separate but still legally married what relationship status for British Citizenship application

[ladydear]

Thanks CR001..i appreciates your help and very informative.Can i ask u also what proof of residence i can show to HO? And i do have an english test B1 test i used when i applied for my ILR in 2018 so i will not get one again ? Is that correct? Thanks

Please refer to my previous answer - ILR holders' proof of residence is their passport(s) covering the residency period: british-citizenship/separate-but-still- ... l#p2111208.
Test done for ILR can be re-used.

alright thats fine thanks but can i also submit all my tenancy agreements, p60, payslips, utility bills employment letters and bank statements? just to boost the application to be successful?

[ladydear]

Alright thanks to you..to be honest i got ready and collected all my supporting documents including:
Tenancy Agreements, P60s,Payslips,Utility Bills, Employment Letters, Bank statements.Are these documents i
mentioned be submitted in the appointments? well apart from the main mandatory requirements u have said.

[alterhase58]

Were these on the list of required documents?
Your residency proof are your passport(s), as you hold UK ILR.
Note the application requires only a minimum of documents.

[ladydear]

Were these on the list of required documents?
Your residency proof are your passport(s), as you hold UK ILR.
Note the application requires only a minimum of documents.

i know anyway thanks very much , im sorry i have too many questions, one more thing i have been in the uk since 2012 nearly 11 years and i acquired my ILR November 2018.. so shall i start with 2018 as my qualifying period or 2012 ..as i moved houses many times so im trying to reduce down the address that im going to put in my 5 yrs qualifying period?

[alterhase58]

You can’t choose your qualifying period.
Period starts from the date 5 years back before the AN application date.

[ladydear]

When you have completed/submitted/paid your online application you then will be able to upload scans of your documents onto the application system. No originals required. There's the option to book chargeable document scanning at the biometrics appointment. Note UKVCAS are not caseworkers, your documents will not be reviewed.
Separate fee for biometrics is payable, unless you are lucky to find a free appoint

Hello Alterhase thanks for the info. i have submitted my application already and i payed for the appointment and documents scanning too. So it means i dont have to upload the documents in their system?

[AmazonianX]

When you have completed/submitted/paid your online application you then will be able to upload scans of your documents onto the application system. No originals required. There's the option to book chargeable document scanning at the biometrics appointment. Note UKVCAS are not caseworkers, your documents will not be reviewed.
Separate fee for biometrics is payable, unless you are lucky to find a free appoint

Hello Alterhase thanks for the info. i have submitted my application already and i payed for the appointment and documents scanning too. So it means i dont have to upload the documents in their system?

If you have paid for document scanning means you take it along for it to be scanned and uploaded for you at and on your appointment day.

[ladydear]

thanks alterhase you been a great help in my application journey. Take care

[alterhase58]

Good luck with the application - please keep us updated in the timeline thread.
Please continue in this thread for further queries.

[ladydear]

Thanks very much that is my greatest wish for it to be successful.One more thing as it says bring all the original documents do i need to photocopy all the documents?

[alterhase58]

Probably best to take the originals so their scanner will take good copies, though for the passport scans I would also take the copies you have made already, should save time.

[ladydear]

Alright thanks, Are they taking the original passports while in processing? as i have plan for travel for holiday abroad.

[CR001]

Alright thanks, Are they taking the original passports while in processing? as i have plan for travel for holiday abroad.

No. Originals are NOT submitted.

[ladydear]

Probably best to take the originals so their scanner will take good copies, though for the passport scans I would also take the copies you have made already, should save time.

Hello Alterhase u know on the referees declaration form will i be the one who will put my photograph and write my name and birth of date then glue it? or is it he referee who will do it? And also i have made them sign it on the 2nd page but on the first page it says there name of applicant: are they going to fill that too or i can write it myself? Thanks

[alterhase58]

It’s your photo and you can write your own details on the form. Referee put their own details and sign.

[ladydear]

Thanks Alterhase, i have download the documents that i will submit and scan in my appointment. As i checked it there is no Life in the UK test certificate on the list , just wondered why? i have applied for 5 years route with my own right providing my addresses for the last 5 years.and i remember that i had clicked apply with indefinite leave to remain.

Also i provided my husband and marriage details and his british citizenship certificate and passport because we remain good friends and still a family when we separated. Now im confused if they will considered thi as 3 yrs route or 5 years route application. Will be there be a complication on this matter? and why do u they didnt include the life in the uk test in the checklist then.

[AmazonianX]

Thanks Alterhase, i have download the documents that i will submit and scan in my appointment. As i checked it there is no Life in the UK test certificate on the list , just wondered why? LIUK is a requirement for naturalisation .It may not be on the list but while filling the form there should be where to fill the LIUK test reference number and this should suffice" do you have your LIUK certificate? i have applied for 5 years route with my own right providing my addresses for the last 5 years.and i remember that i had clicked apply with indefinite leave to remain.

Also i provided my husband and marriage details and his british citizenship certificate and passport because we remain good friends and still a family when we separated. Now im confused if they will considered thi as 3 yrs route or 5 years route application. Will be there be a complication on this matter? You were advised earlier on that if applying in your own right I.e. 5yrs route no need to include details and or evidence of your marriage and spouse and why do u they didnt include the life in the uk test in the checklist then. Again, If you have filled in LIUK test reference number in your application which the CW can use to confirm then no need for it on CL

[ladydear]

Because i put status as married even separate..then thats why they ask foe husband details address who is different form me too and naturalisation certificate ..so do u think will it matter? Is it fine to pass whats it all needed? What u think will i answer if they ask 3 yrs or 5 route? Will it be complicated?

[alterhase58]

Not complicated - this is a question everyone needs to answer - did it on my own application but applied under five years - there's no issue - you are not forced onto a route you don't want to take.

[ladydear]

Exactly ,so how can i tell them that i applied with my own rights, they might assume that its 3 yrs cuz i am married with a british husband.

[alterhase58]

You only provide your own documents covering the five years (i.e. no spouse documents).

[ladydear]

You only provide your own documents covering the five years (i.e. no spouse documents).

i just rang the ukvi asking for advice too about this issue they said just pass what are required in the checklist , i think i will use the 3 yrs route as i have my husbands passport and brit citizenship i can do that because i am still married to him.Thing is i was asked for 5 years residency and put my 5 yrs address when i filled up the application will it be ok as long as i provide husbands Passports?

[alterhase58]

Yes it is your residency address(es) you provide. All that's required for 3 year route is the copy of your husband's passport personal data page (you are proving husband is British).

[ladydear]

Ok thanks very much. Alterhase u are very helpful..so what i mean although i put 5 yrs residencu or routes they will have an understandinhg that i am applying for 3 yrs route as married to a british citizen?

[alterhase58]

Yes - caseworkers know the rules. If all is presented clearly there shouldn't be any issue. And in the end, you will be a British citizen whether through 3 or 5 years route.