request a SAR from UKVI;
this would show what movements (eg entry/exits to/from UK) were logged by UK authorities &/or otherwise filed on HO computer databanks.
See https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... mmigration

[CR001]

You can also provide P60's and the crime reference number or evidence of new passport / lost passport etc.

[bjbatra]

Thank you both
CR001 - I was planning on providing the crime reference, but wasn't aware of the P60 option. Is this mentioned in any of the guidelines, or is this more from other people's practice?

[CR001]

Experience and up until recently a requirement for EU nationals applying for citizenship. For example, I was asked for my last P60 when I applied as spouse of British Citizen and had it with me so was lucky even though it was not required.

P60 proves employment and therefore residency.

[bjbatra]

Thanks CR001 - that is very useful indeed.

Given that there were also different employers in the missing period (and more than one letter will be needed), I think I'll follow you suggestion and use P60s.

So for "evidence of lawful residence" we will have:
1.Passports
2. Crime reference number for stolen passport
3. In addition for the period (approx 15 months) where the entry/exit stamps are not available
- P60s to show employment in the UK at the time
- Copies of all tickets for travel abroad during the period