Referee required who has professional standing

[sahil27singh]

Hi all,
Wanted to clarify if the rules of good character apply to both ILR process ad citizenship application? Also, do I need to declare parking ticket of 5 years ago (which I had paid off) in each application?

Thanks,
Sahil

[THO]

Parking tickets are not going to affect your application, and would not even be considered especially if you have paid them, so no you don't have to declare them.

[sahil27singh]

Thanks for you quick response THO. Could you also tell me about littering? I got that about 3 years ago as well. Would that need to be declared? It was paid off as well.

[sahil27singh]

Hi all,

In my application for naturalisation/British passport, the online application asks for one referee who is above 25 years old and has known me for 3 years. But it also requires a "second referee details who should be a person (of any nationality) who has professional standing. This can include minister of religion, civil servant or a member of professional body such as accountant or solicitor". Can someone please tell me what occupation comes under this "professional standing". Is there a list on the Gov website stating these?
If my second referee is a clinical psychologist here in the UK with a British passport. Would that work?

Thanks,
Sahil

[CR001]

Hi all,

In my application for naturalisation/British passport, the online application asks for one referee who is above 25 years old and has known me for 3 years. But it also requires a "second referee details who should be a person (of any nationality) who has professional standing. This can include minister of religion, civil servant or a member of professional body such as accountant or solicitor". Can someone please tell me what occupation comes under this "professional standing". Is there a list on the Gov website stating these?
If my second referee is a clinical psychologist here in the UK with a British passport. Would that work?

Thanks,
Sahil

Page 24 in the document in the link below.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publicati ... y-guidance

[sahil27singh]

Thanks for your quick response CR001.
Could I please advise me if my:
1st referee (knows me for 3 years) is the friend who is a clinical psychologist
2nd referee (with professional Standing) is a friend who is an Engineer (with university qualifications)

Would these work for the application?

[CR001]

Only one referee needs to be a professional. The other must simply be over 25 and British.

If using an engineer, they must be registered with the relevant professional regulatory body.

[sahil27singh]

If I use the clinical psychologist as the professional referee. She works with NHS so I believe she'll be registered. So would that work ? Sorry im unsure as I couldnt find "psycologist" in the list of professionals that you sent earlier.

[dantorrez]

Did you end up going with a Psychologists in the end?
I'm also thinking about it. I got a friend that is a Psychotherapist graduated in Psychology and she works for the NHS and is registered in their respective professional body.
Cannot find a straight answer if that is OK or not.