section 1.17 address query

[tuscan72]

I have been living in UK since 2002 when I started to work employed by and engineering company (I had the job offer whilst I was working in my country). Since I became worried about the effect of the UK leaving the EU, I decides to naturalise as a British citizen and I am in the process to obtain the resident permit and I am studying to pass the life in UK test. My understanding is that a person acquires permanent residence following 5 years’ residence in accordance with the EEA Regulations, not on the date they obtain a residence card, so as soon as I have the permanent residence certificate, am I eligible to apply for naturalization. This is because I am permanent residence since 2007 (2002+5 years), which is more than the required 12 months. Is that correct or I need to wait another year?
Thanks in advance.

[CR001]

It depends on whether you exercised treaty rights through a relevant 5 year period. You should get a letter with your PR card stating the date you attained PR automatically, which is different to the date on the PR card.

[tuscan72]

Thank you for your prompt reply.
I found a link to a similar case with the response from the home office, I post the link below as others might be interested: (see the attached letter from Home Office at the bottom of the page)
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/ ... dotheyknow

[tuscan72]

Hello,
I am filling the application for the British citizenship, I arrived from Italy back in July 2002 and I started to work on Monday 29 of July 2002 (still got the letter from my employer) but I do not remember when I arrived if 27 or 28 of July and if I landed in Gatwick or Heathrow. I am not able to find the plane ticket nor the reservation/confirmation, and being part of the EEA no stamp was required on the passport, what shall I do?
Thanks
Tom

[tallahassee]

I guess the best way is to choose one of the two and then to explain that you aren't sure on the extra notes space at the back.

For the date - looks like you started work on Monday - I realise it's 15 years back, but do you remember where you first stayed and if you went to work directly the next day after arriving or had a day in between? Maybe thinking about what you did when you arrived may jog your memory

[tuscan72]

Hi, yes I got a letter as you said that I am resident since 2007 although the PR is dated Nov 2017 so I suppose I can apply straight away

[tuscan72]

My wife and I are planning to submit our 2 applications on the same day using the Nationality and Passport Checking Service and since we have common documents we were told to submit the 2 applications in the same envelope (same as we did for the PR). My question is: do we need to use the same referee or we need to chose 2 for myself and 2 for my wife which are not related?

[baddy]

My wife and I are planning to submit our 2 applications on the same day using the Nationality and Passport Checking Service and since we have common documents we were told to submit the 2 applications in the same envelope (same as we did for the PR). My question is: do we need to use the same referee or we need to chose 2 for myself and 2 for my wife which are not related?

The same referees can be used both of you. But the two referees must not be related to you or to each other.

[tuscan72]

Thanks. A family friend is a math teacher but she is retired and over 80, can we use her as referee or the person must be currently working and less than 75?

[tuscan72]

I am filling the application for the citizenship, if I live at the same address from 2010 (8 years) in the section 1.17 what shall I write in the "To:" field, TO DATE, the date of submission or what date?
thanks
Tom

[ribena]

Write 'Present' in the 'TO' field.

[CR001]

Kindly keep all your questions on the same application in one topic, all now merged (click)

[tuscan72]

I guess the best way is to choose one of the two and then to explain that you aren't sure on the extra notes space at the back.

For the date - looks like you started work on Monday - I realise it's 15 years back, but do you remember where you first stayed and if you went to work directly the next day after arriving or had a day in between? Maybe thinking about what you did when you arrived may jog your memory

I think it was Saturday the 27 July 2002 but not 100% sure, unfortunately I lost all my yahoo email before 2006 so I am not able to get any confirmation, I called BA and they cannot help either. I am not sure if I landed in Gatwick or Heathrow either

[CR001]

I am not sure if I landed in Gatwick or Heathrow either

State 'London'.