Citizenship documents to send?

[Monserrat]

Hello everyone,

Please can someone help me please. I am wondering if i need to send documents going back 5 years as I am applying to naturalise to a British citizen using the AN form based on my 5 years partner route which I got the settlement visa for early this month. I applied super priority and I got it the following day. Now I am making a citizenship application.

The form is asking for payslips and p60 from my employer. How many months payslips do I need? And also for my letters etc do they all need to be saying back 5 years because that is what the indefinite leave to remain was based on?

A bit of background.

I came here as a child in 2004, after my parents students visa ran out. After a few refused applications FLR O at the time, I was granted a visa based on British husband and child in 2018. We switched to the 5 year partner route and I finally got a settlement visa early this month! Thanks to all the advice from experiences and members here.

Many thanks

[alterhase58]

All you need (as an ILR holder) is your passport(s) covering the residency period for naturalisation.
The application requires a minimum of documents. Naturalisation is not a continuation of ILR, it's not an immigration application.
Also, all documents are uploaded, not sent in original. No P60, payslips or letters.

NOTE: there are no priority options for AN. UKVI advises a processing target of 6 months, many applications are approved faster than that, some take longer. You also have to wait for the citizenship ceremony, after that you are a British citizen, then apply for your passport which is much faster at that stage.

[Monserrat]

Many thanks for your response.

The letters I am referring to are the ones that prove my residency. My application form at the end asks me to give proof of:

Proof of living in the UK for applicant
for 5 years if applying in your own
right or 3 years if applying as the spouse of a
British Citizen.

the p60 is to also prove that i have paid my taxes and have to prove i have been self suffiecient according to the wording. That is what the letters ( NO UTILITY BILLS) are for alongside English certificate and life in Uk test evidence, and references that is why i was asking. All the same thank you for elaborating on other aspects i did not know about.

Much appreciated

[contorted_svy]

Your path to settlement doesn't matter for citizenship. As you are married to a British citizen you only need to prove you lived here for 3 years. Passport, all pages scanned, covering the 3 years, will be enough.

[CR001]

It is your passport, all stamped pages and bio page. That's it, nothing else.

[Monserrat]

Understood. I guess i am overthinking this after having done applications over the years requiring a lot of evidence. ok i get it now.

Many thanks to both of you.

Best Wishes

[Monserrat]

Hello again,

My apologies I wasn’t sure whether to start another thread or not since my question is along the same lines.

I was wondering if I should send my old passport too which expired in 2014, because it bears the stamp that I got when I first came to the Uk in 2004? Or should I just send my new passport from 2018 onwards as they will just consider the qualifying period of the last 3 years since I have a British Spouse?

Many thanks for your help.

[contorted_svy]

New passport is enough. Please continue posting in this thread any question you may have.

[Monserrat]

I understand.

Thank you so much for your response.

Much appreciated

[Monserrat]

hello

Sorry just 1 last question, is a cover letter necessary please? I am just uploading my documents and i realised I did not prepare a cover letter as i have always done one with the previous applications.

Many thanks

[CR001]

You dont need a cover letter.

[Monserrat]

thank you so much