Form AN - Referees Signed 1 month before submission date

[bobobo]

Hi Guys - Just need to check a few things to make sure I am on the right track.
1. My referees are both British Citizens, professionals. However one of them signed my form 1 month prior to submission and the other one 3 days prior to the submission date, would this be a problem in any way, does the referee signature need to be within a set timeframe.
2. What date do I put on the form, I have completed and signed the form 3 days prior to submission date (I am eligible to apply for BC on 21 Sep but the fom is signed and dated 18th Sep) would this be a problem? should this date be the date I physically apply at NCS?

thanks a ton for your help on this.

[ric1982]

Hi Guys - Just need to check a few things to make sure I am on the right track.
1. My referees are both British Citizens, professionals. However one of them signed my form 1 month prior to submission and the other one 3 days prior to the submission date, would this be a problem in any way, does the referee signature need to be within a set timeframe.
2. What date do I put on the form, I have completed and signed the form 3 days prior to submission date (I am eligible to apply for BC on 21 Sep but the fom is signed and dated 18th Sep) would this be a problem? should this date be the date I physically apply at NCS?

thanks a ton for your help on this.

Dont think one month is an issue but I would like to know max how old the reference signature is valid?

[mcovet]

In one of the casework instruction chapters it clearly says that if euther the applicant's declaration (signature date) or referee's signature are over 6 months old, they may ask to redeclare/resign as circumstances may have changed so 6 months is the cut off date, which in almost all cases should not be a problem as people apply within a month or two of either referee's signature! I will try to get the chapter number but 6 months is definitely the limit.

[Jambo]

See similar question from yesterday - When can a referee sign my form AN - can it be early?.

[bobobo]

Thanks for the help guys.

See similar question from yesterday - When can a referee sign my form AN - can it be early?.